Presidential Elections (Switzerland)

John Roughan: Decisions better from elected heads

Smackers, whackers, violence victims, life-means-lifers - just about everybody who has initiated a referendum in this country may be in Queen St today to march behind a banner called "democracy".It belongs to an Auckland...

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Younger voters have been city's silent demographic

Sep 20, 2009 (Sun Journal - Whatever the reason, during New Bern's last municipal election, almost nobody under the age of 40 bothered to vote. In 2005, there were 3,235 registered voters in New Bern who were under the age of...

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Helmand Becomes Electoral Litmus Test

By Abubakar Siddique Continuing their monthlong advance into the countryside of Helmand Province, U.S. Marines and Afghan forces this week captured the administrative center of the northern Nawzad district. The accomplishment...

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Experts mull Afghan elections and way forward

Afghans will head to the polls on August 20 to elect a new president for the second time in the country's history (Keystone) President Hamid Karzai looks poised to win the Afghanistan presidential vote, but his re-election is...

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Life in Buenos Aires: Gripe "A" more than a week in isolation

I feel like the prisoner of Zenda. Well maybe not. Maybe more like the Birdman of Alcatraz, but instead of a bird I have a demonic dog named Maximiliana to keep me company. Last Monday I got the flu. It...

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Quorums and choirs in Cardiff

Cardiff was chosen as the venue for this year's FOSSUK gathering (Keystone) Swiss expatriates meeting in Wales have been working out how to attract younger members. They also witnessed a unique example of cultural harmony....

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Survivor AFC-style: Bin Hamman hangs on

In the end, the 2009 AFC Congress proved that Mohamed bin Hammam is one of football's great survivors. GettyImages Sepp Blatter with Mohamed bin Hammam, but did the FIFA president wants the Qatari to win the election?...

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Survivor AFC-style: Bin Hammam hangs on

GettyImages Sepp Blatter with Mohamed bin Hammam, but did the FIFA president wants the Qatari to win the election? FIFA President Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini - were firmly behind Bahraini challenger Sheikh Salman...

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BJP in cross wires over black money; Cong, CPI dub its 100-day plan as smoke screen

By M Rama Rao, India Editor, Asian Tribune As India is getting ready for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Swiss Bank accounts and black money have become a new talking point. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brought the...

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Opposition raking up Swiss money issue with an eye on elections Rahul

Qutubullapur, Andhra Pradesh, Apr 10 : All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today charged the opposition with raking up the issue of stashing money in Swiss banks only with an eye on elections. In...

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