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"Voters in Georgia's capital city appeared on Monday to have overwhelmingly endorsed President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party in municipal elections, barely a year after opposition parties had thronged the streets vowing to force him from office...

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"Last Tuesday, May 25 2010, the International Republican Institute (IRI) organized an interesting dialogue at the Zuma Hall of the Rockview Hotel Abuja...

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"Opinion polls by the respected U.S. National Democratic Institute and other Western organizations suggest the ruling party will win most of Sunday's polls comfortably.

"The West is keen to stabilize the volatile South Caucasus, a transit route for oil and gas to Europe. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is sending 350 observers."

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"In an attempt to minimize, if not preclude the abuse of administrative resources on behalf of candidates representing the ruling party, a group of Georgian NGOs under the auspices of the National Democratic Institute drafted a memorandum on how such resources may be used.

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"The October 2010 elections represent a unique opportunity for Tanzanians to further consolidate the democratic process in their country, and while Tanzania's electoral process reflects genuine innovation and reform, there remains a need to strengthen several aspects of the electoral process, a delegation organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said in a statement released today."