More than 80 parties are contesting seats in the two-chamber parliament.

80多个政党在竞争该议会两院的席位。

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The 48 political parties contesting Indonesia's first free election for more than 40 years began the final stage of their campaigns.

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Gloucestershire Against Badger Shooting is asking the parties contesting the county council election in May to make council land a no-cull zone.

BBC: Campaigners seek badger no-cull zone on council land

In order to join legitimate political parties in contesting elections, we asked in Lebanon and in Palestinian elections that terrorists had to renounce violence (and mean it), give up their weapons, and abjure the prospect of resorting to force if they didn't like the outcome.

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