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In the other region where polls were held November 23rd, southern Calabria (the "toe" of Italy's boot), abstention rates were similarly high.
And police have arrested record numbers of Muslim Brothers.Keep up the charadeLast month polls were held for half the elected seats of the upper house, the Shura Council.
The parliament met to ratify a new electoral law that will govern national elections next year, nearly a decade after the last parliamentary polls were held.
In the last days of June, elections were already on everybody's mind, and foreign diplomats were predicting that when the polls were held they would essentially be a personality contest — the third in five years — between Benazir and Nawaz: she, a spirited, tempestuous, modern feudalist from Sindh; he, a shy, sometimes awkward, traditional industrialist from Punjab.
"We don't believe it's a real political solution". Speaking before the polls were held, the British Ambassador to Burma, Andrew Heyn, described them as a "complete failure".
Polls were held open an extra hour and certain stations stayed open even longer to accommodate long lines.
The next general election is not until the middle of 2018, but being in power at a local level is an advantage when national polls are held.
Morsi, for his part, is determined that both polls be held as soon as possible to reaffirm the popular mandate which he still thinks he has.
Until this week, Ghani has insisted the polls be held on time, but on Sunday a spokesman for his office said he welcomed the announcement by the election commission.
Every five years, when national polls are held, the country's Election Commission grapples with challenging terrain, inclement weather and poor infrastructure to ensure that no voter who wants to cast a ballot is left out.
Similar approaches helped Nigeria smother an Ebola outbreak swiftly last year, but Tomori expressed frustration that the polio campaign lost focus due to the distraction of elections in 2007 and 2011, and warned there could be a repeat when polls are held next month.
