Tunisia MPs approve electoral law

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Tanzania National Electoral Commission approve 23.7m voters
Coastweek
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's National Electoral Commission (NEC) said on Thursday that it has approved 23.7million out of 24 million registered voters to cast their votes in the Oct. 25 general elections. Damian Lubuva, NEC chairman, ...
EU long-term election observers arriveDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
European Union deploys poll observer mission to TanzaniaCitizen TV...

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Tanzania's MPs approve anti-foreigner law
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The bill requires firms to satisfy the authorities that no local could do the job before employing a foreigner. It reflects growing resentment towards foreign workers in Tanzania, a BBC reporter says. It did not "make sense to see a Chinese driving a commuter ...

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Electoral Commission Dragged to Law Court
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A citizen, Amy Pascience Kibatala, has petitioned before the High Court to challenge the decision announced by the Chairman of the National Elections Commission (NEC), requiring voters not to stay at polling stations countrywide even beyond 200 metres.
Abide by Election Act, NEC tells political partiesDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)

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 Tanzania Election Monitoring Committee (TEMCO), has  said there is a need for the government to review or amending electoral law in order to provide room for presidential candidates to challenge election results in  court, as a way to reduce complaints from defeated parties.

Mozambique Urges Tanzanian Parties to Obey Electoral Law
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Dar es Salaam — Mozambican Foreign Minister Oldemiro Baloi on Wednesday urged the political parties in Tanzania to respect the law and adhere to the electoral code of conduct during the general elections scheduled for 25 October. Baloi was speaking in ...
EAC countries to deploy election observer mission in TanzaniaCoastweek

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Tanzanian political parties urged to obey electoral law
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The Mozambican Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Oldemiro Baloi has urged the political parties in Tanzania to respect the law and adhere to the electoral code of conduct during the general elections scheduled for 25 October, APA learns here ...
SADC calls for free, fair electionsDaily News | The National Newspaper (press release) (blog)
Southern Africa: SADC Calls for Free, Fair ElectionsAllAfrica.com

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Tunisia's parliament adopts a tough new anti-terror law following deadly attacks on tourist sites by Islamist militants.

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Female MPs in Kenya storm out of a late-night parliamentary session in a row over the legalisation of polygamy as a new marriage bill is passed.