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Belarus: Will new elections yield new results?

Parliamentary elections to take place on September 11 in Belarus, Europe's "last dictatorship".

Europe, Elections

South Africa: Local elections a litmus test for ANC

South Africans are voting in local elections, the layer of government with the largest impact on peoples' daily lives. The vote will be a verdict on the governing African National Congress.

South Africa, Elections, Politics