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With presidential campaigns entering their final stretch just weeks before the April vote, violent attacks on campaign workers have increased, especially on Abdullah Abdullah's team.

Abdullah's campaign has reported nine of targeted attacks since the start of the campaign season in February, far more than any of the other candidates. 

The Democratic Party will announce its presidential candidate by the end of April or two weeks after the legislative election.

“Wait until the end of April for the results [of the convention],” Democratic Party executive chairman Syarifuddin Hasan said on Saturday as quoted by Antara News Agency.

Syarifuddin was confident that the party would have a presidential candidate that would suit the public, adding that the convention’s participants were not very popular despite being competent.

The Democratic Party will announce its presidential candidate by the end of April or two weeks after the legislative election.

“Wait until the end of April for the results [of the convention],” Democratic Party executive chairman Syarifuddin Hasan said on Saturday as quoted by Antara News Agency.

Syarifuddin was confident that the party would have a presidential candidate that would suit the public, adding that the convention’s participants were not very popular despite being competent.

Prof Ibrahim was speaking at a news conference in Akora Khattak on Friday after returning from North Waziristan, where he and two other colleagues Maulana Yousaf Shah and Maulana Abdul Hai met members of the political council of the TTP.

The Golkar Party accounted for the highest number of campaign advertisements in the media from March 1-11, despite the official campaign period only beginning on Sunday, a watchdog said.

Idy Muzayyad, a member of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI), the government’s media watchdog, said on Friday that his office, working with the General Elections Commission (KPU) and the Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), had counted more than a thousand political ads on TV during the 11-day period.

Jakarta. The General Elections Commission (KPU) on Saturday disqualified a group of Regional Legislative Council (DPD) candidates, and in some cases entire parties, for late or nonexistent campaign finance transparency paperwork submissions. The banned parties and candidates have been barred from participation in the April 9 general elections.

Jakarta. The country’s main opposition party has tagged Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo as its presidential candidate for the July 9 election, in a surprise announcement on Friday that brings an end to months of speculation over whether party chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri would seek another stab at the presidency.

Former Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces Sami Anan, who has been publicly toying with running for president, announced Thursday that he would not take part in the race. On the same day Hamdeen Sabahy, the leader of the leftist Egyptian Popular Current confirmed his intention to run for presidency.

A seulement six mois de gestion, les gaffes et incohérences du régime Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta ne se comptent plus sur les doigts d’une seule main. L’image de l’homme de fer s’est vite étiolée pour donner place à un gouvernant trébuchant à tous les coups. Les premiers signes du déchantement se lisent désormais sur le visage des électeurs.