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Côte d’Ivoire: Constitutional Council validates only four candidacies out of forty-four

The Ivorian Constitutional Council validated on Monday four candidacies, including that of outgoing President Alassane Ouattara for a controversial third term, and rejected those of ex-President Laurent Gbagbo and ex-rebel leader and Prime Minister Guillaume Soro for the October 31 presidential election. The Constitutional Council validated only four of the 44 presidential candidatures. In addition […]

Israel: Netanyahu’s call for Palestinian talks criticized

Netanyahu wants a new round of peace talks with Palestine to begin after holding talks with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. A source told local Israeli newspaper Haaretz that Netanyahu thinks that the negotiations are necessary because “it’s clear there are areas that will remain under Israeli control under any agreement, just as it’s […]

Algeria presidential elections: Deadline for candidacy submission over; only two candidates in the race

Only two candidates have submitted their applications for the July 4 presidential elections that most likely would not take place as political forces shunned the process. The Constitutional Council Saturday announced that it received two candidacies for the July presidential elections to mark the end of the 90-day transition that followed the resignation of the […]