http://aceproject.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 35. http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/DM/news/dominica-speculation-rife-prime-minister-could Even though the election is constitutionally due in 2010, Prime Minister Skerrit has indicated that he may call early elections. Political observers believe the decision will be made within 48 hours. No publisher michalkova Dominica News Articles Electoral Management 2009-11-20T08:43:25Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/LK/news/ranil-wants-indian-form-of-democracy-in-sri-lanka Awaiting the announcement of the dates for both presidential and parliamentary elections, the leader of the United National Front argues for a change from the presidential model to a parliamentary model closer to the Indian system. No publisher michalkova Sri Lanka News Articles Legal Framework 2009-11-20T08:24:40Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/RO/links/romania-press-review-november-19-roumanie.com-2009 Press review 2 days before the presidential elections No publisher Solyom Romania News Articles Electoral Participation 2009-11-19T18:30:06Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/RO/news/romania-elections-crisis-democracy.-about-to-get Interview with Mircea Kivu, expert on political and social issues No publisher Solyom Romania News Articles Parties and Candidates 2009-11-19T18:20:40Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/RO/news/link.2009-11-19.6415105073 No publisher Solyom 2009-11-19T18:17:23Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/UZ/reports/uzbekistan-needs-assessment-mission-report-ahead In response to an invitation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Uzbekistan to observe the parliamentary elections, scheduled for 27 December 2009, and in line with its methodology, the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) undertook a needs assessment mission (NAM) to Uzbekistan from 21 to 22 October 2009. No publisher galfayan needs assessment Uzbekistan parliamentary elections 2009 election observation mission Uzbekistan Reports and Assessments Electoral Observation Reports 2009-11-19T13:43:06Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/LR/news/liberia-ahead-of-by-election-president-sirleaf As the Unity Party candidate Clemenceau Urey faces the opposition Congress for Democratic Change candidate Geraldine Doe-Sheriff in run-off by-election in the Montserrado County scheduled for November 24, President Sirleaf calls for caution and massive turnout. No publisher michalkova Liberia News Articles Electoral Observation 2009-11-19T09:11:15Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/IR/news/five-sentenced-to-death-in-iran-bbc-news-2009 Five people have been sentenced to death in connection with the post-election protests, while 81 others have been jailed. The Justice Department in Tehran claims the five people were members of "terrorist and opposition groups." No publisher michalkova Iran, Islamic Republic of News Articles Elections and Security 2009-11-19T08:54:45Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/IQ/news/iraq-vp-vetoes-the-new-election-law-bbc-news-2009 The Sunni Vice President of Iraq, Tariq al-Hashemi vetoed article 1 of the electoral law, demanding the representation of displaced people in the Iraqi parliament to increase to 15%. This action puts into doubt the upcoming elections that are scheduled to take place in January 2010. No publisher michalkova Iraq News Articles Legal Framework 2009-11-19T08:36:14Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/AZ/news/azerbaijan-osce-holds-information-session-on-non OSCE Office in Baku organized information session on non-interference in electoral process in Ganja. Head of the OSCE Office in Baku Ambassador Ali Bilge Cankorel said the OSCE wouldn’t observe the municipal elections on December 23. No publisher galfayan municipal elections in Azerbaijan 2009 OSCE election observation electoral observation mission public meeting Azerbaijan News Articles Electoral Observation 2009-11-19T08:32:17Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/GE/news/georgia-election-talks-fail-to-yield-deal-2009 Parties failed to agree on rule of electing Tbilisi mayor bringing talks on electoral system reform to a deadlock. The issue was discussed at a meeting of an inter-party working group on electoral reform on November 18. Disagreement mainly persists between the Alliance for Georgia and the ruling party with the latter insisting on a 30% threshold for electing the capital city’s mayor. The Alliance for Georgia was pushing for having a 50% threshold, wherein a run off will be required if neither of the candidates garner over 50% of votes in the first round. No publisher galfayan election of Tbilisi mayor opposition parties ruling party parties and candidates threshold election working group negotiations Georgia News Articles Electoral Systems 2009-11-19T07:37:37Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/MY/news/Malaysia-EC-Tracing-476-000-Eligible-Voters-In This article deals with Election Commission (EC) tracing 476,668 people as only 930,888 of the 1.4 million eligible voters in the state have registered. No publisher Trisnawati Malaysia election electoral management election commission voter information Malaysia News Articles Voter Registration 2009-11-19T06:25:52Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-2010-candidates-set-to-file-COCs This article deals with candidates who are to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs) to Commission on Elections (Comelec) offices nationwide. