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July 11, 2013
Daughter of murdered mayoral candidate wins election, Mexico

 On the same day that she buried her father, Alma Leticia Reyes decided that she would follow in his footsteps and continue his candidacy for mayor of a Mexican town herself, and now - after winning the election - she will have the chance to carry out the plans that he intended to implem

July 11, 2013
The Men (and One Woman) Who Might Be Afghanistan's Next President

President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai essentially just had a Skype breakup.

July 10, 2013
The woman behind Zimbabwe's no-vote-no-sex campaign

As Zimbabwe’s voter registration closed yesterday, one can’t help but wonder if the country's recent sex boycott also came to a happy ending. Our correspondent caught up with the woman behind the no-vote-no-sex campaign, MDC minister Priscilla Misihairabwi Mushonga.

July 7, 2013
Eight women among 418 hopefuls in Kuwait election race

More than 400 people have signed up to run as candidates in the Kuwaiti parliamentary elections on July 27.

July 7, 2013
Merkel's road to a third term could be rocky, Germany

The German election is still more than two months away but for many the vote's final chapter has already been written.

July 5, 2013
Why women win elections, Canada

North American experiments are showing that women have an electoral advantage. In one study in which only the names of a candidate were changed, participants rated the candidate they thought was female as stronger, more honest, and more compassionate than the male candidate.

July 4, 2013
ZANU-PF has more women candidates, Zimbabwe

WITH the presidential elections just around the corner, provisionally set for 31 July, tensions are high with a recent swell of infighting as political parties draw up primary election guidelines and hold their internal polls. However, the conflict has been ongoing

July 4, 2013
UNDP Lebanon: EU-funded workshop for stronger participation by women in political life

On 3 July, the UNDP Lebanese Elections Assistance Programme (LEAP) organized the EU-funded workshop 

July 2, 2013
Ncube defends women’s quota selection, Zimbabwe

MDC leader Professor Welshman Ncube has defended the inclusion of the party’s secretary-general Mrs Priscilla Misihairabwi-Mushonga on the list of women’s quota under proportional representation in Matabeleland South province.