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The Union Of Comoros’s Unique Electoral System
Presidential elections held in the Union of Comoros on 21 February 2016, with a second round, which was held on 10 April 2016. The electoral system for contesting the presidency is a unique system and is rotated between the country’s three man islands; Anjouan, Grande Comore and Moheli. This electoral system was established in 2001 […]
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President Issoufou Wins Landslide Elections In Niger
The Nigerien general elections were held on 21 February 2016, with a run-off on 20 March. Incumbent President Mahamadou Issoufou ran for re-election with 15 candidates including opposition candidates Seynou Oumarou of the National Movement for the Development of Society and Hama Amadou of the Nigerien Democratic for an African Federation, who had been campaigning […]
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Cape Verde Parliament wins back power after 15 years
With almost all the votes counted after the polls, main opposition party Movement for Democracy (MpD) won parliamentary elections taking back power after 15 years. MpD had 53.7 percent of the votes and the ruling party African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) got 37 percent. The president of the African Party for […]
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Businessman Patrice Talon wins Benin’s Presidential Elections
Patrice Talon won the presidential elections after the second round of voting. The incumbent Prime Minister and only challenger, Lionel Zinsou acknowledged and conceded defeat before official results were released. Talon got 65% of the votes while Zinsou secured 35%. In a gracious move, Lionel Zinsou told the press “the provisional results point to a […]