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And the election winner is … the candidate who can afford Africa’s soaring nomination fees

Alexis Mohamed would have loved to stand against his former boss. A longtime adviser to Djibouti’s president, Ismail Omar Guelleh, Mohamed resigned last September, citing democratic regression in the.

Hungarian election: How football has helped Orban keep power

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Deutsche Welle•Apr 9

Hungarian election: How football has helped Orban keep power

Viktor Orban is a football fanatic but has long used the sport as a political tool, both at home and abroad. With polls predicting election defeat, he could also lose his chance of hosting the Champions League final.

India•India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•Apr 3

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Unresolved issues galore in Kangayam constituency

Choice of political candidates, over the last three decades, by the electorate has thrown up surprises in the Kangayam Assembly segment of Tiruppur district that has been witnessing rapid economic strides owing to diverse industrial activities in the main town, as also agriculture in the hinterland. In the previous two elections in 2016 and 2011, AIADMK candidates had emerged victorious over those of Indian National Congress by comfortable margins. In the 2001 election, the face-off between the DMK and AIADMK candidates resulted in the victory of the latter.

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India•India Latest News: Top National Headlines Today & Breaking News | The Hindu•Mar 31

Kerala election 2026: Rahul Gandhi alleges PM Modi wants LDF to win Assembly polls

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (March 31, 2026) alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants the ruling LDF to win the Assembly elections in Kerala. Gandhi said that while the Prime Minister speaks about religion, temples and god elsewhere, he does not raise the Sabarimala gold loss issue in the State.

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India•The Indian Express•Mar 7

In power tariff cut, an old Punjab story: Election years mean bonanza for consumers

Election years mean a bonanza for Punjab’s power consumers. The tariff, however, is hiked in the first year of the government, past data shows. 91 crore, political experts say the decision has elections written all over it.

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