In our system of government we are privileged with the option to take part in the political process that runs the country. It is our right to vote that lets the people influence change in policy and...
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The Problem
Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines democracy "as a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by the people" (www.merriam-webster.com). Bu...
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The final voter turnout in Sunday's House of Councillors
election was 58.64 percent for the prefectural constituency section,
up 2.07 percentage points from the previous election in July 2004...
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Seoul (dpa) - As expected, turnout is low in South Korea's
presidential election Wednesday, with only 48 per cent of eligible
voters casting ballots three hours before poll...
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(EDS: UPDATING WITH VOTER TURNOUT AT NOON IN 4TH GRAF)
The French went to the polls Sunday to vote in a presidential
runoff to choose outgoing President Jacques Chirac's successor --
either ...
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Abe intends to stay in power despite major defeat for LDP
TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo
Abe is bracing itself for a crushing defeat in Sunday's up...
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New Komeito chief Ota to stay on despite election setback
TOKYO - New Komeito party leader Akihiro Ota indicated early
Monday that he would stay on as head of the party and keep ...
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(EDS: UPDATING WITH LATEST VOTER TURNOUT)
Vote counting started Sunday in Nagasaki City for the election
of the successor to Itcho Ito, the incumbent mayor who was shot dead
during campaigni...
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(EDS: ADDING COMMENTS OF FUJIKURA, VOTES OBTAINED BY CANDIDATES,
VOTER TURNOUT)
Hajime Fujikura, a former company president, was on Sunday
elected mayor of Yubari, a small northern Japan cit...
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(EDS: ADDING VOTER TURNOUT; VOTERS' COMMENTS)
Voters in Nagasaki cast their ballots Sunday in the city's
mayoral election, which has been overshadowed by the shooting death
of incumbent Mayo...
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(EDS: ADDING MORE INFO)
Former Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, head of the governing
conservative UMP, was assured of his victory in Sunday's presidential
election in France, defeating hi...
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Improving Low Voter Turnout in the United States
Voter turnout confirmed at 58.64% in upper house election