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines election National elections 2010 elections management Philippines News Articles Parties and Candidates 2009-11-19T06:18:45Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-7-Cabinet-men-seen-running-in-2010 This article deals with 15 to 17 Cabinet men running for national or local positions for 2010 elections. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines election National election 2010 Philippines News Articles Parties and Candidates 2009-11-19T06:13:21Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-Comelec-warns-politicians-vs-premature This article deals with candidates who are advised to refrain from having their infomercials aired after the filing of their COCs and before the start of the campaign period. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines elections National elections 2010 elections integrity parties and candidates Philippines News Articles Media and Elections 2009-11-19T06:05:27Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-House-bill-wants-acting-president-in This article deals with a bill in the House of Representatives seeks to name acting president in case of a failure of elections. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines elections National elections 2010 election system governmental system Philippines News Articles Legal Framework 2009-11-19T05:54:22Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-Military-to-work-for-clean-elections This article deals with military’s role in 2010 elections to keeping peace and order. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines election National elections 2010 elections and security Philippines News Articles Electoral Integrity 2009-11-19T05:48:06Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/MM/news/Burmese-Opposition-Welcomes-Obama2019s-Call-The This article deals with Burmese opposition groups that have welcomed the call by US President Barack Obama for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi . No publisher Trisnawati Myanmar elections Myanmar elections 2010 Burma (Myanmar) News Articles Parties and Candidates 2009-11-19T05:39:29Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/VC/news/st-vincent-and-the-grenadines-vincentians This article provides updates on the latest developments in St Vincent and the Grenadines in regards to the constitutional referendum scheduled for next week, which is now in question because the 'No Vote Committee' linked to the parliamentary opposition brought it to the High Court making claims that the referendum funding violates the current constitution. No publisher michalkova Saint Vincent and the Grenadines News Articles Direct Democracy 2009-11-18T14:06:33Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/HK/news/hong-kong-unveils-long-awaited-democracy-blueprint Hong Kong presented a political reform for electoral arrangements in 2012 which is seen as a "crucial step" in realizing direct elections in 2017. No publisher michalkova Hong Kong News Articles Legal Framework 2009-11-18T12:48:29Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/NP/news/nepal-readies-to-recognise-third-gender-voters Similar to India, Nepal's Election Commission has begun to upgrade the voters' list with the aim to recognize the transsexual and transgender voters. No publisher michalkova Nepal News Articles Gender and Elections 2009-11-18T11:10:19Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PK/news/pakistan-pak-ngos-report-massive-irregularities-in Despite the fact that the government has denied all election fraud allegations in the recent provincial elections in Gilgit-Baltistan, the coalition of NGOs reports several irregularities and blames the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) of misusing its power and authority. No publisher michalkova Pakistan News Articles Electoral Observation 2009-11-18T10:41:37Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/ET/news/ethiopian-election-a-campaign-of-intimidation-the This article reports about the political campaign in Ethiopia 6 months before the May 2010 elections. Based on interviews and information from Negaso Gidada, a former Ethiopian President and currently an independent MP, it argues that the ruling party in Ethiopia is becoming more authoritarian as it is trying to prevent dissent and post-election protests similar to those from four years ago. No publisher michalkova Ethiopia News Articles Parties and Candidates 2009-11-18T09:08:52Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/IQ/news/kurdish-legislators-threaten-boycott-of-iraq After the Iraqi Vice President threatened to veto the