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Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, visited Recife yesterday to pledge his support for his favored successor Dilma Rousseff. A large crowd gathered at Praça Oswaldo Cruz, before marching to Praça do Carmo. Recife, Brazil, 29/10/2010

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Lula visits Recife to pledge support for Dilma Rousseff's campaign

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, visited Recife yesterday to pledge his support for his favored successor Dilma Rousseff. A large crowd...

by Ben Wiedel-Kaufmann in Brazil on 29/10/2010

Picture looking down across lines of tables with tellers sitting at them counting election papers. Candidates and other people milling around. Stoke-on-Trent City Council branding on the stage

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Counting Local Election Ballot Papers

A collection of images taken at the Stoke-on-Trent Election count. Stoke-on-Trent, UK. 07/05/2010

by Mike Rawlins in United Kingdom on 07/05/2010

Joan Walley speaking after being returned as Stoke-on-Trent North MP

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Joan Walley Declared As MP For Stoke-on-Trent North

Joan Walley declared as MP for Stoke-on-Trent North at Stoke-on-Trent Civic Centre in the UK General Election. Stoke-on-Trent, UK. 07/05/2010

by Mike Rawlins in United Kingdom on 07/05/2010

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Second round of voting in Egyptian Elections
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Democrat Party's controversial rally at Ratchaprasong - Bangkok
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Bangkok Flooded with Placards as Election Looms
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Protesters call for Obama to free British Guantanamo Detainee
As US President Barack Obama visited Buckingham Palace, protesters called for the release of Shaker Aamer, a Muslim from Battersea in London, who has been detained without charge for ni...
London Picket Against Former Colombian President
The Colombia Solidarity Campaign and Polo Democratico UK organised a picket of the London Business School, where former Colombian President Uribe Vélez was speaking. London, UK. 21st Ma...
Alternative Vote count in Liverpool
Images from the referendum on the Alternative Vote count at Wavertree Tennis Centre in Liverpool.
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London Vigil For Gaza
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British Art 1945-68 Exhibition in Barcelona
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Yoweri Museveni's Presidential Campaign, Uganda
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Dr. Kizza Besigye's Election Campaign
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The candidate for President, Uladzimier Niakliaeu campaigns for himself on a suburban train. He asked the passengers quetions and persuaded them vote for him on December 19th, 2010. Min...
Presidential Election campaign in Ivory Coast
Young supporters of the Presidential Majority (PML) on the campaign trail at the intersection of Riviera 2 to cocody. Abidjan, Ivory Coast. 24/11/2010