1. Portugal’s PM reshuffles gov’t ahead of European elections
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LISBON — Portugal’s socialist Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Sunday announced a reshuffle of his government as part of his preparations for May’s European Parliament elections. Costa notably replaced ...

2. ELECTION POSTPONEMENT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE POLITY
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Monday letter1. The flurry of reactions that trailed the sudden postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly elections is no doubt a huge sign that its implication on election stakeholders is ...

3. Despite election odds, Nigeria’s currency remains strong – ABCON
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…Lauds CBN, BDCs reforms, as FX turnover hits $14.91bn in January. …Investors in equities market gain N45bn. Motolani Oseni Despite several odds facing Nigeria’s economy ahead of the 2019 general elections, ...

4. Nigerians will vote out Buhari on February 23, says Wike
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Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that despite the postponement of the February 16 elections masterminded by the APC-led federal government, Nigerians were ...

5. Elections shift: SERAP to sue FG, NASS over Constitutional breaches
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... over Constitutional breaches after the elections. Posted: 2019-02-18 03:51:00 Leggi tutto  ...

6. Presidency, APC sabotaging INEC, favour staggered elections, PDP, CUPP alleged
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*Allege FG plans to replace Yakubu with Amina Zakari as INEC Chairman. Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) have accused the Presidency ...

7. Widodo slammed for infrastructure policy in second TV debate
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JAKARTA -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo defended his signature infrastructure spending on Sunday in the second televised debate ahead of presidential elections in April, as opposition candidate Prabowo ...

8. Ahead of polls, YSRCP chief Jagan Reddy unveils declaration, promises sops for backward class
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... party was voted to power in Andhra Pradesh in the coming assembly elections. Posted: 2019-02-18 01:45:00 Leggi tutto  ...

9. Farm subsidy to loan waivers: A race to compensate farmers for their losses
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With elections approaching, every party is swearing by farmers and trying to woo them for their votes. The Modi government has already announced a package of Rs 75,000 crore for about 12.6 crore small ...

10. Election Postponement Is “A Legal Coup”, Says Duke
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Former governor of Cross River State and presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Donald Duke, has described the postponement of the General Elections as a “legal coup”. Mr Duke said this ...

11. Election Postponement: Oshiomhole Queries Timing Of INEC’s Decision
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has criticised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for postponing the general elections. Speaking at ...

12. Elections: Buhari campaign blames PDP for postponement
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The campaign office of President Muhammadu Buhari has blamed the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the postponement of the 2019 presidential elections. Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent ...

13. Calm in Ogun as elections hold 18 mins ago Nigeria
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Afetr the violence that rocked last Monday’s All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential rally in Abeokuta, Ogun State, calm has since returned as residents went about their normal activities hours before ...

14. IPOB withdraws boycott order, harps on issues before voters, INEC 15 mins ago Nigeria
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Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has affirmed that the group has withdrawn its threat that Ndigbo will boycott the general elections. In his verified Facebook account, Kanu ...

15. Buhari Campaign condemns the postponement of elections NOW Nigeria
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Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari’s Campaign Organisation said the postponement of the 2019 general election by Independent National Electoral Commission is “a huge disappointment.” “We condemn and ...

16. Breaking News: INEC postpones general elections
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for Saturday. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced this at a ...

17. Boko Haram: A Threat to Nigeria’s Upcoming Elections
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ABUJA – Violent attacks kept increasing in Nigeria ahead of the upcoming presidential election with Islamist terror groups and other armed factions intensifying their actions to disrupt the ballot, a government ...

18. Public funds off-limits to campaigns - The Manila Times Online
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THE Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday warned government officials and employees against the use of public resources for partisan political ...

19. The Latest: Austria joins in pressure for Venezuela election
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... other European Union nations in saying he will recognize Guaido as interim president unless new presidential elections are called. Posted: 2019-02-04 04:09:00 Leggi tutto  ...

20. Editorial Felix Tshisekedi wins DR Congo presidential vote: electoral board 28.6K 1
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... of the country’s long-delayed elections. The result, which was announced in the early hours of.... Posted: 2019-02-04 04:09:00 Leggi tutto  ...

21. Maduro rejects European ultimatum on elections
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CARACAS: Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro rejected Sunday an ultimatum by European countries to call snap elections after opposition leader Juan Guaido declared himself the Latin American country’s ...

22. The Latest: Austria joins in pressure for Venezuela election
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... other European Union nations in saying he will recognize Guaido as interim president unless new presidential elections are called. Posted: 2019-02-04 02:03:00 Leggi tutto  ...

23. Siddaramaiah camp attacks HD Kumaraswamy on farm scheme
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BENGALURU: At a time when BJP is preparing to use Centre’s direct income transfer scheme for small farmers announced in the Union Budget as a trump card in the elections, Congress leaders in Karnataka ...

24. Indiabudgetofferstaxcuts#x2c;handoutsforpoorfarmers
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... in an interim budget designed to shore up its popularity ahead of national elections due before May. Posted: 2019-02-01 09:44:00 Leggi tutto  ...

25. India budget offers tax cuts, handouts for poor farmers
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... in an interim budget designed to shore up its popularity ahead of national elections due before May. Posted: 2019-02-01 09:44:00 Leggi tutto  ...

26. India budget offers tax cuts, handouts for poor farmers
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... for the lower middle class in an interim budget designed to shore up its popularity ahead of national elections due before May. Posted: 2019-02-01 09:42:00 Leggi tutto  ...

