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Preliminary results of US-criticized Nicaragua elections announced

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is on course to securing his fifth overall and fourth consecutive term in office, with primary results revealing an overwhelming lead for his Sandinista alliance in the general election. Some 75% of Nicaraguan voters have supported Ortega’s party, the Supreme Electoral Council announced on Monday after counting around half of the […]

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Libyan general elections in limbo after eastern-based faction withdraws support from unity government

One of the two dueling parliaments in Libya passed a motion of no confidence in the unity government. The UN earlier warned that a civil war could resume if rivals don’t agree on a legal framework for the December election. The Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) said its members voted to withdraw confidence in the […]

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Libya risks slipping into new round of civil war & violence if crucial December elections not held – UN envoy

The UN envoy to Libya has warned that the war-torn country could slip into conflict once again if presidential and parliamentary elections set for December are aborted.  “Aborting the drive for elections will for many be a signal that violence is the only path to power in the country. This cannot be allowed,” Jan Kubis, […]