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Democracy in tatters, Sirisena pushes Lanka into deep political crisis
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Nov 16 (ANI): With the political situation highly turbulent in Sri Lanka, the parties are now waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict on December 6 to see if the House will be dissolved and Presidential elections will be announced or Ranil Wickremesinghe-led government w
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Haven't discussed anything with Whitaker: Trump on Russia probe
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington (USA), Nov 10 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has said that he had never discussed anything in connection to the investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential elections with the acting attorney general Matthew G. Whitaker.
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What does a Democrat win mean for the Trump government?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [USA], Nov 7 (ANI): The Democratic Party registered a historic win in the midterm elections and regained control in the House of Representatives. This ground-breaking victory would ultimately lead to a contentious battleground for the 2020 Presidential elections.
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Maldives: Abdulla Yameen loses election challenge
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Oct 21 (ANI): Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Sunday suffered a humiliating legal defeat after the country's top court rejected his plea to annul the last month's presidential elections.
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Maldives result: People's affirmation to democracy, says CHRI
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 26 (ANI): The peaceful vote for change in the Maldives presidential elections is an affirmation of ordinary people in democratic processes and in upholding of dignity and rule of law, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) said on Wednesday.
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PM Modi congratulates Ibrahim Mohamed Solih for winning Maldives polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated senior Maldivian opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on his victory in the recently-concluded presidential elections held in the island nation.
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Abdulla Yameen accepts defeat in Maldives polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sept 24 (ANI): Breaking silence on the results of the presidential elections, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Monday conceded defeat, saying that he accepted people's mandate.
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Maldives presidential polls: Foreign Ministry confirms Solih's victory
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Male [Maldives], Sep 24 (ANI): Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, the opposition candidate in the Maldivian presidential elections, has beaten President Abdulla Yameen.
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European Parliamentarians express concern over credible, transparent polls
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], Sept 22 (ANI): Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from seven different parties have shown concern over the failure of President Abdulla Yameen's government in Maldives to engage with the Opposition leaders for credible, transparent and inclusive Presidential ele
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Liberal democratic norms under threat in Maldives, says Australian think-t
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Nedlands [Australia], August 30 (ANI): As Maldives is heading closer to hold Presidential elections, the international community has raised concern over threat to liberal democratic norms under the leadership of President Abdulla Yameen in the island nation.
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Invasion is necessary, Swamy repeats Maldives remark
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 28 (ANI): Repeating his "invade the Maldives" remark, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said that in order to protect Indians in that country, "invasion is necessary" if upcoming Presidential elections in the island nation was rigged. How
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EU closely monitoring situation in poll-bound Maldives
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 23 (ANI): The European Union is closely monitoring the situation in the Maldives in the run-up to the Presidential elections scheduled for September 23, according to a media release issued by the Delegation of the European Union to India and Bhutan.
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