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The results from the first democratic elections to take place in Benghazi for more than four decades were announced this evening by the head of Benghazi’s electoral commission, Suleiman Zubi. He said that 138,312 people had voted.

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The final results in Algeria’s parliamentary elections confirm an overpowering victory for the national liberation front (NLF) who will dominate the future parliament with 220 representatives. Polls opened across Algeria at 8am Thursday (May 10th), with nearly 21 million voters expected to take part in the historic legislative election.

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Algerians will be voting for a new parliament on 10 May. The big question is whether this election will turn out to be as free and successful as the recent ones in neighbouring Tunisia and Morocco.

Forty-four political parties and 7,646 candidates are battling for 462 seats. By having so many contenders, the government is hoping that Islamist parties will be squeezed.

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Kenya is ready for the next General Election, that’s the verdict of the National Democratic Institute. A report by a delegation that has been studying Kenya’s situation however warns that the politicization of the ICC process remains a risk to peaceful elections.

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A week -long forum of the West Africa Election Observer’s Network (WEAON) over the weekend ended in Monrovia, bringing together participants from several African nations including Ghana, Nigeria, Gambia, Sierra Leone and host Liberia.