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Marine Le Pen Appeal Ruling Could Come Before 2027 Presidential Vote: French Court
A French appeals court said Tuesday it would examine Marine Le Pen's case within a timeframe that could potentially allow the far-right leader to contest the 2027 presidential election if her conviction is overturned.
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Pak Court Rejects Imran Khan's Appeal Against Conviction, Says Lawyer
Pakistan's ex prime minister Imran Khan remained disqualified from contesting elections after a court rejected his plea to suspend an earlier conviction on Thursday, his lawyer said.
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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan To Contest Polls From At Least 3 Constituencies, Says Party
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will contest the upcoming general elections from at least three constituencies despite conviction and incarceration, his party announced on Wednesday.
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On Rahul Gandhi Legal Strategy, Senior Congress Leader Concedes "Slip-Up"
If Rahul Gandhi's conviction is not overturned, he will not be allowed to contest elections for eight years.
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Rahul Gandhi Can't Contest Elections For 8 Years Unless...: Expert
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday stood disqualified from contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections for eight years unless a higher court stays his conviction, an expert on electoral laws said.
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Gujarat BJP Defends Fielding Daughter Of Naroda Patiya Riot Case Convict
Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil on Thursday defended the allotment of party ticket to the daughter of a convict in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case for the next month's Assembly election and said she is a party worker contesting the polls on merit.
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Congress Leader Hardik Patel Hints At Contesting Polls After Court Stays Conviction In Gujarat Rioting Case
Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said that his aim was not just to contest elections but also to serve the people, soon after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a 2015 rioting and arson case.
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Rapist Kuldeep Sengar's Wife Gets BJP Ticket For UP Panchayat Elections
Former MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar's wife will be contesting the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on a BJP ticket.
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Centre Opposes Plea In Top Court For Lifetime Ban On Convicted Politicians
The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court the amended PIL seeking imposition of lifetime ban on convicted politicians from contesting elections, saying the elected representatives are "equally bound" by law.
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Sikkim Chief Minister's Poll Disqualification Period Reduced To A Year
The Election Commission today reduced the disqualification period for Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to a year and one month. Mr Tamang, who had earlier spent a year in jail after being convicted in a corruption case, was also barred from contesting elections for 6 years.
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Marine Le Pen Appeal Ruling Could Come Before 2027 Presidential Vote: French Court
A French appeals court said Tuesday it would examine Marine Le Pen's case within a timeframe that could potentially allow the far-right leader to contest the 2027 presidential election if her conviction is overturned.
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Pak Court Rejects Imran Khan's Appeal Against Conviction, Says Lawyer
Pakistan's ex prime minister Imran Khan remained disqualified from contesting elections after a court rejected his plea to suspend an earlier conviction on Thursday, his lawyer said.
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Jailed Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan To Contest Polls From At Least 3 Constituencies, Says Party
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan will contest the upcoming general elections from at least three constituencies despite conviction and incarceration, his party announced on Wednesday.
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On Rahul Gandhi Legal Strategy, Senior Congress Leader Concedes "Slip-Up"
If Rahul Gandhi's conviction is not overturned, he will not be allowed to contest elections for eight years.
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Rahul Gandhi Can't Contest Elections For 8 Years Unless...: Expert
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday stood disqualified from contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections for eight years unless a higher court stays his conviction, an expert on electoral laws said.
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Gujarat BJP Defends Fielding Daughter Of Naroda Patiya Riot Case Convict
Gujarat BJP chief CR Paatil on Thursday defended the allotment of party ticket to the daughter of a convict in the 2002 Naroda Patiya riot case for the next month's Assembly election and said she is a party worker contesting the polls on merit.
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Congress Leader Hardik Patel Hints At Contesting Polls After Court Stays Conviction In Gujarat Rioting Case
Gujarat Congress leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday said that his aim was not just to contest elections but also to serve the people, soon after the Supreme Court stayed his conviction in a 2015 rioting and arson case.
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Rapist Kuldeep Sengar's Wife Gets BJP Ticket For UP Panchayat Elections
Former MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar's wife will be contesting the Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections on a BJP ticket.
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Centre Opposes Plea In Top Court For Lifetime Ban On Convicted Politicians
The Centre has opposed in the Supreme Court the amended PIL seeking imposition of lifetime ban on convicted politicians from contesting elections, saying the elected representatives are "equally bound" by law.
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Sikkim Chief Minister's Poll Disqualification Period Reduced To A Year
The Election Commission today reduced the disqualification period for Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang to a year and one month. Mr Tamang, who had earlier spent a year in jail after being convicted in a corruption case, was also barred from contesting elections for 6 years.
