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Kenya court set to hear petitions challenging repeat vote

Kenya'sSupremeCourtispoisedtohearpetitionschallengingPresidentUhuruKenyatta'sre-electioninarepeatpresidentialpoll.ThecourtmadehistorywhenitnullifiedKenyatta'sre

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Brazil's Temer receives police interrogation for corruption allegations

Brazil's President Michel Temer received on Monday an interrogation of 84 questions from federal police, as part of an investigation against him for supposed corruption.

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Afghan election monitoring group concerns over deadlock in electoral reform process

​An Afghan election monitoring group on Sunday expressed concern over a deadlock in electoral reform process, saying the delay in reform may deter the conduct of the upcoming parliamentary polls.

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Top news items in major Kenyan media outlets

​News highlights of leading Kenyan media outlets on Wednesday.

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Upcoming elections to be critical for stability in Haiti: UN officials

​Senior UN officials said here Thursday that Haiti's imminent elections next month will look to inaugurate a new period of transparency, democracy and development long yearned for by its citizens.

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Italy's parliament approves electoral reform bill

The Italian Lower House on Monday definitively approved a new electoral law, which was seen as a keystone of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's reform agenda.

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DR Congo parliament OKs new electoral law

Lawmakers of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) approved on Sunday a new electoral law stripped of a provision that tied a census to 2016 general elections and triggered deadly protests.

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Brazil's electoral body bans mudslinging in presidential race

Brazil's top electoral authority has banned negative campaigning for the presidential run-off on Oct. 26, local media reported Friday.

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530 security incidents recorded on day of Afghan presidential runoff: UN envoy

The top UN official in Afghanistan said here Wednesday that 530 security incidents were recorded on June 14,  when the presidential runoff election was held in the country, with more than 250 of those assessed as being directly election related.

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Italian parliament starts debate on electoral reform bill

The Italian parliament began debating an electoral bill on Wednesday, paving the way to a reform seen as a top priority in the country.

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UN chief urges peaceful completion of Kosovo elections

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called for the peaceful completion of Kosovo elections, and urged an immediate investigation into attacks on polling stations.

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Japanese lawyers gear up to fight "unconstitutional" Upper House election

The unconstitutionality of elections in Japan have once again come to the fore as a consortium of lawyers plans to nullify the results of the July 21 Upper House election, local media reported Wednesday.

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Nicolas Maduro declared president elect of Venezuela

Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) Monday officially declared Nicolas Maduro to be president elect for the 2013-2019 presidential term, after confirming his victory in Sunday's presidential race and rejecting the claims of fraud from opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.