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21. news | 18 Apr 2013
Transgender candidates stake claim in Pakistan vote
By AFP
» Stereotyped as dancers, beggars and prostitutes, Pakistan's vibrant but shunned transgender community is striking out into politics with individuals contesting elections for the first time.
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22. news | 12 May 2013
Violence, fraud worry Philippine polls
By AP
» Philippine officials say despite scattered killings and fears of fraud, congressional and local elections on Monday are expected to be relatively peaceful after authorities took drastic steps to prevent any chaos.
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23. news | 10 May 2013
Protests raise pressure in 'polarised' Malaysia
By AFP
» A planned wave of protests over disputed Malaysian elections is the most provocative challenge to the government in years, upping pressure on a long-ruling regime already smarting from the polls.
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24. news | 01 May 2013
Smudge on Malaysia polls pledge
By AFP
» Malaysia's opposition and clean-polls activists said Wednesday the integrity of weekend elections was in doubt after revelations that indelible ink meant to prevent fraud was easily washed off.
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25. news | 19 Apr 2013
Musharraf held at police HQ
By AFP
» Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was moved into police custody after being arrested on Friday, an unprecedented move against a former army chief of staff ahead of key elections.
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26. news | 14 Apr 2013
Shun pro-choice candidates, Philippine Catholics told
By AFP
» The Philippines' powerful Catholic Church is to ask Filipinos to vote candidates who support birth control out of office in the May elections, a Church official said Saturday.
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27. news | 06 Apr 2013
WikiLeaks Party unveils Australian election plans
By AFP
» Whistleblowing group WikiLeaks unveiled plans Saturday to field candidates in at least three states in Australia's elections and said it would be "embarrassing" if Julian Assange won but could not take his seat.
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28. news | 10 May 2013
Pakistan holds landmark polls under Taliban threat
By AFP
» Millions of Pakistanis are expected to brave Taliban threats Saturday to vote in elections that mark a historic democratic transition in the nuclear-armed state ruled for half its life by the army.
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29. news | 05 May 2013
Fired-up Australian PM insists election can be won
By AFP
» Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard Sunday insisted she can win another term in office at September elections, giving a fiery defence of her chances when the "white noise" of politics falls away.
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30. news | 02 May 2013
Malaysia's regime denies vote fraud charge
By AFP
» Malaysia's opposition on Thursday accused the government of transporting tens of thousands of "imported voters" to sway weekend elections, a charge vehemently rejected by the ruling coalition.
