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Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Deputy Chair Semih Yalçın has admitted that the party’s base includes people who plan to vote “no” in the upcoming constitutional referendum, as the MHP referred four dissident members to its disciplinary board.

Egypt's cabinet sent on Monday a list of minister hopefuls to parliament ahead of an expected cabinet reshuffle, Al-Ahram Arabic news website reported.

"I don’t and will not support any one, party or group. It is my decisive and unchangeable stance," Ahmadinejad said in a statement on Saturday.

He dismissed media reports claiming that Ahmadinejad plans to render support for a specific candidate during the May election as rumors, and said, "I clearly declare that such rumors and news are not true and are strongly dismissed even if they are quoted by people with close ties to me."

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday said the government has strong will to implement comprehensive reforms and hold the Wolesi Jirga elections.
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Somalia has elected new president Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo in an indirect selection process. Work towards one-person-one-vote elections must begin right away.

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s victory prompts celebrations and the hope that he can get to grips with Somalia’s multiple challenges

Celebrations have erupted on the streets of Somalia after parliamentarians elected a new president, with crowds chanting songs and firing automatic weapons into the night sky.

The election of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a 55-year-old former prime minister and dual US-Somali national with a reputation for independence and competence, has raised the hopes of millions of people in the poor and violent east African state.

La prochaine campagne pour les législatives du 4 mai 2017 constituera une nouvelle occasion pour reposer le rôle des médias, notamment des nouvelles chaînes privées de télévision.

Ce rôle a été accessoirement abordé lors des élections présidentielles de 2014 après la fermeture, en mars de la même année, d’Atlas TV, soupçonnée de mener campagne contre le 4^e mandat pour Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

Federal Cabinet on Tuesday accorded approval to Electoral Reforms Bill – paving the way for envisaging “total financial, administrative and functional autonomy” to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

However, the bill did not touch upon implementation of articles 62 and 63 because the committee failed to evolve consensus on the issue. Hence, the issue of the implementation of ‘Sadiq’ and ‘Ameen’ for all candidates has not been touched upon in the draft legislation.

Le président de l’Instance Supérieur Indépendante pour les élections (ISIE), Chafik Sarsar, a été élu, ce mardi, président l’organisation des organes d’administration des élections arabes (ArabEMBs) en marge des travaux de la 2e Assemblée générale de l’’organisation tenue le 7 février 2017 à Tunis.

Dans une déclaration accordée à la TAP, le président de l’ISIE a indiqué que les trois membres du bureau exécutif ainsi que le secrétaire général seront élus durant la 3e session.