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Botswana swears in Duma Boko as new president
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Botswana swears in Duma Boko as new president

Al Jazeera  

Boko, 54, inaugurated just nine days after his party beat the Botswana Democratic Party, which governed for six decades. Botswana has sworn in Duma Boko as the country’s new president after his landslide election victory kicked out the Botswana Democratic Party, which had been in power for nearly 60 years. “Together, we usher in a new political dawn.” Last week, …

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New president appoints Sri Lanka’s first female prime minister in 24 years
2 months, 4 weeks ago

New president appoints Sri Lanka’s first female prime minister in 24 years

The Independent  

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Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Senegal’s fishermen pin hopes on new president to help them fill their nets

Al Jazeera  

Dakar, Senegal – For the traditional, small-scale fishermen of Ouakam Beach in Senegal’s capital Dakar, inequality is just a glance away. “ knows how much a kilogram of rice costs,” said Gueye, “he’s young, he was born in poverty, he didn’t go to private schools abroad – he’s one of us.” For the past years under President Sall, legal fishing …

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Indonesia begins voting for new President amid economic concerns
10 months, 1 week ago

Indonesia begins voting for new President amid economic concerns

Live Mint  

Voting started in Indonesia on Wednesday with more than 200 million voters casting their ballots to elect a new president amid concerns regarding the cost of living and human rights, CNN reported. The people of Indonesia will elect not only a new president and vice president but also parliamentary and local representatives in the world's largest single-day election, reported Al …

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Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president
1 year, 2 months ago

Amid escalating drug war, Ecuador goes to polls to elect new president

Firstpost  

Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate Ecuadorans vote for a new president Sunday in the midst of a bloody drug war and a rash of political assassinations that cut short the bid of a popular candidate. …

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Juventus name Gianluca Ferrero as new president after club sacked entire board
2 years ago

Juventus name Gianluca Ferrero as new president after club sacked entire board

Daily Mail  

His successor is set to be Gianluca Ferrero has vast experience in banking President Andrea Agnelli is just one of big names to step down from his role Juventus have put Gianluca Ferrero forward as the club's new president, after the club's entire board, including Andrea Agnelli, sensationally resigned on Monday. Gianluca Ferrero has been earmarked by Juventus as their …

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Sri Lankan Parliament to elect new president next week: Speaker
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lankan Parliament to elect new president next week: Speaker

India TV News  

The Sri Lankan Parliament will elect the new president to succeed Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 20, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced on Monday. Under the Sri Lankan Constitution, if both the president and prime minister resign, the Speaker will serve as acting president for a maximum of 30 days. President Rajapaksa had appointed Wickremesinghe as prime minister in May after …

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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Parliament to reconvene on July 15, new President election on July 20, say reports
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Parliament to reconvene on July 15, new President election on July 20, say reports

India TV News  

Highlights Debt-ridden Sri Lanka to reconvene Parliament on July 15 Lanka, facing its worst ever economic crisis, is likely to elect new President on July 20 Recently, Sri Lankan people took over the Presidential palace while the President had to escape Sri Lanka Crisis: Debt-ridden nation's parliament is likely to reconvene on July 15 and a new President may be …

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Sri Lanka parliament to hold vote on July 20 for new president
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka parliament to hold vote on July 20 for new president

Al Jazeera  

Protesters have stormed the residences of the current president and premier, amid an economic meltdown. Sri Lanka‘s parliament will hold a vote on July 20 to elect a new president, its speaker has said, to replace President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has promised to resign by Wednesday. “The ruling party has said the prime minister and the cabinet are ready to …

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East Timor looks to new president for generational change
2 years, 6 months ago

East Timor looks to new president for generational change

Al Jazeera  

Ramos-Horta, 72, is the latest independence hero to take the reins but could be the one to engineer a power move to the younger generation. Dili, East Timor – In the middle of his speech marking the 20th anniversary of East Timor’s restoration of independence, newly inaugurated president José Ramos-Horta stopped for a moment to tell the audience – more …

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Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as new president
2 years, 7 months ago

Somalia elects Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as new president

Al Jazeera  

Somali legislators have elected former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s next president, following a long-overdue election on Sunday in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who served as Somalia’s president between 2012 and 2017, won the contest in the capital, Mogadishu, amid a security lockdown imposed by authorities to prevent deadly rebel attacks. “It’s really …

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Somalia set to elect new president amid growing insecurity
2 years, 7 months ago

Somalia set to elect new president amid growing insecurity

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia is set to hold its long-delayed presidential vote on Sunday, ending the convoluted electoral process that raised tensions in the country when the president’s term expired last year without a successor in place. The vote will take place amid heightened insecurity as the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which opposes the federal government, continues to stage lethal …

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Mongolia votes for new president amid COVID outbreak
3 years, 6 months ago

Mongolia votes for new president amid COVID outbreak

Al Jazeera  

Ukhnaa Khurelsukh of the Mongolian People’s Party, which holds a strong majority in parliament, is seen as the frontrunner. Former Prime Minister Ukhnaa Khurelsukh of the Mongolian People’s Party, which holds a strong majority in parliament, is seen as the frontrunner. The MPP also controls the cabinet, and Khurelsukh’s biggest rival, Sodnomzunduin Erdene of the much-weakened Democratic Party, has said …

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Politically weary Peruvians to elect new president and Congress
3 years, 8 months ago

Politically weary Peruvians to elect new president and Congress

Al Jazeera  

The April 11 vote comes as Peru is grappling with a coronavirus surge and years of political scandals. Meanwhile, lawmakers’ removal of popular corruption-busting President Martin Vizcarra last November, on as-yet unproven graft charges, has redefined the Constitution to effectively allow presidential impeachment on a congressional whim. “We’re going to have a very weak president and a very weak Congress, …

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Tanzanian doctors pin hopes on new president for COVID turnaround
3 years, 8 months ago

Tanzanian doctors pin hopes on new president for COVID turnaround

Al Jazeera  

Late President John Magufuli had long downplayed the severity of COVID-19, and now all eyes are on his successor, Samia Suluhu Hassan. Throttled by late President John Magufuli’s coronavirus denialism, Tanzanian doctors have expressed hope the arrival of a new leader will bring positive change to the country’s questionable handling of the pandemic. “The denial of COVID-19 in Tanzania was …

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Congress may have new president by January 2021: Sources
4 years, 2 months ago

Congress may have new president by January 2021: Sources

India TV News  

Months after internal party crisis over president post, the Congress may have a new president by January 2021, sources have informed. The process to conduct the elections will be over by the month of November and a new president will be in place by January next year, if everything goes as per schedule. The last elections for the CWC were …

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish was not to be replaced until new president sworn in, report says
4 years, 3 months ago

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wish was not to be replaced until new president sworn in, report says

The Independent  

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'Won't be Replaced Until New President is Installed': Ruth Bader Ginsburg Had Hoped to Outlast Trump
4 years, 3 months ago

'Won't be Replaced Until New President is Installed': Ruth Bader Ginsburg Had Hoped to Outlast Trump

News 18  

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at the age of 87, told her granddaughter she didn’t want to be replaced until “a new president is installed,” US media reported. A few days before her death, Ginsburg dictated the statement to her granddaughter Clara Spera: “My most fervent wish is that I will not be replaced until …

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