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While the Pakistani Supreme Court is still discussing whether a further extension of the double post as head of state and military chief for General Pervez Musharraf is unconstitutional, Musharraf himself announced his resignation as army chief by 15 November.

Pakistan's Election Commission amended the Presidential Election Rules so that certain restrictions will not apply to Musharraf. Therefore, he could be re-elected as President of Pakistan within the next few weeks.

Read more about the background of the resignation and Pakistan's political situation on BBC's articles Musharraf to 'quit as army chief', Pakistans crisis 'hits army morale' and Court hears Musharraf challenge. Find a discussion of the political situation as well as background information on Al Jazeera, Bloomberg and in the Indian Times.

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Six months before the end of his governmental term, Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis requested the dissolution of the Greek parliament in order to hold early elections. Karamanlis planned to win a clear mandate for necessary reforms.

The preliminary results of the polls showed a narrow majority for Karamanlis' New Democracy party. The result was delivered by a complex new electoral procedure and declared a "clear mandate" for a second term.

Read more about the elections in the International Herald Tribune, on Al Jazeera and BBC News online as well as a full cover of the aftermath of the poll in the Mail & Guardian and the IHT.

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Today the Pakistani Supreme Court announced that the term as head of state for General Pervez Musharraf would expire on Nov 15th this year. Despite of that the Attorney General of Pakistan will lead an investigation, wether the double-post of Gen. Musharraf as president and military chief is unconstitutional. Read more about the political situation in International Herald Tribune as well as the legal explanation in Jurist.

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In an interview with BBC Radio 4's British Prime Minister Gordon Brown emphasized that there is no need for early elections. Brown is the successor of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, who resigned from his position as a Labour Party leader and his Premiership one year ago.

Read more about it on BBC News online and the International Herald Tribune.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin initiated the campaigning season for elections of a new parliament and a new head of state in March 2008. Monitoring groups and critics expect the elections to be less democratic and transparent than ever, due to restraints for oppositional parties to start campaigns. In order to do that, these parties have to be approved by a central elections commission.

Read more about this on AFP, in Kommersant and in the Herald Sun.

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Today 1.3 million Jamaicans are eligible to vote and participate in what is expected to be a tight election. Read more about it on BBC News online

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