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Watch: With A Little Dance, Footballer Neymar Backs Jair Bolsonaro In Brazil Vote
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro got a celebrity endorsement Thursday for his re-election bid from football superstar Neymar, who posted a video on TikTok of himself dancing to a pro-Bolsonaro campaign song.
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France Presidential Election: The World Is Waiting To See Which Way The French Will Lean
France was on edge Saturday on the eve of its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, which will take place under heightened security after the terrorist killing of a policeman.
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Paris Attack To Have 'Big Effect' On Presidential Poll: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday said a deadly attack in Paris claimed by the ISIS group "will have a big effect" on France's upcoming presidential vote.
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Donald Trump Declared Winner Of Presidential Vote In Michigan
Michigan on Monday declared President-elect Donald Trump the winner over Hillary Clinton in its razor-thin contest, officially placing the state's 16 electoral votes in Trump's column three weeks after the election.
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Myanmar Military Questions Suu Kyi Picks Ahead Of Presidential Vote
Myanmar's powerful military questioned Aung San Suu Kyi's picks for president and vice president on Monday as tension simmered between the two sides a day before parliament votes on who should get the top job.
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Clashes in Guinea Ahead of Sunday's Presidential Vote
Guinea's president vowed to press ahead with Sunday's election, dismissing opposition calls for a delay as clashes broke out in the capital ahead of the hotly contested vote.
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Haiti's First Election in 4 Years Marred by Sporadic Violence
Haitians lined up to vote on Sunday for the first time in four years, in a test of stability for an impoverished country continually rocked by political turmoil.
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Explosions, Gunfire Rock Burundi Capital Hours Before Presidential Vote
Explosions and gunfire were heard late Monday in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, hours before polls were due to open in a divisive presidential election, in which Pierre Nkurunziza's is seeking a controversial third term.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Appeals for Secure Burundi Elections
On the eve of highly-charged elections, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the government of Burundi to ensure that voting takes place in a secure environment.
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Afghan Leader Extends Parliament's Term, Promises Election Date
With elections delayed by political squabbling, Afghanistan's president issued a decree on Friday extending parliament's mandate until a vote could be held.
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Failure for Presidential Vote in Greece Could Lead to Snap Polls
Lawmakers from today will vote for a new Greek president in a ballot that will lead to snap general elections if they fail -- putting on the line years of efforts to turn around an economy in crisis.
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Afghan Rivals Clinch Deal, Easing Political Crisis
Afghanistan's two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government.
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Bashar Assad Wins Vote Branded Illegitimate by Opposition
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a new seven-year term with nearly 90 percent of a vote in a poll branded "illegitimate" by the opposition and a "non-election" by Washington.
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John Kerry Calls Syrian Presidential Vote 'Meaningless'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sharply criticized Syria's presidential vote this week as "a great big zero," saying Wednesday that it can't be considered fair "because you can't have an election where millions of your people don't even have an ability to vote."
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Syria Tightens Security Ahead of Presidential Vote
With security heightened in Damascus and thousands fearing rebel attacks in other cities, Syria holds an election Tuesday in the middle of its bloody civil war - a vote that President Bashar Assad is expected to win easily and that critics have denounced as a sham.
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Watch: With A Little Dance, Footballer Neymar Backs Jair Bolsonaro In Brazil Vote
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro got a celebrity endorsement Thursday for his re-election bid from football superstar Neymar, who posted a video on TikTok of himself dancing to a pro-Bolsonaro campaign song.
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France Presidential Election: The World Is Waiting To See Which Way The French Will Lean
France was on edge Saturday on the eve of its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, which will take place under heightened security after the terrorist killing of a policeman.
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Paris Attack To Have 'Big Effect' On Presidential Poll: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Friday said a deadly attack in Paris claimed by the ISIS group "will have a big effect" on France's upcoming presidential vote.
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Donald Trump Declared Winner Of Presidential Vote In Michigan
Michigan on Monday declared President-elect Donald Trump the winner over Hillary Clinton in its razor-thin contest, officially placing the state's 16 electoral votes in Trump's column three weeks after the election.
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Myanmar Military Questions Suu Kyi Picks Ahead Of Presidential Vote
Myanmar's powerful military questioned Aung San Suu Kyi's picks for president and vice president on Monday as tension simmered between the two sides a day before parliament votes on who should get the top job.
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Clashes in Guinea Ahead of Sunday's Presidential Vote
Guinea's president vowed to press ahead with Sunday's election, dismissing opposition calls for a delay as clashes broke out in the capital ahead of the hotly contested vote.
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Haiti's First Election in 4 Years Marred by Sporadic Violence
Haitians lined up to vote on Sunday for the first time in four years, in a test of stability for an impoverished country continually rocked by political turmoil.
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Explosions, Gunfire Rock Burundi Capital Hours Before Presidential Vote
Explosions and gunfire were heard late Monday in Burundi's capital Bujumbura, hours before polls were due to open in a divisive presidential election, in which Pierre Nkurunziza's is seeking a controversial third term.
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UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Appeals for Secure Burundi Elections
On the eve of highly-charged elections, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the government of Burundi to ensure that voting takes place in a secure environment.
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Afghan Leader Extends Parliament's Term, Promises Election Date
With elections delayed by political squabbling, Afghanistan's president issued a decree on Friday extending parliament's mandate until a vote could be held.
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Failure for Presidential Vote in Greece Could Lead to Snap Polls
Lawmakers from today will vote for a new Greek president in a ballot that will lead to snap general elections if they fail -- putting on the line years of efforts to turn around an economy in crisis.
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Afghan Rivals Clinch Deal, Easing Political Crisis
Afghanistan's two rival candidates reached a breakthrough agreement Saturday to a complete audit of their contested presidential election and, whoever the victor, a national unity government.
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Bashar Assad Wins Vote Branded Illegitimate by Opposition
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad won a new seven-year term with nearly 90 percent of a vote in a poll branded "illegitimate" by the opposition and a "non-election" by Washington.
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John Kerry Calls Syrian Presidential Vote 'Meaningless'
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sharply criticized Syria's presidential vote this week as "a great big zero," saying Wednesday that it can't be considered fair "because you can't have an election where millions of your people don't even have an ability to vote."
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Syria Tightens Security Ahead of Presidential Vote
With security heightened in Damascus and thousands fearing rebel attacks in other cities, Syria holds an election Tuesday in the middle of its bloody civil war - a vote that President Bashar Assad is expected to win easily and that critics have denounced as a sham.
