The U.S.State Department's on Ethiopia says of the 3.6-million seats contested, the EPRDF and its allied parties won all but three.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

The draft constitution laid claim to oil and gas rights that are contested by the central government.

VOA: standard.2009.07.29

More than 400 councilor seats in 34 province are also being contested.

VOA: standard.2009.08.16

The fast-paced sport of ice hockey is thrilling when there is a tightly-played contest, but that is not what spectators observed in each of the opening women's games contested by Canada and the United States.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

But General McChrystal has warned that more are needed. On the contested outcome of last month's presidential election in Afghanistan, Spanta said voting "irregularities" are not unusual in emerging democracies and that the Independent Electoral Commission and the U.N.-supported Election Complaint Commission are working to address the complaints and recount some of the ballots.

VOA: standard.2009.09.29