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2027 Elections: Atiku, Obi, Mark, Aregbesola Unveil ADC Coalition To Challenge Tinubu’s Re-election Bid
Biz Watch Nigeria
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July 3, 2025
In a historic political twist ahead of the 2027 general elections, leading opposition figures including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate Peter Obi, and former Senate President David Mark have joined...
What’s Next for Thai Politics After the PM’s Suspension From Office?
The Diplomat
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July 3, 2025
Thailand has once again been shunted into a period of political uncertainty, after the Constitutional Court’s decision on Tuesday to suspend Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra while it investigates her conduct in a leaked call with Cambodia’s...
Keyamo: Politicians Can’t Belong to Multiple Parties, ADC Coalition Is PDP’s Disintegration
The Herald
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July 3, 2025
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has weighed in on the recent unveiling of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition, warning that it is illegal for politicians to hold dual political party...
South Africa's political marriage of convenience avoids divorce - just
BBC
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July 3, 2025
Khanyisile NgcoboBBC News, Johannesburg ShareSave It was all smiles between South African President Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen a year ago South Africa's two biggest political parties are in an unhappy marriage, but neither side wants...
South Korea revises martial law rules after political crisis
BBC
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July 3, 2025
South Korean lawmakers have voted to revise the rules around martial law, now barring any attempt to obstruct lawmakers from entering the National Assembly. This comes after former President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived martial law order last...
This Arizona Program Is Attracting New Election Workers
Governing
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July 3, 2025
An aging workforce and a climate of harassment are contributing to high turnover rates in election administration. A state-funded fellowship program in Arizona placed college students and recent graduates in county election offices during the 2024...
How Zohran Mamdani Tied Climate Policy to Voters’ Pocketbook Issues
Mother Jones
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July 3, 2025
Zohran Mamdani speaks during the NYC Election Night Party.Derek French/SOPA/ZUMA Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally published by the Guardian...
OPINION: The elections horserace field -measuring and weighing
Demerara Waves
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July 3, 2025
Last Updated on Thursday, 3 July 2025, 5:24 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall It’s a crowded field of 19 heading into September 1 elections horserace. I stand as the unofficial small man’s GECOM and pronounce on some of them, from symbols to standing...
Bihar voter rolls revision unreasonable, say Opposition parties in Delhi meet
India Today
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July 2, 2025
Eleven opposition parties led by the Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Samajwadi Party and the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Tuesday strongly objected to the Election Commission of India's decision to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
Party chief meets with voters in Hanoi
People's Army Newspaper
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The Party chief spoke highly of the voters' candid, democratic and responsible opinions, which reflected a high level of public consensus on the country’s key decisions. Highlighting the historic decision to streamline the administrative apparatus...
Campaigning for Japan upper house election begins, inflation tests PM
Kyodo News+
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July 3, 2025
TOKYO - Official campaigning began in Japan on Thursday for the July 20 House of Councillors election, a crucial test for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his minority government as voters struggle with the rising cost of living. Ishiba has set a...
Pune: Voters In Wagholi Being Denied Their Voting Rights? Serious Allegations By WACO Welfare Association Against Shirur Election Office
Free Press Journal
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July 3, 2025
Pune: Voters In Wagholi Being Denied Their Voting Rights? Serious Allegations By WACO Welfare Association Against Shirur Election Office | Sourced While the government regularly conducts awareness campaigns to encourage maximum voter...
Japan PM sweats for majority in upper house election
The Derby Informer - Kansas
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Campaigning for Japan's upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to maintain the ruling coalition's majority. Ishiba, 68, has been head of a minority government since October when he led the...
Many Reform Party voters critical of party's moves in Tallinn
ERR
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July 3, 2025
Twelve percent of voters would support a coalition between the Reform Party and Center Party in Tallinn ahead of the elections, while 69 percent would not, according to a recent survey by Norstat and the Institute for Societal Studies. The...
Lumbadzi Anti-Political Violence Committee formed to prevent electoral violence in Lilongwe
Nyasa Times
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July 3, 2025
In their pursuit for a non-violence September 16, 2025, General Elections, stakeholders in Lilongwe City Lumbadzi Constituency have agreed to form an ‘Anti-Political Violence Committee’ to prevent and mitigate political violence. The stakeholders...
Japan PM sweats for majority in upper house election
WYDC - New York
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Campaigning for Japan's upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to maintain the ruling coalition's majority. Ishiba, 68, has been head of a minority government since October when he led the...
Lagos LG poll: Aspirant sues APC over primary, alleges vote inflation
Daily Trust
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A legal challenge is threatening the outcome of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairmanship primary in the Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos, as former state lawmaker and aspirant, Rotimi Olowo, has dragged the party to court over...
World AFP Japan PM sweats for majority in upper house election
Yahoo News
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Campaigning for Japan's upper house election started Thursday, with unpopular Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba fighting to maintain the ruling coalition's majority. Ishiba, 68, has been head of a minority government since October when he led the...
Portland hospital workers vote to organize, join service employees union
Public News Service
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More than 1,100 caregivers at Portland's Providence St. Vincent Medical Center have voted to unionize, joining the Service Employees International Union Local 49. Hospital staffers, including certified nursing assistants, cooks, lab assistants,...
DPP softens election wording seen as hostile to foreigners
The Asahi Shimbun
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The Democratic Party for the People modified language in its Upper House election manifesto that was criticized as xenophobic by voices both inside and outside the party. A campaign pledge pamphlet released on June 17 contains a message by DPP...