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LABOUR PARTY WINS GENERAL ELECTIONS IN JAMAICA
Jamaica’s Labour Party (JLP) was declared winner of the 2016 general elections after they won 33 of the 63 constituency seats. The People’s National Party (PNP) won 30 of the constituency seats in a tight race. Labour Party’s win came as a shock to the PNP who believed the competition was tight but did not […]
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Kiribati Has A New President
The Republic of Kiribati officially elected Taneti Maamau as the new President. Kiribati’s Chief Justice, Sir John Muria declared him as the new President. Kiribati has a two-party system, meaning two dominant political parties and extreme difficulty for other parties to win national elections in the country. A distinguishing feature of its electoral system […]
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Bolivia’s Constitutional Referendum
A constitutional referendum was held on 21 February 2016. The proposed constitutional amendment was to grant the President and Vice President the mandate to run for a consecutive third term under the 2009 constitution. A 51.3% majority voted down the referendum. The 2009 constitution allows the President and Vice President stand for re-election only once, […]