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Panel On Simultaneous Polls Studied Process In Sweden, Germany, 5 Other Nations
The high-level panel on 'one nation, one election' studied election processes in seven countries including South Africa, Sweden and Belgium, before recommending simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies in India.
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Postal Ballot Option For NRI Voters Under Consideration: Poll Body Chief
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has told members of the Indian community in South Africa and Mauritius that the facility to extend postal ballot facility for NRI electors is being contemplated.
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Opposition Seeks Partners After South Africa Poll Success
South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance said today it was seeking coalition partners to run major cities including the capital and business centre Johannesburg after defeating the ruling ANC in local polls.
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African National Congress Suffers Major Poll Defeat In South African Capital
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) suffered a historic defeat in the country's capital to the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in local elections, the electoral commission said today.
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Voters Condemn South African Ruling Party To Worst Election Outcome
South Africa's ruling party was struggling on Saturday to retain control of two major municipalities after losing one other key urban area in its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid.
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Indian-Origin Voters Move Away from African National Congress in South Africa Polls
Though the African National Congress (ANC) has won the just-concluded polls in South Africa, the ruling party seems to have failed to win over the Indian community in the country.
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Unrest in South Africa Township Following Vote
South African police said on Saturday they arrested around 60 rioters after violent protests in a Johannesburg township amid allegations of voter fraud in elections that returned Nelson Mandela's ANC to power.
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'Extremely High Turnout' in Landmark South African Elections
Millions of determined South Africans -- including hundreds of thousands of first-time "born free" voters -- turned out in "extremely high" numbers for a landmark general election on Wednesday.
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Anger, Determination As South Africa Votes
Twenty years after South Africans of all colours wowed the world by voting to end apartheid, they shrugged off sporadic violence and flocked to polls Wednesday, with the ANC expected to return for a fifth consecutive term.
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Polls Open in South Africa's Fifth All-Race Elections
South Africans voted on Wednesday in elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress return to power despite a vigorous challenge from opposition parties seeking to capitalize on discontent with corruption and economic inequality.
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Panel On Simultaneous Polls Studied Process In Sweden, Germany, 5 Other Nations
The high-level panel on 'one nation, one election' studied election processes in seven countries including South Africa, Sweden and Belgium, before recommending simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha and state assemblies in India.
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Postal Ballot Option For NRI Voters Under Consideration: Poll Body Chief
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has told members of the Indian community in South Africa and Mauritius that the facility to extend postal ballot facility for NRI electors is being contemplated.
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Opposition Seeks Partners After South Africa Poll Success
South Africa's main opposition Democratic Alliance said today it was seeking coalition partners to run major cities including the capital and business centre Johannesburg after defeating the ruling ANC in local polls.
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African National Congress Suffers Major Poll Defeat In South African Capital
South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) suffered a historic defeat in the country's capital to the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) in local elections, the electoral commission said today.
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Voters Condemn South African Ruling Party To Worst Election Outcome
South Africa's ruling party was struggling on Saturday to retain control of two major municipalities after losing one other key urban area in its worst electoral performance since the end of apartheid.
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Indian-Origin Voters Move Away from African National Congress in South Africa Polls
Though the African National Congress (ANC) has won the just-concluded polls in South Africa, the ruling party seems to have failed to win over the Indian community in the country.
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Unrest in South Africa Township Following Vote
South African police said on Saturday they arrested around 60 rioters after violent protests in a Johannesburg township amid allegations of voter fraud in elections that returned Nelson Mandela's ANC to power.
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'Extremely High Turnout' in Landmark South African Elections
Millions of determined South Africans -- including hundreds of thousands of first-time "born free" voters -- turned out in "extremely high" numbers for a landmark general election on Wednesday.
-
Anger, Determination As South Africa Votes
Twenty years after South Africans of all colours wowed the world by voting to end apartheid, they shrugged off sporadic violence and flocked to polls Wednesday, with the ANC expected to return for a fifth consecutive term.
-
Polls Open in South Africa's Fifth All-Race Elections
South Africans voted on Wednesday in elections that are expected to see the ruling African National Congress return to power despite a vigorous challenge from opposition parties seeking to capitalize on discontent with corruption and economic inequality.
