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  • Togolese Colonel Yark Damehane has accused the 'Movement citoyen pour l'alternance' or Citizens's Movement for Change to which the youths belong of inciting citizens to violence as it vows to use "any means" in order disrupt the polls nationwide.

    AllAfrica News: Latest 2010

  • Le Niger, pays qui a donné l'exemple d'une bonne léçon de la démocratie avec la réalisation de sa première alternance politique et démocratique, est happé par ces révisons constitutionnelles au nez et à la barbe de l'opinion internationale.

    Global Voices in English » Niger: Widespread opposition to president’s bid to extend rule 2009

  • If they elect Ségolène Royal, Lambron believes, it will reflect a healthy desire for alternance (throwing out incumbents) and for a new way of seeing themselves in the mirror.

    The Royal Oui? 2007

  • If they elect Ségolène Royal, Lambron believes, it will reflect a healthy desire for alternance (throwing out incumbents) and for a new way of seeing themselves in the mirror.

    The Royal Oui? 2007

  • The dark shadows and splendid rays of light with which French history is interwoven shone and vanished in their grand and awful alternance.

    Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission

  • In keeping with the alternance tradition, I expect we'll move outside Quebec for this pick.

    Progressive Bloggers CalgaryGrit 2010

  • In keeping with the alternance tradition, I expect we'll move outside Quebec for this pick.

    Progressive Bloggers CalgaryGrit 2010

  • Late Lansana Conte made alternance of power impossible.

    AllAfrica News: Latest 2009

  • Late Lansana Conte made alternance of power impossible.

    AllAfrica News: Latest 2009

  • The overall structure of Concrete is basic: an alternance of "collective" and

    bagatellen 2008

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