Sri Lanka’s ruling party wins local council polls
September 9th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Sep 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka's ruling party was the overall winner at elections held in three local councils a day earlier, showed official results released Sunday.The United Peoples Freedom ... Read more...
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Afghan parliamentary polls affected by widespread fraud
September 25th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sept.25 (ANI): Evidence is emerging that last weekend's parliamentary election in Afghanistan was affected by widespread fraud, so much so, that it could affect the results in a third of the ... Read more...
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‘British voting system a recipe for corruption’
May 9th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 9 (IANS) The British voting system is "a recipe for corruption", election monitors from developing countries have said after thousands of people complained of not being allowed to vote.
International election ... Read more...
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Re-vote in two Sri Lanka parliamentary districts opens
April 20th, 2010 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 20 (DPA) Voting began Tuesday in two districts of Sri Lanka where polls were cancelled due to irregularities during parliamentary elections held on April 8, officials said.
The re-vote is being ... Read more...
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Parliamentary re-vote scheduled in two Sri Lankan districts
April 19th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 19 (DPA) Sri Lanka is to rehold parliamentary elections Tuesday in two districts where irregularities marred polling on April 8 during the nationwide voting, officials said Monday.
The failure to complete ... Read more...
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Record low turnout marks Sri Lanka parliamentary polls (Second Lead)
April 8th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 8 (DPA) Voting in Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections has ended with a record low turnout compared to previous national elections, officials said Thursday.
As polls closed at 4 p.m. (1030 GMT) ... Read more...
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100 arrested in Sri Lanka violence
March 27th, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, March 27 (IANS) More than 100 people have been arrested in Sri lanka following violence in the run up to parliamentary elections April 8, Xinhua reported Saturday.
"We have arrested 102 people ... Read more...
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Sri Lankan poll observer calls for more minority votes
February 6th, 2010 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Feb 6 (IANS) A Sri Lankan election monitoring group Saturday urged the political parties to encourage more people from the minority population to vote in the upcoming parliamentary polls.
People's Action ... Read more...
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Presidential election campaign in Sri Lanka ends
January 24th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 24 (DPA) Sri Lanka's presidential election campaign ended amid reports of violence, intimidation and irregularities ahead of the Jan 26 poll, police and election monitors said Sunday.
The campaign for Tuesday's ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka’s poll-related violence toll rises to four
January 19th, 2010 - 2:34 am ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 19 (DPA) A supporter of Sri Lanka's ruling party was killed in a hand grenade attack on a party office in the country's northwest Monday, bringing the toll in election-related ... Read more...
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Fonseka supporter killed in Sri Lanka
January 12th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 12 (DPA) A female supporter of the former army commander who is standing for president was shot dead by political rivals in southern Sri Lanka Tuesday, police said.
A bus carrying ... Read more...
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Fewer EU election monitors for Afghan poll runoff
October 21st, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Stockholm, Oct 21 (DPA) The European Union would find it difficult to send observers for the Afghan presidential runoff, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said Wednesday.
In an interview on Swedish radio, Bildt, ... Read more...
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Ballots for Afghan elections were pre-marked for Karzai: The Guardian
September 19th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sep 19 (ANI): Some ready-to-cast ballot papers for Afghanistan's presidential election were pre-marked for Hamid Karzai, footage obtained by the Guardian has revealed.Ballot papers pre-marked for Hamid Karzai that were ... Read more...
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Karzai urges common sense after poll results, charges of fraud
September 17th, 2009 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 17 (DPA) President Hamid Karzai called for prudence Thursday, a day after preliminary official results gave him an outright win in the first round of a presidential election that was ... Read more...
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EU monitors say a third of Karzai votes are suspect
September 17th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Sep.17 (ANI): European Union monitors believe that about one-third of the votes cast for President Hamid Karzai in the Aug. 20 election are suspicious and should be examined for fraud.In ... Read more...
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Karzai gets absolute majority in Afghan poll (Lead)
September 17th, 2009 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 16 (DPA) President Hamid Karzai won an absolute majority in Afghanistan's presidential election, according to a final preliminary result released by the election commission Wednesday.
Incumbent Karzai won 54.6 percent of ... Read more...
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EU monitors say 1.5 million Afghan votes rigged (Lead)
September 16th, 2009 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 16 (DPA) European Union (EU) election monitors said Wednesday that up to 1.5 million votes, one quarter of all ballots, had been subject to manipulation or were suspected of having ... Read more...
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EU monitors say 1.5 million Afghan votes rigged
September 16th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 16 (DPA) European Union election monitors said Wednesday that up to 1.5 million votes, one quarter of all ballots, had been subject to manipulation or were suspected of having been ... Read more...
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EU observers say Afghan elections ‘largely positive’
August 23rd, 2009 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Aug 22 (DPA) Election monitors from the European Union Saturday described the Afghan presidential elections as "largely positive".
Two days after the elections, the European Union Election Observation Mission to ... Read more...
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Poll victory mandate for peace: Rajapaksa (Lead)
May 11th, 2008 - 9:03 pm ICT by admin
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, May 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa Sunday hailed his coalition's victory in the maiden eastern provincial council poll as "a mandate" for his government's approach "to achieve ... Read more...
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Lanka’s ruling coalition wins Eastern council amid charges of violence
May 11th, 2008 - 3:58 pm ICT by admin
By P. Karunakharan
Colombo, May 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka's ruling coalition led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa Sunday won the polls for the maiden Eastern provincial council, amid allegations of widespread poll-related violence. According ... Read more...
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US urges election monitors for Zimbabwe runoff
May 11th, 2008 - 8:40 am ICT by admin
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Washington, May 11 (DPA) The White House Saturday urged provisions for election and human rights monitors during a runoff vote in the southern African country Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change ... Read more...
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Zimbabwe poll panel says runoff vote needed(Second Lead)
May 2nd, 2008 - 10:26 pm ICT by admin
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Harare/Johannesburg, May 2 (DPA) Zimbabwe's Election Commission said Friday neither President Robert Mugabe nor his main challenger Morgan Tsvangirai had won outright in the March 29 presidential election, meaning a runoff vote ... Read more...
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