Sunday was the first day candidate centres opened across the UAE
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Latest in parliamentary election
Bharatiya Janata Party
Indian National Congress stages comeback in state elections
Victory in the three crucial north Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh will come as a major boost for Congress president Rahul Gandhi
Bahrain government
Bahrain’s opposition group calls for boycott of election
Call for boycott of November parliamentary elections comes after opposition party members were banned from running
Bahrain
Bahrain to hold parliament vote in November
King Hamad has set a November 24 date for Bahrain’s parliamentary elections
Baghdad
In pictures: Voters head to the polls for Iraq’s parliamentary elections
Iraq’s first election since the defeat of Islamic State is a critical step for a country that could have disappeared from the map amid the jihadists’ onslaught. The Saturday vote was also a test of the regional influence wielded by Iran at a time when the U.S. is determined to rein it in.
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In pictures: Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections in nine years
Polls open on Sunday under a new law based on proportional representation that’s meant to more accurately represent Lebanon’s complex sectarian demographics. With few expecting major changes to the delicate balance of power, the post-ballot focus will be on building a cabinet able to carry out measures sought by donors, a complicated task in a country where divisions have stymied reforms for decades.
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Lebanon holds breakthrough election with $11bn at stake
Results will be released May 7, according to ballot observers
Beirut
Election fever hits Lebanon, nine years since last legislative vote
The long-awaited May 6 poll will carve out the country’s political and economic trajectory for years to come