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8 things you need to know about Somalia’s presidential election
Voting is underway in Somalia’s groundbreaking presidential election in a secure Air Force base in capital, Mogadishu. After a challenging electoral process marred by a lack of credibility, the elections which got postponed three times finally got a fixed date. Somalia’s elections are an exclusive process given their ethnic nature. The voting system requires lawmakers […]
The Election Network
Turkmenistan’s autocratic presidential elections
Turkmenistan’s parliament set a date for the presidential elections in the nation widely regarded as the world’s second most isolated state after North Korea, with no free media. For the first time in its history, opposition parties can field candidates for the first time. Authorities in the bizarrely secretive and oppressive nation approved two nominal […]
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Marine Le Pen might become France’s new President
National Front Chief and one of France’s main political forces Marine Le Pen, is a main contender for the presidential elections in April. Le Pen has vowed to put French citizens first by curbing migration and holding an EU referendum if she is voted president. After the launch of her presidency in Lyon, she vowed […]
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The French presidency is slipping away from Francois Fillon
Francois Fillon was the favoured candidate to win the French presidency according to online polls and massive support from French voters. Fillon’s nightmare began after damning allegations were made about his wife Penelope Fillon receiving hundreds of thousands of euros from his office for work as a parliamentary assistant which she failed to do, in […]
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Biggest contenders in the upcoming presidential elections in France
Following incumbent President Francois Hollande’s decision not to run for a second term due to his unpopularity, several candidates have launched campaigns vying for the attention of french voters in the April presidential elections. Francois Fillon, the most popular candidate in the race is backed by the centre-right republicans. Other strong contenders are Manuel Valls, […]
Ibraheem Sanusi
Is Gambia Africa’s game changer?
2016 was punctuated by intriguing electoral outcomes in Africa. From the controversial in Uganda to near misses and credible electoral processes in Gabon and Benin respectively. The Gambia joined the cohort of credible elections with the concession of defeat by H.E Prof. Dr. Sheikh Yahya Jammeh; one of the longest serving Presidents in Africa, who […]
The Election Network
Ghana’s Electoral Commission launches mobile app for real-time results
The Electoral Commission (EC) has launched an app for voters to have real-time access to officially certified results of the 7 December polls. In addition to broadcasting the results collation process live on television, and publishing the results on the commission’s website, the EC will give the public real-time access to the officially declared results. […]