Ecuador: Ecuador's Rafael Correa under fire for media laws, BBC News (2012) +++ Protests Pressure Politicians in Slovakia, wsj (2012) +++ Putin: Russia must "renew democracy", but not hastily, Money control (2012) +++ Anti-Putin protests in Russia show no signs of slowing down, National post (2012) +++ Russia Criticizes EU's Foreign Policy Chief for 'Interfering', Voice of America (2012) +++ Constitutional Court deems joint elections in Romania unconstitutional, romania-insider (2012) +++ Romanian PM Emil Boc announces resignation, Sofia echo (2012) +++ Egypt speeds preparation for presidential vote, Boston Globe (2012) +++ Antigua and Barbuda:ALP Proposes Code of Ethics, Caribarena (2012) +++ Bahamas: Parliamentary Commissioner explains changes to voters' cards, Nassau Guardian (2012) +++ Turks and Caicos Islands:UK MP Alan Duncan casts more doubt over elections in 2012, TCI Sun (2012) +++ Egypt: Amr Moussa calls for presidential elections before end of April, Ahram Online (2012) +++ Kuwait: Veteran politician says negative phenomena impacted election outcome, Gulf News (2012) +++ Election preparations start in conflict-torn Yemen, Reuters (2012) +++ Palestine: Abbas named as candidate for prime minister, Maan News Agency (2012) +++ Kuwaiti Islamist-led opposition wins majority, Aljazeera (2012) +++ 1 Person, 1 Vote? Not for Many of Indonesia’s Disabled, The Jakarta Globe (2012). +++ Malaysia: EC To Drop 42,025 Doubtful Names From Electoral Rolls, Bernama (2012). +++ Philippines: Comelec advisors pick OMR technology for 2013 elections, GMA News (2012). +++ Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi Postpones Political Rally, VOA News (2012). +++ Singapore: Nine Nominated MPs selected, Channel News Asia (2012). +++ Cambodia's Senate ruling party wins solid victory, Asia News Network (2012). +++

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07 Feb	Ecuador: Ecuador's Rafael Correa under fire for media laws, BBC News (2012)
07 Feb	Protests Pressure Politicians in Slovakia, wsj (2012)
07 Feb	Putin: Russia must "renew democracy", but not hastily, Money control (2012)
07 Feb	Anti-Putin protests in Russia show no signs of slowing down, National post (2012)
07 Feb	Russia Criticizes EU's Foreign Policy Chief for 'Interfering', Voice of America (2012)
07 Feb	Constitutional Court deems joint elections in Romania unconstitutional, romania-insider (2012)
07 Feb	Romanian PM Emil Boc announces resignation, Sofia echo (2012)
07 Feb	Egypt speeds preparation for presidential vote, Boston Globe (2012)
07 Feb	Antigua and Barbuda:ALP Proposes Code of Ethics, Caribarena (2012)
06 Feb	Bahamas: Parliamentary Commissioner explains changes to voters' cards, Nassau Guardian (2012)
06 Feb	Turks and Caicos Islands:UK MP Alan Duncan casts more doubt over elections in 2012, TCI Sun (2012)
06 Feb	Egypt: Amr Moussa calls for presidential elections before end of April, Ahram Online (2012)

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