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The Turks Head to the Polls in Local Elections

par This Is Beirut, 31/03 10:05 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Turkish voters headed to the polls on Sunday in municipal elections, with all eyes on Istanbul, the national "jewel" that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to pry away from the opposition. As soon as he clinched re-election as president last May -- he has been head of state since 2014 -- Erdogan launched the campaign to reclaim the city of 16 ...

Venezuela Opposition Calls Mass Protests over Disputed Election

par This Is Beirut, 02/08 09:42 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, called Thursday for protests "in every city" in the nation on Saturday to denounce the disputed reelection of President Nicolas Maduro. The oil-rich Latin American nation was plunged into political crisis after Maduro was announced the victor of Sunday's election, a result that defied ...

Venezuela Opposition Urges Army to Side with the 'People'

par This Is Beirut, 06/08 12:49 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuela's opposition leaders on Monday appealed to the Army, the main pillar of support for President Nicolas Maduro, to "take the side of the people" after his disputed reelection, a call swiftly met with a criminal probe. Prosecutors said they had opened an investigation targeting opposition leader Maria Corina Machado and presidential ...

Venezuelan Opposition Holds Mass Rallies, Claims Election Fraud

par This Is Beirut, 18/08 11:43 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Venezuela's opposition, claiming victory in presidential elections they say were stolen by strongman Nicolas Maduro, gathered in the thousands in Caracas and elsewhere on Saturday, vowing to fight "to the end." People rallied in several cities in Venezuela and as far afield as Spain, Belgium, and Australia in response to a call by opposition ...

Polls Close in First Sri Lanka Election Since Economic Collapse

par This Is Beirut, 21/09 10:44 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Sri Lankans voted on Saturday to elect their president, two years after a catastrophic financial crisis that imposed a widely unpopular and harsh austerity program on the country. Polls opened at 7:00 AM local time (01:00 GMT) and closed at 4:00 PM (10:30 GMT) after a calm election marked by high voter turnout, according to AFP ...

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