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Vladimir Putin urges Russians to vote in upcoming presidential election

Vladimir Putin urges Russians to vote in upcoming presidential election

Moscow, March 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin has encouraged country's citizens to participate in the upcoming presidential election, scheduled for March 15-17, local media reported. "It is necessary to confirm our unity and determination to move forward together. Each of your votes is valuable and significant. Therefore, I urge you to exercise your right to vote in the next three days," Vladimir Putin said in a recorded video message, TASS news agency reported. He said polling stations will be open in every city, town and village, reminding Russians that they are one family. "Dear friends! All of us, the multinational…
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Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election

Stubb narrowly wins Finnish presidential election

Helsinki, Feb 12, The presidential candidate for the National Coalition, Alexander Stubb, narrowly won the Finnish presidential election on Sunday night. With all the votes counted, Stubb got 51.6 per cent of support in the final round, while Independent Green candidate Pekka Haavisto obtained 48.4 per cent, according to figures released by the Finnish Ministry of Justice. "I can promise that I will do my best every single day for this task," Stubb said after being confirmed Finland's next President, Xinhua news agency reported. Commenting to the media, Stubb added that Finland is now entering a new era. "I would…
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Egypt’s Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote

Egypt’s Sisi wins presidential election with 89.6% of vote

Cairo, Dec 19, Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) has declared that incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi won the 2024 presidential election with nearly 40 million, or 89.6 per cent of valid votes. At a press conference in Cairo, Chairman of the NEA Hazem Badawy said on Monday that nearly 44.8 million citizens at home and abroad voted in the election, out of around 67 million eligible voters, representing a turnout of 66.8 per cent, which is "the highest turnout in Egypt's history". Hazem Omar, who leads the Republican People's Party, won 4.5 per cent of the vote, followed by the Egyptian…
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