27. Middle class gets tax relief, farmers assured income in election budget
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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal rolled out the government’s last budget ahead of this year’s national elections, announcing no tax on income up to Rs 5 lakh, a Rs 75,000 crore assured income scheme for small ...

28. As West turns on him, Venezuela’s Maduro flexes military muscle
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... of an international ultimatum for new elections. Maduro, 56, is confronting an unprecedented.... Posted: 2019-01-28 09:25:00 Leggi tutto  ...

29. Maduro rejects call for elections amid mounting pressure
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Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro rejected on Sunday a European ultimatum that he call elections as opposition rival Juan Guaido stepped up appeals to the military to turn against the ...

30. Kamala Harris officially launches Presidential election campaign
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Harris on Sunday officially launched her campaign for the 2020 Presidential Elections. Speaking at the launch event in Oakland, California, Harris said, "People in power are trying to convince us that ...

31. VHP chief's advice to BJP for winning 2019 polls: Bring law on Ram Temple
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'If the government makes law on Ram Temple, it will surely win the Lok Sabha elections 2019,' said V S Kokje, the chief of Vishwa Hindu Parishad. FILE PHOTO | Bricks collected by kar sevaks for the proposed ...

32. Australia recognises Venezuela opposition leader as president
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recognises and supports the President of the National Assembly, Juan Guaido, in assuming the position of .. until elections are held," Payne said in a statement. She called for a "transition to democracy ...

33. Student Cathal is latest candidate for Haughey dynasty
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... Dublin in May's local elections, has deep family roots in Irish politics. Posted: 2019-01-28 03:59:00 Leggi tutto  ...

34. Australia joins U.S. and Canada in backing Venezuala’s Guaido
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Australia on Monday joined the United States and major European nations in backing Venezuela ‘s opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president until fresh elections are held. READ MORE: ...

35. Political Roundup: Can John Tamihere 'clean house' and become mayor of Auckland?
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ANALYSIS: Get ready for a more lively local government contest in New Zealand's biggest city this year. Recent local election campaigns have been relatively dull affairs. In fact, at the last elections ...

36. Maduro rejects call for elections amid mounting pressure
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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday rejected a European ultimatum that he call elections as opposition rival Juan Guaido stepped up appeals to the military to turn against the leftist government. ...

37. UK threatens to recognise Venezuela's opposition leader unless new elections called
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... UK would recognise Juan Guaido, 35, as interim president unless Mr Maduro announces fair elections within eight days. Posted: 2019-01-27 04:35:00 Leggi tutto  ...

38. EU gives Venezuela's Maduro an eight-day ultimatum
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But Venezuela's foreign minister rejected the warnings, saying "nobody is going to give us deadlines or tell us if there are elections or not". The coordinated announcements are the most explicit yet from ...

39. Top Fla. election official resigns after blackface photos emerge
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida’s top elections official abruptly resigned Thursday after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface dressed as a Hurricane Katrina victim at a 2005 party. The Tallahassee ...

40. Editorial Felix Tshisekedi wins DR Congo presidential vote: electoral board 26.0K 1
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... of the country’s long-delayed elections. The result, which was announced in the early hours of.... Posted: 2019-01-25 04:21:00 Leggi tutto  ...

41. AP Photos: Editor selections from the past week in Asia
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, file photo, a child sits on a piece of luggage as she and others wait for their train at the Beijing railway station in Beijing. The world's largest annual migration began ...

42. British Virgin Islands elections scheduled for next month
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The British Virgin Islands’ parliament dissolved on Wednesday, and elections there are scheduled for Feb. 25. Voters will choose a new political leader for the BVI this year, as long-time legislator Orlando ...

43. Venezuela crisis: key players and institutions
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Nicolas Maduro. The socialist president has ruled Venezuela since narrowly winning disputed elections in 2013 following the death of his mentor, President Hugo Chavez. Maduro has since consolidated control ...

44. Venezuela crisis: key players and institutions
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Nicolas Maduro. The socialist president has ruled Venezuela since narrowly winning disputed elections in 2013 following the death of his mentor, President Hugo Chavez. Maduro has since consolidated control ...

45. E. Visayas peace council picks private sector members
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RPOC MEETING. The Eastern Visayas Regional Peace and Order Council convene on Tuesday (Jan. 22, 2019) in Tacloban City to tackle security concerns related the 2019 midterm elections. (Photo courtesy of ...

46. Venezuela's Guaido declares himself president amid protests
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... under two articles of Venezuela constitution to take over as interim president and form a transitional government until he calls new elections. Posted: 2019-01-24 05:16:00 Leggi tutto  ...

47. Elections: CP urges officers to be neutral
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Lagos State Police Commissioner Imohimi Edgal has advised his men to be neutral and discharge their duties responsibly during the forthcoming elections. He spoke during an unscheduled visit to the Rapid ...

48. Canada's political polarization rises, kills image of moderation
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... With national elections looming this year, supporters of highly partisan political and.... Posted: 2019-01-21 00:19:00 Leggi tutto  ...

49. 2019: ISIS/B’Haram planning to disrupt Nigeria’s elections – US
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The United States of America has warned its citizens in Nigeria of a plan by Islamic State and Boko Haram insurgent groups to disrupt the forthcoming 2019 general elections by carrying out attacks. The ...

50. Case against the government!
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... end of January seeking the right to hold the Provincial Council elections. Posted: 2019-01-20 05:06:00 Leggi tutto  ...