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Two major Sabah Barisan Nasional components are voicing reservations over a proposed fundamental shift in the decision making process of the ruling coalition.

The United Pasok Momogun Kadazanmurut Organisation (Upko) and Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) said Barisan's proposed switch from consensus to a simple majority in decision making should be made after thorough deliberations by the coalition's supreme council.

PBS secretary general Datuk Johnny Mositun said such an important shift should require an input from all senior component party chiefs.

Golkar Party chairman Aburizal Bakrie said on Monday that his party’s strong presence in rural areas could help it win a significant number of seats through the legislative election.

“Golkar is still strong in the regions, so we are confident that we can win 170 seats at the House [of Representatives],” Aburizal said on Monday.

Aburizal visited Palu to introduce himself to voters in the city. Golkar has officially nominated Aburizal for the 2014 presidential election.

Les Maliens votent dimanche pour le second tour des élections législatives devant parachever le retour à l'ordre constitutionnel, après le coup d'Etat de 2012.

Au premier tour, le taux de participation était de 38,6%, contre 48,9% pour le second tour de la présidentielle. Il risquait d’être plus faible dimanche, selon les observateurs.

Quelque 6,5 millions d’électeurs sont appelés à participer à cette dernière étape du processus électoral, après la présidentielle remportée le 11

août par Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta.

The General National Congress’ Second Deputy President, Saleh Makhzoum, has said that once the elections take place for the 60-member Committee that will devise the new constitution, Congress will cease to exist five months later.

More than 40 percent of Indonesian voters consider politicians seeking to buy support at elections acceptable, a survey showed Friday, months before national polls in the graft-ridden country.

In what it described as an “alarming” survey, Jakarta-based pollster Indikator found that 41.5 percent of 15,600 people interviewed did not have a problem accepting cash or a gift from would-be lawmakers.

This compared to 57.9 percent who thought vote-buying was unacceptable, according to the survey. A tiny fraction were undecided on the matter.

Albania's current Defence Minister, Mimi Kodheli, said the charges were backed by evidence, and had been prepared by a group of experts.

“I call on the general prosecutor to investigate these procedures that led to the massive abuse of state money,” she said.

Arben Imami served as defence minister from 2009-to-2013 in the centre-right government of Sali Berisha.

He is accused of holding a number of illegal tenders for the broadcast of TV adverts for the Ministry of Defence. If found guilty, the ex-minister risks seven years of imprisonment.

Barisan Nasional Opposition members staged a walkout from the state legislative assembly led by state Opposition leader Datuk Jahara Hamid over a series of repeated disruption during her speech in the assembly.

During the proceedings, the annoyed Jahara said before walking out, "I am sick and bored of the attitude of this assembly."

She said the walk out was necessary as it had became impossible for her to talk.

"I'm not given a fair chance to talk.

"My every sentence was met with objections.