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Disqualification of independent candidates in local elections prompts prot
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI): The disqualification of independent candidates from contesting in the upcoming local elections prompted a thousand protesters to take to the streets of Moscow on Sunday.
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Somalia: 2 journalists among 10 killed in terror attack
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kismayo [Somalia], July 13 (ANI): At least ten people were killed after several gunmen stormed into the Asasey Hotel here on Friday after detonating a car bomb at the hotel's entrance, as per local police.
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Istanbul mayoral re-run: Erdogan congratulates Opposition candidate for pr
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Jun 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated the Opposition party's mayoral candidate for his projected win at the local elections' re-run here on Sunday.
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Turkey orders re-polling for Istanbul mayoral elections
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 7 (ANI): Turkey's top electoral authority on Monday ordered a re-vote for Istanbul mayor on June 23, dealing a blow for opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), who won the city in the March 31 local elections.
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Let us do a deal -- May appeals lawmakers to agree on Brexit
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 6 (ANI): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday made bullish efforts to make opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn agree on a cross-party deal to leave the European Union, following poor results for both the parties in the local elections held on Thursday. Read More
Turkey local elections: Erdogan's AK Party calls for recount of votes
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], Apr 7 (ANI): The ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, headed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan here on Sunday appealed to the country's top election authority to recount the votes cast in all districts of Istanbul during the recently held local elections.
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Turkish local elections: Erdogan faces defeat, Opposition leads in Ankara,
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], Apr 02 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday suffered a major setback after his Justice and Development Party (AK) lost control of Ankara and Istanbul, considered to be its bastion since decades, for the first time since the party came to power in 2002.
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Turkey local elections: Litmus test for Erdogan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 1 (ANI): Thousands of voters headed to the polls across Turkey on Sunday to cast their ballots in the local elections, which is viewed as a litmus test for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Turkey to host trilateral meet on Afghan peace
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 5 (ANI): Turkey will host a trilateral meet on strife-torn Afghanistan which will also involve Pakistan after the local elections in Turkey conclude in March.
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Taiwan Prez resigns as party chief after local elections defeat
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan [Taipei], Nov 25 (ANI): Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen late on Saturday announced her resignation as the head of Democratic Progressive Party of Taiwan, after enduring a 'crushing defeat' in the local government elections.
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Linking Article 35A with local elections disastrous: Mufti
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Sep 05 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday termed the Centre's plea in the Supreme Court, linking decision on Article 35 A with panchayat and urban bodies' elections, a disastrous idea.
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Sri Lanka ruling alliance faces humiliation at local elections
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka] February 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka's ruling alliance suffered a humiliating defeat in the local elections, which is seen as a test of its leadership, as the party of former president Mahinda Rajapakse stood victorious, Al Jazeera reported.
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