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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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It has been estimated that hundreds of eligible voters across the UK have been denied the opportunity to cast their ballot in polling stations.

Long queues built up shortly before the polls closed forcing many to miss the deadline for the vote.

The electoral commission has promised an investigation into complaints about the voting irregularities.

Al Jazeera’s Richard Martin reports.

[May 7, 2010]

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The leaders of Britain’s three main political parties have held a second televised debate, trading heated opinions on foreign policy.

The leaders of the two main parties were again frustrated by Nick Clegg, the challenger from the Liberal Democrats, whose rise in popularity promises to make this election one of the UK’s closest.

Clegg enjoyed an unexpected boost following the first debate, propelling his party from third place into first in some polls.

Analysts said that another strong performance from the Liberal Democrat leader would virtually guarantee that the election produces a hung parliament with no clear winner.

Gordon Brown, the Labour prime minister, and David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative party launched stinging attacks on Clegg, with the prime minister at one point telling him to “get real” over his plans to reduce spending on nuclear weapons.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher reports.

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Nepalis are going to the polls to elect a constituent assembly – the first election in nine years.

Al Jazeera’s Subina Shrestha reports from Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.

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Polls have opened in Sudan where people are voting in the first multi-party elections in 24-years. Elections are being held as part of a peace deal which ended two decades of civil war between the north and south of Sudan. Here in Kenya, Sudanese nationals began casting their votes this morning.

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As Sudan prepares for national elections set for April 11, tensions are rising as some opposition groups call for a postponement of the poll date and threaten to boycott the vote.

They claim that it is not the right time to hold elections as many candidates have not been given the fair opportunities to carry out a significant electoral campaigns in the volatile country.

But Omar al-Bashir, the president, has accused authorities in the previosuly independent south of obstructing his campaign efforts.

He has warned that a boycott could result in the cancellation of next year’s referendum on independence for South Sudan.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Khartoum.

[March 30, 2010]

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Millions of Iraqis are pinning their hopes on the country’s election, but who will win it? Critics are predicting a landslide for Iyad Allawi, the country’s former prime minister, believing that many have grown disillusioned with the government of Nouri al-Maliki, the current prime minister. Inside Iraq asks if the election will improve the fortunes of Iraqis.

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One of the biggest stumbling blocks on the road to the election in Iraq was deciding who would be allowed to vote.

After a long fight for their chance to take part, some 100,000 out of an estimated 1.3 million expatriate Iraqis have reportedly registered.

They can cast their ballots in 16 countries on March 5, 6 and 7.

The Iraqi expatriates make up a fifth of the total number of people eligible to take part in the ballot.

Al Jazeera’s Nisreen Shamayleh reports from Amman.

[March 4, 2010]

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Early voting has begun in Iraq’s parliamentary elections.

Security personnel, detainees and hospital patients were among those allowed to vote ahead of Sunday’s election, when most Iraqis will cast their ballots.

Security is tight after Wednesday’s suicide bomb attack in the city of Baquba, which killed at least 32 people.

These are only Iraq’s second elections for a full parliamentary term since the US-led invasion in 2003.

Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanne reports from Baghdad.

[March 4, 2010]

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