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ISLAMABAD: Women belonging to the Awami National Party (ANP) charged recently that increasing militancy and talibanization of the NWFP and FATA are a major threat to their political participation. … The workshop was one of five being organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) as part of its new program to strengthen women’s participation in political parties.

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Nouakchott, Mauritania - The regional director and program manager of the US National Democratic Institute (NDI) to the Middle East and the Maghreb, Leslie Campbell, has warned the Mauritania junta against embarking on a unilateral electoral process in the contest of the forthcoming presidential election in the African nation.

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Salvadorans headed to the polls on March 15, electing Mauricio Funes as their next president and ending the long hold on power of the ruling party. Voters had to choose between the governing Alianza Republicana Nacionalista (ARENA) party candidate Rodrigo Ávila and Funes of the opposition Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN). Funes could claim over 51 percent of the vote with 90 percent of ballots counted.

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