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The presidential race heated up this week as runoff candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah exchanged blows over damaging rumors being spread about each of them. Ashraf Ghani went so far as to challenge Abdullah to a religious debate under the suspicion that his rival had fed questions about his religious devotion.

Dans le cadre de sa démarche politique, le Président du Parti  Citoyen pour le Renouveau, Ousmane Ben Fana Traoré a tenu le dimanche 18 mai 2014, au siège de son parti, un point de presse pour édifier l’opinion nationale sur l’option politique qu’ils se sont engagés à défendre ainsi que les perspectives envisagées pour le développement du Mali. C’est à cette occasion qu’il a annoncé l’implantation très prochainement d’une antenne à Bamako de la Fondation allemande Friedrich Naumann.

Jakarta. Monday’s declaration of two tickets running in July’s presidential election evokes at least two questions: Do hopefuls Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto have anything different to offer the Indonesian voters? Secondly, will their respective running mates boost their chances of clinching the country’s top position, or will they be the cause of the candidates’ downfall?

PETALING JAYA: PKR members have congregated outside the party's headquarters here on Tuesday night, protesting the manner in which party polls have been conducted.

The protesters appear to be part of the pro-Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim faction, and are holding placards with anti-Azmin Ali sentiment.

Signs put up also call for disciplinary action to be taken against the deputy president Azmin, Secretary General Datuk Saifuddin Nasution, and Datuk Dr Tan Kee Keong.

PKR leaders were believed to be conducted a high-level political bureau meeting within the HQ. 

A group of more than 100 members of the Somali parliament called for the withdrawal of a no-confidence motion against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday (May 19th), Somalia's RBC Radio reported

The lawmakers held a press conference in Mogadishu to announce the end of their support for the motion.

"We have seen that such an impeachment motion would not serve the interests of the country during this hard time," said lawmaker Mohamed Omar Dalha. "I would call my fellow MPs who want the president to step down to bring their findings to the parliament not the media."

Sudan’s opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) has revealed ongoing contacts with the rebel alliance of the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) saying a meeting between the two sides will be held soon.

The PCP political secretary, Kamal Omer Abdel-Salam, said at a press conference on Tuesday that his party is qualified to clear the air following detention of the leader of the National Umma Party (NUP), Al-Sadiq Al-Mahdi, saying the latter’s case has become more complicated.

Palestinians are looking forward to the day when the Fatah and Hamas reconciliation government is finally formed, despite fears that this formation might face last-minute roadblocks, as the scheduled end of May date for its completion approaches.

Dans l’interview qu’il vient de nous accorder, le mardi dernier dans son cabinet, le ministre en charge de la Décentralisation et de la Ville, Ousmane Sy, nous explique les grands axes de la politique de décentralisation du pays. Il nous parle aussi  de l’importance socio-économique dudit  projet pour notre pays. Une occasion également pour le ministre SY de lever toute équivoque sur sa déclaration quant à l’inégalité naturelle entre les différentes régions du Mali.

On May 15, the fourth parliamentary session was held to elect the president of Lebanon. For the fourth consecutive time, the session was postponed due to the lack of a quorum. A new session was scheduled for May 22, and this could be the last or next-to-last session before the constitutionally specified deadline for electing a president ends at midnight on May 24.