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Poll Watchers Hope to Cut Fraud in Russia Vote Row upon row of Russians take lecture notes in a university classroom on a Saturday afternoon. They are not poor students. They are just 50 faces from an army of 200,000 Russians volunteering to work as
Top government officials responsible for security in Afghanistan say there is no way to ensure the Taliban will not be able to cause civilian casualties before the election or on the day of voting. Afghanistan's military is declaring a one-day unilat
Bangladesh, one of the world's poorest countries, has moved a step closer to a return to democracy with a relatively peaceful parliamentary election. Officials say about 70 percent of the 81 million eligible voters went to the polls Monday. The Awam
Technology Report - Can Social Media Improve Voter Turnout? 科技报道 - 社交网络提升选举投票率 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 We have all witnessed the power of social
By Tendai Maphosa London 29 March 2008 Zimbabwean law does not allow citizens outside the country to vote. But to show their solidarity with Zimbabweans who are voting in Saturday's elections, some of those in the diaspora have organized mock balloti
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 March 2008 Zimbabweans are going to the polls today to choose a president, parliament and local councils. The elections come amid a severe economic crisis, as we hear from VOA's Scott Bobb in our Southern Africa Bureau i
By Sonja Pace Jerusalem 25 January 2006 Palestinian family look at a voting list outside a polling station in the West Bank City of Jenin, 25 January 2006 Palestinians are voting for a new parliament
By Challiss McDonough Cairo 26 March 2007 Egyptians are voting in a hastily arranged referendum on 34 controversial constitutional amendments. The ruling party says the changes will help build democracy and fight terrorism, but critics say they threa
At least 18 people were killed as India's voters cast ballots in the first part of a five-stage election in the world's largest democracy. More than 2.5 million security officers were on duty in the 15 Indian states and two territories where balloti
Hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong have signed on for an Anti-Occupy Central campaign. The signatories are calling for the restoration of law and order, saying the demonstrations are affecting their daily lives. So far around 650-thousand p
Voters in Angola went to the polls Friday to elect a new parliament, in the country's first elections in 16 years. Turnout was massive, but numerous irregularities and technical problems were reported. 安哥拉选民星期五前往投票站选举新议
In Angola, voting has been extended for another day at some polling centers after thousands of voters were prevented from casting their ballots in Friday's parliamentary elections. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda. Angola's Electoral Commission
By Cache Seel Qanater 11 June 2007 Independent observers and opposition groups are accusing the Egyptian government of intimidating voters and candidates, and tampering with parliamentary elections. Cache Seel reports for VOA from Qanater that violen
By Steve Herman Kathmandu 10 April 2008 Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed electi
By Amelia Shaw Port-au-Prince, Haiti 08 February 2006 Haitians stayed at the polls into the late hours Tuesday in the first democratic elections since former president Jean Bertrand Aristide went into
By Kari Barber Freetown 08 September 2007 Sierra Leoneans are voting in a landmark presidential runoff Saturday amid tensions in which the opposition party says their members are being harassed and intimidated. The first round of the presidential ele
By Chris Simkins Washington, DC 13 February 2008 Americans are about halfway through the primary election season to decide which candidates will represent the Democratic and Republican Parties in the November presidential election. VOA's Chris Simkin
By Kari Barber Dakar 11 September 2007 Opposition party officials in Sierra Leone say they are pleased with preliminary results released Monday that give their candidate, Ernest Koroma, a 64 percent to 36 percent lead over Vice President Solomon Bere
Voters in Angola went to the polls Friday to elect a new parliament, in the country's first elections in 16 years. Turnout was massive, but numerous irregularities and technical problems were reported. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from Luanda. Angolans
Millions of voters in Nepal braved threats of violence and harsh terrain to cast ballots in a historic election to choose a 601-member national assembly that is to write a constitution. The twice-delayed election is being closely monitored by tens of