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Afghan election results in uncertainty despite completion of vote recounting

​Even though Afghan election commission completed the votes auditing and recounting process a couple of days ago, the election results have yet to be announced obviously owing to the continued dispute between the two presidential candidates.

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Chui Sai On wins Macao chief executive-designate

​Chui Sai On was elected the fouth- term chief executive-designate of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) here on Sunday, waiting for the approval by China's central government.

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Former official sentenced to five years in prison for election fraud

A former senior political advisor from Hunan Province was sentenced to five years in prison for neglect of duty in one of the largest election frauds in China.

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Formation of unified gov't, a positive development in strife-torn Afghanistan

The agreement brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry between two Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on July 12 has not only broken the election deadlock but also paved the way for formation of national unity government in the ethnically- divided country.

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Indonesian military on highest alert ahead of announcement of election results

Personnel of the Indonesian military have been told to be on their highest alert in the running up to the announcement of vote real count results slate for July 22, anticipating public disturbance from possible clashes between supporters of the two president hopefuls running in the election.

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Indonesian parties call for overseas re-voting in Hong Kong

Parties in Indonesia have reacted harshly to disputes that took place in the recent overseas votings for the presidential election, pressing for the re-voting in Hong Kong.

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Afghan election deadlock emboldens Taliban to wage more attacks

The deadlock in the presidential election in Afghanistan has emboldened the Taliban and other militant groups to wage armed attacks in several parts of the country, according to local analysts here.

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Tension mars in Indonesia ahead of election

Temperature of politics in Indonesia heats up following the crackdown against a TV station controlled by president hopeful Prabowo Subianto camp as the election schedule draws near.

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Cambodian PM vows to lead gov't till term end despite opposition boycott

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that he would lead the government for the fifth legislature of the National Assembly until the end of term in 2018 regardless of ongoing boycott of parliament from the opposition party.

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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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Japan's ex-LDP lawmaker banned from running in election for 5 years

Former ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda will be prohibited from running in a lower house election campaign in the Kagoshima Prefecture's No. 2 constituency for a period of five years, source revealed Monday.

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Cambodian PM reiterates "no re-election" as demanded by opposition

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen reiterated Tuesday that there would be no reelection as demanded by the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party ( CNRP).

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Indonesia's presidential candidates vow clean campaign ahead of July election

The month-long campaign period for president and vice president hopefuls has started following a commitment to carry out the campaign in decent manner was pledged by the candidates running for the July 9 presidential election in Indonesia.

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Rival parties in S. Korea tussle in local elections

Rival political parties in South Korea has been going neck and neck in local elections, which were seen by many as a referendum on the Park Geun-hye administration after the ferry sinking disaster.

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Indonesian president bans active ministers from activities related to election

In a bid to assure professionalism in running the country, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has banned active ministers from taking part in any political activities related to the July 9 presidential election.

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Ukrainians look into future with skepticism as presidential election result

The comments on the two leading presidential candidates of Ukrain of Oleg Liashko and  Poroshenko.