Vote

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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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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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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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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