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Congo heading to polls as Nguesso seeks to extend 36-year reign
Longtime president expected to see off challenge from six other candidates and win Sunday’s vote.
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Iran’s Khamenei reiterates nuclear deal stance in new year speech
Supreme leader says the United States must lift all sanctions before Iran reverses its steps away from the nuclear deal.
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Palestinians to elect parliament for first time in 15 years
On Tuesday Israel holds its fourth elections in two years, with pollsters expecting another inconclusive result, but Palestinian voters will also have their voice heard for the first time in 15 years.
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German state elections: Polls suggest tight race in two key states
Chancellor Angela Merkel is leaving politics this year, and as such is playing no part in this weekend’s proceedings.
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Dutch far right 'exploiting' anger over COVID lockdown for votes
Wednesday's vote will be the first major electoral test in Europe since the start of the pandemic, as right-wing politicians are being accused of exploiting people's anger over coronavirus restrictions to gain votes.
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Will Israel's fourth election produce a clear winner? | Inside Story
The Israelis go to the polls again hoping to end the deadlock.
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Is 'election integrity' code for voter suppression? | The Bottom Line
Why are most US states considering restrictions on the ability to register and vote?
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Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan accuses military chiefs of 'attempted coup'
"What happened today is that some people tried to put our military staff in a non-democratic process and a military coup," said Pashinyan to his supporters.
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Protesters gather in Georgia over opposition leader's arrest
Protesters gathered in Tbilisi, Georgia over the arrest earlier in the week of opposition leader Nika Melia.
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Hong Kong police charge dozens of activists with security crime
Forty-seven pro-democracy activists charged with ‘conspiracy to commit subversion’ in major crackdown on dissent.
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Armenia's embattled PM 'ready' for snap election
The statement comes amid growing pressure for Nikol Pashinyan to resign and after protesters stormed a government building in the Armenian capital on Monday.
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Libya’s tortuous path towards a constitution and elections
Restoring security in the war-ravaged country where militias control vast territory is the main challenge for Libyan leaders.
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Ecuador to vote amid economic crisis and widespread discontent
Economy and handling of COVID-19 pandemic figure largely on minds of voters ahead of February 7 presidential polls.
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Italy: Ex-ECB chief Draghi ‘confident’ he can form government
Amid Italy’s political crisis, Draghi, 73, has been asked to form a government to replace caretaker PM Conte’s coalition.
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Myanmar coup: Politicians defy military in symbolic session
About 70 signed their oaths of office; hundreds of legislators were detained for a period after military coup.
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Former Obama aide Malley to be named Biden’s envoy on Iran
Robert Malley will be tasked with finding a way to deal with Iran again after Trump escalated tensions.
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Laschet succeeds Merkel as German CDU party leader
Armin Laschet wins 521 of 991 votes cast during the conservative party’s first-ever digital convention.
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Palestine elections: Dates set for first vote in 15 years
A majority of Palestinians want general elections, but recent polls show they do not believe that is possible.
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CAR rebel attacks displace at least 100,000 people
Civilians bear brunt of violence during last month's elections that opposition politicians allege was rigged.
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Trump asked Georgia’s secretary of state to ‘find’ more votes
U.S. President Donald Trump called on Georgia's secretary of state to 'find' more votes so he could win that state. The recording of the phone call emerges as the new Congress is sworn in, and with some Republican senators days away from...
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Trump in last-ditch bid to keep Senate under Republican control
Control of US Senate hinges on the outcome of two Georgia runoffs as incumbent Republicans face off against their Democratic challengers.
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Mexico: Ex-governor of troubled Jalisco state shot dead
Aristoteles Sandoval was shot dead in a restaurant toilet in the early hours of Friday.
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Israel to hold snap election in March, fourth in two years
Unity government of Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz collapsed after failing to meet a deadline to pass the budget.
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Anti-Modi Kashmiri alliance wins majority of seats in local polls
Alliance that favours self-governance in Kashmir has won 112 of a total of 280 seats in council elections.