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High voter turn up in Kitgum as NRM conducts primaries

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Several polling stations within Kitgum Municipality have registered a high turn up of voters in today’s National Resistance Movement- NRM party primaries. By 8 am, a sizeable number of voters had turned up at Apollo Grounds in Central Division to check on their names in …

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Names deleted from NRM register in Mityana

Mityana,  Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Several names of National Resistance Movement (NRM) party voters in Kakindu Sub County, Mityana district have been deleted from the party register and replaced with new ones. This has caused tension among village registrars who claim ignorance about how the new names were included in …

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Village youths leaders want EC to reduce voting time

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The newly elected Village Youths Committee leaders and voters have asked the Electoral Commission to reduce the voting hours in the next round of elections for Special Interest Groups. The youth leaders say that the time allotted during the election of village youth committees on Monday …

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Missing names, low turn up mar youths elections in Luweero

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Missing names on the voter’s registers and low turn up have marred Village Youths elections in Luweero town council. This morning, hundreds of youths nationwide went to the polls to elect Village Youths Committee leaders. According to the Electoral Commission guidelines, the polls were scheduled …

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Katikkiro asks voters to stop pestering aspirants for money

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga has condemned voters pestering aspirants for money ahead of the 2021 general elections. Currently, aspirants for various political seats are holding town hall meetings to convince voters in the ongoing party primary polls. However, in the meetings, …

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Don’t vote for GBV perpetrators – Minister Tumwebaze

Kabarole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As the political heat gets turned up, the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze has called on voters to shun contenders with a history of perpetrating Gender Based Violence (GBV). The Minister notes that such persons are not fit to be …

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Trump, Biden turn to new presidential campaign field — Snapchat

Washington, United States | AFP |  Gone are the lively meetings, the distribution of flyers on busy campuses. The coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt stop to traditional US political means of courting young voters — forcing presidential candidates to turn to Snapchat instead. The photo-sending app that boasts 229 million …

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Benin set for controversial local poll despite virus

Cotonou, Benin | AFP |  Benin gears up to hold local elections without key opposition parties Sunday as the authorities push ahead with the vote despite the coronavirus threat and calls for a delay. The West African nation of 11 million on Monday rolled back a raft of restrictions aimed at …

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Uncertainty looms over Poland presidential election

Warsaw, Poland | AFP |  Voters are still in the dark as to whether Poland’s presidential election will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, amid mounting pressure for a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. The right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) government is still seeking parliamentary approval to conduct the election …

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Guinean president enacts new constitution

Conakry, Guinea | AFP |  Guinea’s President Alpha Conde has enacted a new constitution following a referendum last month on changes that critics fear are aimed at extending his time in office. Changing the constitution was hugely controversial in the west African nation, spurring mass demonstrations that left dozens dead. After …

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