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Region
2/27/2023 6:52:32 PM
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Baghdad on Monday to denounce a draft elections law that would increase the size of the country’s electoral districts, potentially undermining independent candidates.
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Africa
2/19/2023 2:27:21 PM
The leading contenders in Nigeria's presidential election have made their last push for support, a week before the West African nation's key election.
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World
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Africa
2/18/2023 5:32:01 PM
The frontrunners in Nigeria's presidential candidates hit the campaign trail on Saturday, in a major push to convince voters a week before the polls.
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Egypt
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Society
2/16/2023 12:45:09 PM
The committee overseeing the mid-term elections of the Syndicate of Journalists announced on Wednesday that four candidates are competing to head the syndicate.
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World
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International
2/12/2023 1:55:00 PM
Polling stations opened on Sunday for regional elections in Italy's two most populous regions -- polls seen as a test of the popularity of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's three-month-old government.
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Egypt
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Society
2/11/2023 1:48:26 PM
The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate opened on Saturday the door for candidates to register for mid-term elections, slated for 3 March when a new chair and half of the board members will be chosen.
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World
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International
1/1/2023 8:27:35 PM
Donald Trump began 2022 on a high. Primary candidates were flocking to Florida to court the former president for a coveted endorsement. His rallies were drawing thousands. A bevy of investigations remained largely under the radar.
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World
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International
11/16/2022 10:43:16 AM
Donald Trump pulled the trigger on a third White House run on Tuesday, setting the stage for a bruising Republican nomination battle after a poor midterm election showing by his hand-picked candidates weakened his grip on the party.
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World
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International
8/28/2022 3:49:39 PM
Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina's newly reinstated abortion restrictions after a federal judge allowed a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect.
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World
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International
7/25/2022 9:22:04 PM
The two candidates vying to be Britain's next prime minister will face off in a TV debate Monday after both sought to woo the Conservative Party's right-wing base by backing a controversial plan to deport some asylum-seekers to Rwanda.
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World
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Africa
7/24/2022 7:59:00 PM
One of Kenya's two leading presidential candidates, Raila Odinga, will not take part in an upcoming electoral debate, his campaign team said Sunday, accusing his principal rival of trying to avoid certain topics such as corruption.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
7/19/2022 8:51:56 PM
Islamist and secularist candidates are competing for the chair of the Bar Association, reports Gamal Essam El-Din
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World
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International
7/19/2022 6:24:28 PM
The fractious race to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister entered an unpredictable endgame Tuesday as three candidates for Conservative Party leader were left battling for the two spots in a run-off vote.
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World
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International
7/17/2022 6:15:36 PM
The candidates to become the next British prime minister burnished their right-wing credentials Sunday, as they looked to remain in the race to succeed Boris Johnson.
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World
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International
7/13/2022 11:54:49 AM
Britain's ruling Conservative party was Wednesday to winnow down the eight candidates vying to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid growing acrimony over alleged dirty tricks.
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World
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International
7/10/2022 4:32:20 PM
The race to replace Britain's Boris Johnson as Conservative leader and prime minister is underway, with nine candidates already declared and more Tory MPs likely to join.
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World
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International
7/8/2022 12:48:27 PM
A field of candidates to replace departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson began to take shape Friday, even as some Conservative Party lawmakers pushed to get the scandal-tarnished leader out of office before his replacement is elected in the next couple of months.
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World
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International
4/22/2022 3:23:34 PM
France's presidential contenders Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen traded final blows on the last day of campaigning Friday to drive home why their particular political brand, and not the other's, is the right choice for voters in one of the world's wealthiest large democracies.
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World
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International
4/10/2022 11:40:49 AM
France's presidential race involves one frontrunner, centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron, and eleven challengers from the far left to the far right. The two top candidates in Sunday's first round qualify for the April 24 runoff.
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World
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International
3/28/2022 1:54:56 PM
Monday marks the start of the official presidential election campaign period in France ahead of the first round of voting on April 10.
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