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The central African nation of Burundi is set to hold its first presidential election since the end of its nearly 16-year-long civil war between ethnic Tutsis and Hutus.
Normally the poll would be praised by the international community. However, there is one problem: the vote ballot consists of just one name.
The incumbent president, Pierre Nku-run-ziza, is the only candidate after six opposition candidates all decided to boycott the poll, alleging fraud in earlier local elections.
Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Bujumbura, Burundi’s capital.
[June 28, 2010]
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Meles Zenawi, the Ethiopian prime minister, presides over the country with the second-largest population in Africa.
Zenawi has been the prime minister of Ethiopia since 1991 but he has most recently been in the headlines for his role in the country’s upcoming elections.
Crtitics claim it is impossible for the opposition to win Sunday’s vote because of legal restrictions imposed by the current administration.
In an interview with Al Jazeera’s Andrew Simmons, Zenawi spoke about his country’s often poor human rights record.
[20, May, 2010]
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The ruling party in Sudan is celebrating its victory in the national elections, three days after official results gave it 68 per cent of the vote.
But not everyone is happy with the poll outcome.
Omar al-Bashir, the re-elected president, has been accused of having rigged the vote. But supporters of his National Congress Party have repeatedly denied those claims.
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Vall reports from the capital, Khartoum.
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Only a few thousand people are expected to vote in Darfur’s internally displaced persons camps due to under-registration, but proceedings did not go smoothly for those who did turn out to cast their vote.
There were complaints that many ballot papers were delivered to the wrong places, and some candidates said their names did not even appear on the ballot papers.
The candidates took their complaints to the electoral commission but it said the irregularities were too many to count.
Mohamed Vall reports from Darfur in Sudan. (12 April 2010)
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