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Aid challenges in Syria, human rights in Iran, elections in South Sudan — Global Issues
A Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) volunteer was among multiple civilians killed in the incident, OCHA said in a news…
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Yamandu Orsi wins Uruguay’s run-off presidential election | Elections News
Yamandu Orsi, the candidate for the left-wing Broad Front coalition, is projected to emerge victorious in Uruguay’s run-off election for…
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Hard-right populist takes shock lead in Romania’s presidential vote | Elections News
NATO critic Calin Georgescu on track to face pro-European Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in run-off vote next month. A hard-right…
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In Uruguay, a presidential run-off focused on ‘democratic coexistence’ | Elections News
Political violence marred Mexico’s elections this year. And in Venezuela’s presidential race, protests accompanied a contested result and widespread allegations…
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Far-right leader fails to reach Romania presidential run-off: Exit poll | Elections News
Social Democrat Marcel Ciolacu and centre-right Elena Lasconi headed for December 8 run-off, exit poll suggests. Polls have closed in…
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‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides | Elections News
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Abdul Rahuman Seyyadu Sulaiman, 56, wanted to be heard. As Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake left…
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Sri Lanka parliamentary elections 2024: What’s at stake? | Elections News
Sri Lankans will cast ballots in a snap parliamentary election on Thursday, months after electing a Marxist-leaning president in the…
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Somaliland goes to the polls amid Ethiopia-Somalia port deal row | Elections News
Amid escalating regional tensions, voters in the self-declared state of Somaliland will vote on Wednesday in its fourth general election…
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Germany set for snap elections in February | Elections News
After collapse of Chancellor Scholz’s three-party coalition, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier backs timeline for February 23 vote. Germany is set to…
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Mauritius election: Amid wiretapping scandal, what’s at stake? | Elections News
Some one million eligible voters in the Indian Ocean Mauritius will head out to vote on Sunday amid an explosive…
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