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The Maryland Senate race has taken a dramatic turn with the announcement by Democracy for America and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee to draft Donna Edwards into the Democratic primary for the Senate seat to be vacated by Barbara Mikulski. This move sets the stage for a potential family feud
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Turkey's upcoming June 2015 general election will be pivotal for Kurdish representation in parliament. The Kurdish-dominated Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has chosen to contest the election as a party, rather than as independent candidates, sparking debate within the Kurdish community. This decision poses a significant risk for
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Israel's opposition leader, Isaac Herzog, has promised to "reignite" peace talks with the Palestinians, declaring that he would be the country's next prime minister. Appearing before the foreign media, Mr Herzog, Labour party leader, said that he is confident of defeating Benjamin Netanyahu, the
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Former Nigerian President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's sudden exit from the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) has sparked intense debate and speculation about the party's future. After 16 years in the party, Obasanjo renounced his membership in a dramatic ceremony, tearing his PDP membership card
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The presidential rally incident in Bauchi exposed deep cracks within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, with Governor Isa Yuguda at the center of the controversy. The governor, who is also contesting for the Bauchi South senatorial seat, accused FCT Minister Bala Mohammed of masterminding the attack on
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged all political parties and stakeholders in Nigeria's electoral process to put aside their narrow interests and work together to ensure the success of the 2015 general elections. The party made this call in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary,
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the country's military hierarchy of engaging in a secret plot to subvert the will of the people. The party claims it has obtained a memo from the presidency to military commanders instructing them on how
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In the two days leading up to the submission of nominations for the Senate polls, Islamabad was abuzz with a frenzy of lobbying as candidates from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vied for tickets to secure a spot in the Senate. With the prime minister holding a meeting with
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A pro-democracy group, the Movement for the Advancement of Democratic Progress, has sounded the alarm over a plot to scuttle Nigeria's general elections, alleging that anti-democratic forces have perfected a plan to get a judge to grant a last-minute injunction to postpone the polls or disqualify the All
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Nigeria's February elections have intensified, and the candidates are left with little time for a critical debate on the country's issues. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has refused to participate in the proposed presidential debates, citing bias on the part of the organizers, the Broadcast Organisation
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President Goodluck Jonathan's visit to Bauchi on January 22, 2015, to flag off the People's Democratic Party (PDP) campaign rally turned violent when a group of angry youths pelted the President's convoy with stones, forcing the organizers to end the rally in less than
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The People's Democratic Party (PDP) has made a sensational allegation against the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), claiming that the latter possesses tapes of terrorist attacks on innocent Nigerians. The ruling party warns that the APC's plan to release these tapes is a desperate attempt to
