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Various political parties delegates and officials from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) meet at the IEBC National Tallying centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Various political parties delegates and officials from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) meet at the IEBC National Tallying centre at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi

First rigging claims as Kenyan media slow vote tally in tight presidential race

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Without providing any proof, the secretary-general of Kenya’s governing party has said there was election rigging, fuelling public anxiety yesterday as media outlets significantly slowed down their unofficial tallies from Tuesday’s tight vote.

Paraguayan Vice President Hugo VelazquezCreator: Mario-Pascassio/Fotografo-Oficial Copyright: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores El Salvador
Paraguayan Vice President Hugo VelazquezCreator: Mario-Pascassio/Fotografo-Oficial Copyright: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores El Salvador

Paraguay VP Velazquez to quit after U.S. accuses him of corruption

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – Paraguayan Vice President Hugo Velazquez today said he would resign and withdraw his candidacy for the presidency, after being blacklisted by the United States for alleged “significant” acts of corruption.

A police officer walks next to sealed ballot boxes containing electoral materials at an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) tallying centre after the general election in Nairobi, Kenya August 11, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya

Dead heat for Kenya presidency as election results trickle in

NAIROBI,  (Reuters) – Two days after Kenya’s general election, officials had yet to announce who is leading the presidential race in East Africa’s regional powerhouse, as confused citizens struggled to make sense of divergent tallies from the media in a nail-bitingly close race.

Tunisian court halts president’s purge of judges

TUNIS, (Reuters) – A Tunisian court has halted President Kais Saied’s dismissal of around 50 judges, a lawyer said yesterday, underscoring the continued independence of courts despite Saied’s moves to assume wider authority over the judiciary.

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