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Kim Jong-un votes for two candidates in North Hamgyong province in nationwide local elections with 99.98% turnout
•North Korean leader Kim Jong Un voted in nationwide local elections that registered the near 100 percent turnout. The election allows the authorities to claim a popular mandate while reinforcing loyalty to Kim's regime. Kim visited a polling station in North Hamgyong province and voted for two candidates.
Abysmal women's representation in Lok Sabha election proof of failure to eliminate gender disparity from Rajasthan politics
Pallavirebbapragada •Rajasthan must bring in more skilled and well-meaning women into public service and hand them actual power to work for change.
US election 2016: 'Local candidates push forward initiatives, not the President'
Padminip •Ahead of the US election 2016, in the second part of 'My idea of America' series, 24-year-old Amanda Toth talks about America and its future. She is originally from New York, but lives in New Orleans.