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Lesotho: LPC to unveil manifesto, Public Eye Daily (2012)

As one of the twelve parties that will contest this year's general elections, the Lesotho People’s Congress is set to unveil its election manifesto at a rally set for February 5 in Berea.

South Africa: Ramphele: This is an astonishing moment for SA, News24 (2014)

In this article, the Democratic Alliance (DA) names Agang SA leader, Mamphela Ramphele as their presidential candidate in the 2014 general election.

South Africa: ANC list conference starts Monday, SABCNews (2014)

In this article, the African National Congress (ANC) begin their list conference Pretoria. It is in this conference that the party will decide who will represent the it in the national and provincial assemblies after the general elections in 2014.

South Africa: Elections need independent monitors- Agang SA, SABCNews (2014)

In this article, Mamphela Ramphele of Agang SA calls for urgent need of independent monitors during the elections. This comes after claims that some voters in the Tlokwe by-elections in the North West province.

Botswana 'breaks ranks with SADC, AU', News24 (2014)

In this article, Botswana President, Ian Khama says his country will not participate in future SADC election observer. This comes after what he calls 'failure' by African Union and SADC to point out the irregularities in last year’s Zimbabwe harmonised polls.

Zimbabwe's opposition leader Tsvangirai urged to resign, News24 (2014)

In this article, deputy treasurer general, Elton Mangoma of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) has wrote a letter to the party leader, Morgan Tsvangirai urging him to step down.

Libya protests: Gaddafi's son warns of civil war, BBC (2011)

This news article is about the Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, who warned that civil war could hit the country. His comments came in a lengthy TV address as anti-government protests spread to the capital Tripoli, and were brutally countered by security forces. Saif Gaddafi offered political reforms, and admitted that the police and army had made "mistakes", but said the death toll was lower than reported. Human Rights Watch says at least 233 people have died since last Thursday 18 Feb.

Bahrain protest continues, Aljazeera (2011)

This news article talks about hundreds of demonstrators are gathered at the Pearl roundabout in Manama, Bahrain's capital, as their protest against the government and ruling royal family entered its ninth day.

Reform Lawyer Says Tunisia Risks Anarchy, New York Times (2011)

This news article is about the warning by the head of a Tunisian government commission on political reform on Monday 21 Feb, that the country risked falling into “anarchy” as it passed through what he described as a very dangerous post-revolutionary transition toward multi-party democracy.

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Left-Leaning Party Wins Slovakia Election, wsj (2012)

In Slovakia parliamentary elections Robert Fico's Smer-Social Democracy party won 83 of the 150 seats in the national assembly. It is the first time since independence in 1993 that a single party has received enough votes to govern on its own.

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India: Mamata Banerjee beats communists in Bengal vote, BBC (2011)

The article reports that: "The world's longest-serving democratically-elected communist government has lost elections in the Indian state of West Bengal." Communist defeat has been a trend in the recent Indian state elections.

Thailand: Constituency registration starts Tues, Bangkok Post (2011)

This article reports that the registration of candidates running for election in the 375 single-seat constituencies will begin on 24 May 2011 and end on 28 May 2011. Constituency candidates are not required to draw lots for their numbers on the ballots. Each party already has a number through the drawing of lots during party-list registration.

Getting out the vote among Slovaks abroad, The Slovak Spectator (2012)

Slovaks living abroad have to register to vote by mail for the parliamentary elections on March 10. Even though the system is criticized, Slovaks expatriates are encouraged to register for the elections and vote.

Madagascar to hold polls in bid to end crisis, News24 (2013)

In this article, Madagascar hold elections in an effort to end political tensions. Political tensions erupted in a 2009 coup.

South Africa: IFP biggest loser in Nongoma by-elections, SABCNews (2013)

In this article, The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) loose all three by-elections in Nongoma. It is reported that the vacancies were as a result of the resignation of three IFP councillors who joined the ANC in August.