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Amid threats of terrorism and reports of rigging, determined voters in Pakistan turned out in high numbers, braving chaotic polling stations and long lines on May 11, 2013 to have their say in the country’s first ever democratic transition of power. Pakistanis Vote in Huge Numbers Despite Threats, Alleged Poll Rigging

Amid threats of terrorism and reports of rigging, determined voters in Pakistan turned out in high numbers, braving chaotic polling stations and long lines on May 11, 2013 to have their say in the country’s first ever democratic transition of power.

Pakistanis Vote in Huge Numbers Despite Threats, Alleged Poll Rigging

‘Thanks for not voting kids!’

This cheeky video shows a fake politician, reelected for the eighth time, thanking young Chileans who did not vote.

It’s been released by a group of NGOs to encourage youth to vote in Chile’s municipal elections - the country’s first ever voluntary vote.

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In the aftermath of Brazilian municipal elections that took place on October 7, 2012, the Facebook page Quem suja agora vai sujar depois (Who messes now will mess afterwards) [pt] shares photos and videos showing electoral propaganda waste in streets across the country.

In the aftermath of Brazilian municipal elections that took place on October 7, 2012, the Facebook page Quem suja agora vai sujar depois (Who messes now will mess afterwards) [pt] shares photos and videos showing electoral propaganda waste in streets across the country.

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This funk song by MC Cerrado has been created to encourage Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to veto the country’s new Forestry Code, which has been approved by the National Congress.

The rationale driving the bill is that agribusiness is hindered by the existing Code and Brazil is missing out on opportunities for economic development. However, environmental activists are campaigning for a “zero deforestation” bill for the sake of biodiversity, for the protection of ecological processes and for the slowdown of climate change.

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“Vote here.” Image posted by @copi35.Algeria’s first legislative elections since the start of the Arab uprisings have seen a low turnout.Find out more…

“Vote here.” Image posted by @copi35.

Algeria’s first legislative elections since the start of the Arab uprisings have seen a low turnout.

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Preparations are in full swing for the presidential elections in Egypt, set for May 23 and 24, 2012, with candidates’ election posters already up on the streets.

Preparations are in full swing for the presidential elections in Egypt, set for May 23 and 24, 2012, with candidates’ election posters already up on the streets.

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Vote for the Most Influential African Thinker Alive

Who is the most influential African thinker alive? Africa is a Country blog wants readers to vote for one influential African thinker from a list of 12 candidates.

Who gets your vote?

  • Samir Amin, academic, activist, Senegal/Egypt
  • Jean and John Comaroff, academics, South Africa/United States
  • Chinua Achebe, writer, Nigeria
  • Mahmood Mamdani, academic, Uganda
  • Mamdouh Habashi, academic, politician, Egypt
  • Kwame Anthony Appiah, academic, philosopher, Ghana/United States
  • Achille Mbembe, academic, Cameroon/South Africa
  • J M Coetzee, writer, South Africa/Australia
  • Issa Shivji, academic, Tanzania
  • Nawal el Saadawi, writer and activist, Egypt
  • Wole Soyinka, writer, activist, Nigeria
  • Virginie Toure, activist, Cote d’Ivoire

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The ‘Born on December 31st’ documentary by Priscila Padilla exposes a human rights violation the Wayuu indigenous group of Colombia have been under.

Many of their national IDs, mass produced to get important votes in election periods, state they were all born on the same date and feature offensive made-up names; which they were unable to notice because Spanish is not their native language.

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Bloggingheads.tv talks to Global Voices RuNet Echo Editor Alexey Sidorenko about the Russia elections and subsequent demonstrations.

See Global Voices special coverage on Russia Elections 2011.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gets booed onstage in the run-up to the country’s elections.

“…this public display of animosity towards him is perhaps the first of its kind during this election season, and it is remarkable because Putin’s Russia has seen only a handful of incidents where the media captured a story that truly caught Putin off guard.”

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