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A contest in Brooklyn is shot through with passionate charges of nepotism over the Council seat held for nearly 20 years by a candidate's mother.

The candidates traded charges of nepotism (over Mr Neves's sister and Ms Rousseff's brother, both employed in local administrations run by their respective parties) and corruption (leaked testimonies from a probe into a kickback scheme at Petrobras, the state-controlled oil company, fingered politicians linked to both candidates).

Gbowee accused Liberia's president of nepotism and complacency over poverty reduction, and dramatically quit her post as head of the government's Peace and Reconciliation Commission.

Still, his administration has been accused of nepotism and cronyism over the hiring of children of senior officials and an unqualified campaign supporter.In the past the mayor has denied running a corrupt campaign, claiming ignorance of his aides' misdeeds.

Johnson Sirleaf has attracted growing criticism in Liberia over nepotism and a failure to tackle poverty, while Banda's re-election campaign in Malawi this year could be derailed by a corruption scandal.

— JONATHAN J. LI University official to quit over nepotism allegation The head of a coalition of Australia's leading universities will step down from his university post following allegations that a student, whom the local news media described as a family member, "was improperly offered a place" at the university that he directs, according to a statement released last week.

If the job opening is never publicly advertised, it's almost impossible for anyone to cry foul over nepotism.

The constitutional court ousted Yingluck Shinawatra in May 2014 over nepotism allegations, leaving the government and country in political turmoil before the army once again seized power.

The nepotism issue seems to have blown over, and as was obvious during our meeting, Hammer is no mere figurehead.

He said her performance had been "lackluster at best," and said resentment over the nepotism of her appointment had not evaporated.

Nepotism was prevalent, with over 40 family members or relatives benefiting from government appointments and employment.