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Wed,19Jun2013

Elections

Lalao Ravalomanana: Madagascar's ex first lady, an undaunted presidential candidate

Lalao ravalomanana, former first lady of Madagascar, is a candidate in the pending presidential elections/Photo©RivaPressThe wife of the former president is one of the frontrunners in the 23 August elections, but her husband's role in the campaign remains ambiguous.

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Zimbabwe: Sadc wants reforms before elections

Zimbabwe's president Mugabe early June declared an election date before the conclusion of outstanding reforms.Southern African Development Community (Sadc) leaders at the weekend told Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe to push for an extension to general elections he wants held by July 31 and allow for urgent reforms to be implemented.

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Guinea's high-risk elections

Opposition supporters in guinea have said they will return to the streets as often as it takes to get fair elections/Photo©CELLOU BINANI/AFPPlanned for 30 June, legislative elections are a cause of heightened tensions between the government and the opposition.

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Uncertainty hangs over Zimbabwe's election date announcement

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai (R) says President Mugabe (L) cannot decide the election dates without consent from other leaders in the power-sharing government/Photo©ReutersZimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has unilaterally declared that elections will be held on 31 July, with the southern African country seemingly headed for a constitutional crisis.

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Zimbabwe makes electoral amendments ahead of crucial polls

Zimbabwe's coalition government on Tuesday endorsed amendments to the Electoral Act to align it with the new constitution as preparations for fresh polls gathered momentum.

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Zimbabwe: Opposition coalition to block Mugabe's presidential bid in the offing

Leader of MDC, Morgan Tsvangirai told journalists that opposition parties had agreed to speak with one voice/Photo©ReutersZimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party has joined hands with other opposition parties to resist President Robert Mugabe's push for elections by July 31.

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Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai promises salary hikes ahead of polls

Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai/Photo©ReutersZimbabwe's Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai has revved his election drive, promising restive civil servants salaries that are at par with the private sector, once he comes into power.

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