KenyanoppositionleaderRailaOdingahaspulledoutofOctober'selectionre-run.MrOdingasaidhiswithdrawalwouldgivetheelectoralcommissionenoughtimetointroducereformsthatw
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Tokyo'spopularGovernorYurikoKoikelaunchedabitterattackonPrimeMinisterShinzoAbeTuesdayastheglovescameofffortheofficialstartofasnapelectioncampaignintheworld'sthi
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbecontinuedtoevadequestionsonfavoritismscandalsduringateleviseddebateamongpoliticalpartyheadsonSunday,evokinganewroundofquestionsfro
TokyoGovernorYurikoKoikesaidonSundayhernewpartyaimstooffervotersa“middleofthefairway”choice,seekingtodifferentiatehergroupfromrulingconservativeLiberalDemocrati
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ThespecialcounselinvestigatingwhetherRussiatriedtoswaythe2016U.S.electionhastakenoverFBIinquiriesintoaformerBritishspy’sdossierofallegationsofRussianfinancialan
RussianoppositionleaderAlexeiNavalny’scampaignplansfornextyear'spresidentialelectionranintoanewhurdleonMondayafteraRussiancourtsentencedtheKremlincriticto20days
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbe'sleadinnextmonth'selectionhasshrunkasthepopularTokyogovernorpushestouniteoppositionforces,apollbyJapan'stop-sellingdailyindicated
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Withtheadvantageofimprovedratingsandoppositionindisarray,JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisexpectedtoannounceasnapelectionforOctoberonMonday,despitecriticismthath
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