Washington, US | Xinhua | 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Thursday that any country which interferes in U.S. elections will pay a price. “I made it clear that any country, no matter who it is, that interferes in American elections will pay a price,” Biden said during …
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Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | XINHUA | Acting President and Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov on Thursday signed a constitutional law to postpone the date of repeat parliamentary elections, his press service reported. The report said that the need to adopt this law is dictated by a number of circumstances, as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC and Democratic-Party leaders in Arua city are in a dilemma after failing to attract candidates for elective positions. Records from the Electoral Commission offices in Arua city indicate that FDC party only nominated candidates for two constituencies of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has asked the government to explain the modalities used to distribute the 15 billion Shillings given to political parties with representation in Parliament. The Electoral Commission received 15 billion Shillings last week to cover facilitation for quarter one and quarter two activities by the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former president of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party Col. Dr Kizza Besigye has rallied the youth in Fort Portal to join Plan B- his other strategy to oust the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party following many unsuccessful attempts to oust the regime through …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) has today sweep all the nine positions contested for during the district youth council elections for Wakiso district. There were running battles as Police fired teargas to disperse rowdy youths who attempted to grab the ballot box as the voting …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement party [NRM] has said starting this Tuesday, it will begin holding talks with its members who were defeated in party primaries but opted to be nominated as independent parliamentary candidates. Speaking to news reporters at the party’s secretariat plot 10, …
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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After nominations of MP candidates for Nakaseke district last week, majority have asked the police to treat them equally during the campaigns. Atleast 14 candidates were duly nominated to contest for the four parliamentary positions in Nakaseke district. They are seeking to represent Nakaseke North, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM has already secured seats in the 11th parliament after six of its candidates went through unopposed. By the close of the two-day country wide nomination exercise yesterday, NRM candidates in Ik county in Kaabong district, Bugahya county …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite stooping to seek a parliamentary position for Kimanya-Kabonera division in the recently created Masaka city, the former President General of the People’s Development Party-PDP, Dr Abed Bwanika affirms his resolve to compete for the country’s top leadership office. Using the analogy of hot porridge, …
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