Mr Xenophon told the BBC he has repeatedly voiced fears that the country's forthcoming elections, due to be held in June, could be subject to "widespread election fraud and corruption".
Nicolas Bazire, 54, was charged by magistrates investigating allegations of corruption in the election campaign of Edouard Balladur in 1995.
He would love to call an election before an inquiry into corruption in Quebec's construction industry, which may leave his party squirming, begins in June.
Outgoing Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf faces re-election hurdles because of allegations of corruption, which he denies.
The main issues in the election were national security, anti-corruption measures, accession to the eurozone, appointment of judges and presidential pardons of convicts, according to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
The Slovak result echoes that of the Czech election two weeks earlier, where anti-corruption campaigns swung votes behind new parties, which did well in Prague and among younger voters.
It followed the defeat of Abdoulaye Wade in the March 2012 presidential election by Macky Sall, who pledged to fight corruption.
The opposition's attempt to make corruption the issue in last year's presidential election rebounded: most Brazilians like and trust Lula, if not all of his followers.
Months before her failed re-election bid, Ms. Huntley had been arrested on state corruption charges following an investigation by the office of state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, her onetime colleague in the state senate.
If Mr Martin's government survives the vote, he has promised to hold an election within 30 days of the public enquiry looking into the corruption allegations publishing its final report, which is expected by the end of the year.
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Mr. Cuomo, a Democratic candidate for governor, denied that politics would drive the timing of a potential plea by Mr. Hevesi, the biggest in the long-running corruption probe, based on the fast-approaching November election.
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Before the election, the charismatic Berlusconi--who has continually fought allegations of corruption and conflict of interest over his media empire--promised to sail to Tahiti if he lost.
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This week, the Gallup Poll says that voters rank corruption as the third most important issue for this fall's election.
The prince promised he will not use his election campaign to denounce anyone, only to tackle issues such as the environment, corruption and civil servants' pay.
Mr McCain made his name as an anti-corruption campaigner when he ran from the Republican nomination in the 2000 US presidential election.
The two-term Congress government - which has been hit by corruption allegations and claims of inaction - is expected to face a tough general election, correspondents say.
Whoever leads this hypothetical government would have to draw up a list of tasks, starting with the election of the new president of the Republic and moving on to election reform, parliamentary reform and other measures which Mr Grillo might support, like conflicts of interest, corruption and cutting the costs of politics.
Some reformist groups also object, arguing that the changes do not strengthen civil institutions enough, and raise the scope for corruption by lessening the time required between a public official's leaving office and his standing in some election.
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