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Mexican presidential candidate accuses government of spying on him

AMexicanpresidentialcandidatehasaccusedthecountry’sintelligenceserviceofsurveillinghiscampaign–partofapatternofallegedespionageagainstopponentsofPresidentEnriqu

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Putin submits documents for 2018 presidential candidacy

RussianPresidentVladimirPutinonWednesdaysubmittedtotheCentralElectionCommittee(CEC)documentsneededtoofficiallystarthis2018presidentialcampaign.RussianTVchannels

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Venezuela's regional elections to test Maduro government's hold on power

Venezuelaispreparingforregionalelections.ObserverssaythevotingisexpectedtotestPresidentNicolasMaduroandhisSocialistgovernment'sholdonpower.Therulingpartyfacespo

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Why does a traditional healer matter in Mexico's presidential election?

AnindigenouswomanbackedbyMexico'srebelZapatistamovementregisteredonSaturdaytorunasanindependentcandidateinnextyear'spresidentialelection,addingtoagrowinglistofh

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6 candidates file nomination papers for Pakistan PM's election

Six candidates on Monday filed nomination papers for the prime minister's election to be held on Tuesday, Pakistan's parliamentary officials said.

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Ram Nath Kovind elected as India’s 14th President

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,July21(APD)--RamNathKovind,theformergovernoroftheprovinceofBiharwonthepresidentialelectionwith66%votesonThursday.Kovindis71yea

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India holds presidential election

The ruling alliance, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition parties have nominated their candidates as India holds its presidential election to choose its 14th president.

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Indian opposition pick Gandhi's grandson as candidate for vice president

India's opposition parties have picked former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who is the grandson of pre-independence icon Mahatma Gandhi, as their candidate for vice president of this country.

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Indian opposition pick Gandhi's grandson as candidate for vice president

India'soppositionpartieshavepickedformerWestBengalGovernorGopalkrishnaGandhi,whoisthegrandsonofpre-independenceiconMahatmaGandhi,astheircandidateforvicepresiden

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Mexico opposition leaders eye possible election tie-up in 2018

TheleadersoftwoofMexico'smainoppositionpartiesonSaturdayfloatedthepossibilityofjoiningforcesinthe2018presidentialelectionstodefeattherulingInstitutionalRevoluti

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French election: Macron 'most convincing' in final debate

French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was more impressive than rival Marine Le Pen in Wednesday evening's final TV debate, a viewers' poll says

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Macron, Le Pen advance to French presidential election runoff

Centrist candidate and former minister of economy Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on Sunday came out on top in the first round of the French presidential election, according to projections by polling agencies and official partial results.

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Buoyed centrist alliance, Macron seen beating Le Pen in French runoff

French independent candidate Emmanuel Macron would easily beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen in the second round of the country's presidential election in May, two opinion polls showed on Sunday.

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French far-right's Le Pen refuses to wear headscarf to meet Lebanon's Grand Mufti

Marine Le Pen, presidential candidate for France's far-right National Front party, cancelled a meeting on Tuesday with Lebanon's Grand Mufti after refusing to wear a headscarf for the encounter.

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Fillon probe stays open as Le Pen rises in French presidential polls

Conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon's woes piled up on Thursday when France's financial prosecutor chose to pursue a probe into the fake-work scandal that has dogged him, and as far-right rival Marine Le Pen gained in the polls.

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French PM announces candidacy for 2017 presidential race

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has publicly announced his candidacy for the left primary in preparation for the 2017 presidential election on Monday in Evry, a commune in the suburb of Paris, proposing "a new path" for "an independent France uncompromising on its values."

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French PM Manuel Valls to announce bid for presidential election

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will on Monday (Dec 5) announce he is running to become the Socialist candidate for president in elections next year, sources close to him have told AFP.