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Bangladesh's Hasina wins re-election after polls without opposition
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won re-election for a fifth term Sunday, officials said, following a boycott led by an opposition party she branded a "terrorist organisation".
21 years have gone by
Hundreds of thousands of people from all over Serbia protested against the non-recognition of the results of the presidential elections by the then regime.
It is 21 years since the mass demonstrations of the citizens of Serbia that led to the departure from power of the President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Slobodan Milosevic.
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Parliamentary Leaders Quote November 7 and 14 as Possible Dates for ElectionsTwo-in-One
November 7 and 14 are the possible dates for holding of two-in-one elections. The dates for presidential and general elections were discussed Wednesday by a leaders' council in Parlament.
Bosnia Election Commission to Sue Dodik for Inciting National Hatred
Bosnia's Election Commission, the CIK, has filed a lawsuit against Bosnian Serb strongman and Serbian member of the state presidency Milorad Dodik, accusing him of inciting national hatred. The crime carries a statutory sentence of three months to ten years in prison if the accused is found guilty.
Bulgarian Parliament Elected Stefka Stoeva as Chair of the New Central Election Commission
Parliament on 20th of March elected Stefka Stoeva as chairperson of the new Central Election Commission. The nomination of Stoeva came from the largest parliamentary group - GERB, reports BNT.
SANU president "to offer resignation on Friday"
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Observers Gather in Bosnia to Scrutinise Elections
More than 50,000 national and international observers will monitor Bosnia's eight post-war election whose campaign has less than a week to run.
The Central Electoral Committee has accredited 2,9191 observers, but this figure only refers to those who will be observing the CIK and the main vote collection centre.
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Belgrade Election: Who's Who So Far
With the date of the Belgrade City Assembly election set for March 4, voters will soon be choosing between various party and coalition lists, some of which have caused surprise.
The Socialist Party, a junior partner in the ruling parliamentary coalition, will be going it alone in the Belgrade vote.
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Albania Prosecutors Probe Opposition's US Lobbying Payments
Following a BIRN Albania investigation, Albania's General Prosecutor on Thursday said the Tirana District Prosecutors had opened an investigation into the Democratic Party's acounts about how much it had spent on US lobbying companies.
Kosovo Opposition Queries Size of Electoral Roll
Adnan Rrustemi, member of the Central Election Commission, CEC, from the opposition Vetevendosje party, told BIRN that his party believes the list of voters in Kosovo contains serious defects and inaccuracies, such as faulty addresses and names of dead persons.
The voting list also includes over 600,000 persons, which is more than the total number of residents with voting rights.
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