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Voting machine testing in Mobile area scheduled for Monday.
FOX10 News - Alabama
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August 17, 2025
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A sign that Election Day for a new mayor of Mobile and other contests is getting closer. The City of Mobile Clerk’s Office says it will conduct testing and sealing of voting machines to be used in the August 26th election on...
Political picture is far from rosy
Connaught Telegraph
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HAVING entered August, it’s a natural time to reflect on the political year so far and the picture is far from rosy. A government that never really got going has done little to silence growing dissent. Some have fared better than others, but few...
Politics beats the market in Trump’s pay-for-play chip scheme
Mint
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August 17, 2025
The Trump administration’s recent reversal of export restrictions on certain Nvidia and AMD’s AI chips to China marks a major shift in U.S. policy and has raised legal concerns. But the deeper risks are political and economic—and warrant scrutiny....
Elections in Bolivia 2025: the end of the MAS era and new political challenges
Mezha
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August 17, 2025
La Paz, Bolivia – after a weak campaign that unfolded against a backdrop of rising economic difficulties, Bolivians on Sunday elected a new president and parliament, hoping for change after decades of dominance by the leftist MAS movement. This...
Politics6 minutes ago Bye-Elections: ‘Our Massive Victory Shows Nigerians’ Believe In Tinubu’ – APC The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described its performance in last Saturday’s legislative by-elections across twelve states as a solid…
Naija News
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August 17, 2025
The ruling party, in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, on Sunday, expressed gratitude to Nigerians for what it called a decisive show of support, which ensured sweeping victories for its candidates. Morka said...
Elections in Bolivia expected to empower right-wing for first time in decades
Express & Star
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August 17, 2025
Bolivians are voting for a new president and parliament in elections that could see a right-wing government elected for the first time in more than two decades. After a lacklustre campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse, the vote –...
Politics Heats Up In Odisha Over Alleged Video Of Puri Victim Circulating On Social Media
MENAFN
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August 17, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Bhubaneswar, Aug 17 (IANS) A controversy erupted on Sunday after an alleged video of the 16-year-old victim, who was set on fire in the Balanga area of Puri district on July 19 and later died while undergoing treatment at AIIMS, New...
MEC highlights key contesting parties, districts for 2025 Local Government Elections
The Maravi Post
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August 17, 2025
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has released the official list of duly nominated candidates for the 2025 Local Government Elections. The announcement provides voters, political parties, and stakeholders with crucial...
Exploring the Role and Impact of By-Elections in Ghana's Democratic Landscape: Insights from Kwame Aduhene Kwarteng (PhD, MA), not Bye-Elections
Modern Ghana
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Since the establishment of the Fourth Republic in 1993, Ghana has witnessed several parliamentary by-elections necessitated by vacancies arising from causes such as death, resignation, or disqualification of Members of Parliament. For example, the...
OPINION: Politics and The Concept of the greater Good
Antigua News Room
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August 17, 2025
By- Charlesworth C. M. Tabor, Attorney-at-Law I am moved to write this article because from time to time I have heard the leaders of political parties and sometimes their supporters talk about the greater good. I have also heard the term the...
By-Elections: Political Class Hate To Respect Basic Rules, Tenets Of Democracy – Yiaga Africa
Daily Independent
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August 17, 2025
4 LAGOS – Samson Itodo, Executive Director of Yiaga Africa has frowned at the activities of some political parties in the Saturday by-elections across 21 states of the federation, saying that politicians hate to abide by basic rules and tenets of...
AT A GLANCE: APC dominates, LP, ADC draw blank — how political parties fared in the by-elections
The Cable
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August 17, 2025
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results of Saturday’s by-elections across 16 constituencies in the country. The polls, which were conducted to fill vacant seats in the national assembly and state houses of...
The double standard of gerrymandering: Obama, democrats, and the politics of power
Weekly Blitz
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August 17, 2025
The double standard of gerrymandering: Obama, democrats, and the politics of power When former President Barack Obama took to social media to denounce Texas Republicans for pursuing a mid-decade redistricting plan, his words struck a familiar...
By-Election Results Do Not Define Coalition Strength – ADC
Lagos Post Online
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August 17, 2025
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) asserts that the results of the by-elections, held on Saturday, August 16th, in 13 states and 16 constituencies nationwide, do not reflect the coalition’s overall strength. This is coming as the party...
Kano By-election: The Beginning of an End Era
Daily Trust
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August 17, 2025
By Abba Anwar Take it or leave it, the just concluded by-elections in Bagwai/Shanono and Ghari (Kunchi)/ Tsanyawa, for State Assembly, all in Kano North Senatorial District, where the former National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr...
Bolivians vote in elections that could shift political paradigm
Buenos Aires Herald
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August 17, 2025
Bolivians are voting this Sunday in general elections that could mark the end of a political epoch: after 20 years in power, the ruling left-wing Movimiento al Socialismo (Movement Towards Socialism) party is heading into the vote polling far...
Tinubu Lauds By-Election Winners, Commends INEC For ‘Hitch-Free Polls’
Channels TV
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August 17, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated winners of the by-elections conducted on Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states, commending the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for what he described as “hitch-free elections, mostly...
Bolivia elections expected to empower the right for first time in decades
ABC News - New York
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August 17, 2025
LA PAZ, Bolivia -- After a lackluster campaign overshadowed by a looming economic collapse, Bolivians voted on Sunday for a new president and parliament in elections that could see a right-wing government elected for the first time in over two...
Bye-elections: APC describes victories as vote of confidence from Nigerians
The Sun Nigeria
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August 17, 2025
…Says it won’t dignify ADC with comment, advises aggrieved person to seek legal redress From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described its outstanding victories in last weekend’s legislative bye-election across 12...
July Charter: Proposal to increase female candidates by 5% in every election until 33% women representation achieved
The Business Standard
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August 17, 2025
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) has sent the full draft of the "July Charter" to political parties. The charter has kept the number of reserved seats for women unchanged at 50. However, a provision has been made to nominate women...