Category: Presidential Elections
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Kagame expected to easily win fourth term in Rwanda election
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to cruise to a fourth term in office in an election on Monday against two opposition candidates who were cleared to run against him but have only modest expectations. Kagame, 66, helped lead the rebel movement that ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda and has served as president since…
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Ghana’s presidential candidate Bawumia chooses energy minister as running mate
Ghana’s Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia, from the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has chosen the current energy minister as his running mate for the December presidential election. President Nana Akufo-Addo will leave office in January 2025 after serving the maximum eight years the constitution allows.Bawumia has picked Matthew Opoku Prempeh, a lawmaker, doctor, and Christian from…
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Democrats begin to consider Harris at the top of their ticket
As President Biden continues to face questions about whether he should end his bid to seek a second term, there are growing signs that many in the Democratic Party are willing to accept the notion of Vice President Harris at the top of their presidential ticket, a potentially significant shift. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries…
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The man who COULD be president: California Governor Gavin Newsom – who looks like Hollywood’s version of commander in chief – and has a VERY intimate connection to the Trump family
Amid calls for Joe Biden to step down following his catastrophic performance at the presidential debate, one man has hovered around the edges reminding the Democrats that he is there should the 81-year-old commander in chief fail. With his Hollywood good looks and perfect wife and family he seems like a president straight out of…
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Mexico election 2024: Claudia Sheinbaum set to become president
🇲🇽🗳 With over 50% of the votes counted, Sheinbaum had 57.7% of the votes compared to 29.3% for Xochitl Galvez and 10.5% for Jorge Alvarez Maynez. Sheinbaum said both of her competitors Galvez and Maynez had called her and acknowledged her victory.
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Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years
Burkina Faso’s military rulers will remain in power for another five years after national talks ended in agreeing to extend the transition back to democracy by 60 months from July, according to the text of an approved new charter. “The duration of the transition is fixed at 60 months from July 2, 2024,” Colonel Moussa…
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Togo’s ruling party sweeps legislative poll with overwhelming majority
🇹🇬 The final provisional results of Togo’s legislative election last month reveal a resounding victory for the ruling party, securing 108 out of 113 seats in parliament. President Faure Gnassingbe’s UNIR party’s decisive win follows the approval of contentious constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament, potentially extending Gnassingbe’s 19-year rule. The reforms, adopted in March,…
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Campaigning in Togo ends Sunday ahead of legislative and regional elections
🇹🇬 Campaigning in Togo ends on Sunday as the country prepares to go the polls on Monday to elect lawmakers and the country’s first regional representatives. The polls come against the backdrop of heightened political tension since the approval in April of a divisive new constitution and a series of crackdowns on opposition protests. Critics…
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🇷🇼 Kagame endorsed as presidential candidate by seven political parties in Rwanda
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame has been endorsed as candidate by two of the oldest and political parties. Liberal Party (PL), and the Social Democratic Party (PSD), endorsed the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) candidate Paul Kagame in the July presidential race on Sunday, joining four smaller political parties, which are already in a coalition with the…
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Senegal opposition’s Faye set to become president after rival concedes
🇸🇳 Senegal opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye was set to be declared the country’s next president after his rival from the ruling coalition called him on Monday to concede defeat. Results trickling in since polls closed on Sunday evening in the first round of a delayed presidential election rapidly suggested Faye, 44, may have clinched…
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