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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Democratic Process

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World

Indonesia election updates: Prabowo claims presidential race win

The world’s biggest single-day polls taking place over six-hours have officially begun in Indonesia. Indonesian journalist, Karishma Vaswani who has lived through the transition from dictatorship to democracy in the country, explained to Bloomberg News what matters the most right now. Meanwhile, Al Jazeera reports that Prabowo Subianto has declared victory in the presidential race, citing unofficial tallies that showed him winning with more than 55 percent of the vote. […]

todayFebruary 14, 2024 21

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Disinformation is often blamed for swaying elections – the research says something else

Alexandru Nika/Shutterstock Magda Osman, Cambridge Judge Business School Many countries face general elections this year. Political campaigning will include misleading and even false information. Just days ago, it was reported that a robocall impersonating US president Joe Biden had told recipients not to vote in the presidential primary. But can disinformation significantly influence voting? There are two typical styles of election campaigning. One is positive, presenting favourable attributes of politicians […]

todayJanuary 29, 2024 13

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Africa

DRC court confirms Felix Tshisekedi’s poll victory

The Constitutional Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected two challenges to the results of last month's contested presidential election. The court said incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi had indeed received 73% of the vote. The validation, according to the BBC, comes despite independent observers reporting widespread irregularities during the 20 December vote.

todayJanuary 10, 2024 20

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Africa

DR Congo polls open amid conflict in east, delays

  By Annie Thomas and Emmet Livingstone Polling stations opened Wednesday in a high-stakes Democratic Republic of Congo general election pitting the incumbent President Felix Tshisekedi against a fragmented opposition, while much of the east of the country is mired in conflict. Polling stations opened at 6 am (0400 GMT in the east; 0500 GMT in the west) and will close at 5 pm local time. AFP journalists saw the […]

todayDecember 20, 2023 5

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Namibia

Dina Namubes re-elected as mayor of Swakopmund

Dina Namubes of the Independent Patriot for Change and United Democratic Front’s David Am-!gabeb have been re-elected as Swakopmund’s Mayor and Deputy Mayor. According to the Namibia Press Agency, the elections follow the postponement of another election held on 30 November, which resulted in a tie between Namubes and Matthias Henrichsen of the Swakopmund Resident’s Association.

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