It has a rolling register, kept by an independent, national electoral commission.

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Mr Chavez announced his choice of vice president during an event at the National Electoral Commission where he was officially proclaimed as the winner of Sunday's vote.

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Sixty-five of the extra delegates will be chosen from various walks of life, such as women's groups, academics and journalists, their nominations being subject to approval by the national electoral commission.

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With about 85% of the boxes counted, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) had 73% of the nearly 4.9 valid votes cast, according to figures from the country's National Electoral Commission.

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Ms Oblitas, deputy head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), spoke to reporters at the commission's headquarters in the capital, Caracas.

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The National Assembly approved a resolution on Thursday December 3rd to oppose the top court's decision The electoral commission's president says the Supreme Court's ruling is final.

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South Africa's 1994 election was dogged by malpractice: at one point the electoral commission imposed a news blackout on the count amid mutual accusations of cheating by the African National Congress and Inkatha.

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