Elections
South Africa 2014 elections: ANC triumphs, opposition gains ground
May 9, 2014A new R1-trillion [$96 billion] economic and social infrastructure program aims to transform many poor areas by building new roads, rail links, ports, universities and schools.
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Ruling party ousted in Panama elections
May 5, 2014On Sunday, voters in Panama upset the predictions of pollsters by electing dissident Vice President Juan Carlos Varela, of the Panameñista Party, as their new president.
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Autoworkers drop appeal of election loss at Chattanooga VW plant
April 21, 2014Union President Bob King says, they will concentrate on a probe by congressional Democrats of political interference that led to the Valentine's Day defeat.
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As crisis builds, Ukrainians face May 25 election
April 21, 2014This election is largely a contest of powerful business tycoons who made their fortunes out of the breakup of the old Soviet Union and the privatization of state enterprises that followed.
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Supreme Court extends attack on democracy with McCutcheon decision
April 2, 2014The Supreme Court struck down limits on overall contributions to political parties and candidates.
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