election law, the Kurdish legislators threatened to boycott the election unless they get a greater share of parliamentary seats. No publisher michalkova Iraq News Articles Electoral Management 2009-11-18T08:37:28Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/DK/news/denmark-elections-underway-as-voters-waver-the Even though the local polls take place today, there are still more than 500, 000 undecided voters (17% of voters nationwide). The two main parties: the Liberals and the Social Democrats believe they will be the ones getting most of the undecided votes, even though some experts predict the Danish People's Party and Socialists People's Party to be the "dark horses." No publisher michalkova Denmark News Articles Electoral Observation 2009-11-17T10:24:13Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/ZZ/news/karume-no-elections-next-year-in-zanzibar-if... The President of Zanzibar announced that there will be no elections in Zanzibar if all eligible voters are not registered. This announcement came after claims were made by hundreds of supporters of the opposition Civic United Front in Pemba that they had not been registered because they don't hold Zanzibari residency ID cards. No publisher michalkova Zanzibar News Articles Voter Registration 2009-11-17T09:46:35Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/SD/news/sudan-opposition-demand-more-time-to-register Accusing President al Bashir's National Congress Party of registration fraud, Sudan People's Liberation Movement and other opposition parties asked the National Elections Commission to extend the period for voter registration by another two weeks. No publisher michalkova Sudan News Articles Voter Registration 2009-11-17T08:48:57Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-Comelec-conducts-voting-process This article deals with Commission on Elections (Comelec) who conducted a mini-simulation of the voting procedure at the poll body office to test whether the process would be efficient during the 2010 automated elections. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines elections National elections 2010 elections and technology poll automation Philippines News Articles Voting Operations 2009-11-17T07:17:32Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-Comelec-goes-hi-tech-in-poll-info This article deals with Commission on Elections (Comelec) who launched two websites for educating the public about the 2010 automated elections. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines election National elections 2010 voter information election and technology Philippines News Articles Voter Education 2009-11-17T07:09:30Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PH/news/Philippines-BIR-issues-campaign-tax-guidelines-The This article deals with The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) which issued guidelines on five-percent withholding tax on campaign expenditures. No publisher Trisnawati Philippines election National election 2010 campaign finance Philippines News Articles Parties and Candidates 2009-11-17T07:01:45Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/MM/news/Myanmar-The-Burmese-Way-to-a-Disciplined This article deals with presidential system adopted in 2008 Burma Constitution. No publisher Trisnawati Myanmar elections Myanmar elections 2010 Myanmar constitution 2008 presidential system Burma (Myanmar) News Articles Electoral Systems 2009-11-17T06:51:44Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/PK/news/pakistan-official-results-of-gb-polls-announced The elections in Gilgit-Baltistan were won by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), which was however accused by the PLM-Q party as well as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement of large scale rigging in the elections. No publisher michalkova Pakistan News Articles Electoral Observation 2009-11-16T15:55:58Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/AZ/news/azerbaijan-council-of-europe-mission-to-observe Mission of the Council of Europe Congress of Regional and Local Authorities will observe municipal elections in Azerbaijan on December 23, 2009. It would be small and short-term mission, which would arrive in Azerbaijan few days before the elections and observe the voting process. No publisher galfayan 2009 municipal elections in Azerbaijan election observation mission electoral observation mission Council of Europe short term election observation Azerbaijan News Articles Electoral Observation 2009-11-16T12:41:59Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/AZ/news/azerbaijan-will-not-cancell-parliamentary "Azerbaijan has money to hold elections, moreover, we can offer assistance to other states to hold elections,” Presidential Administration Socio-Political Department Chief Ali Hasanov said while commenting on MP Aydin Hasanov’s proposal to postpone the parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan. No publisher galfayan Azerbaijan Parliamentary election electoral system cancel elections electoral standards Azerbaijan News Articles Legal Framework 2009-11-16T12:25:14Z Link http://aceproject.org/regions-en/countries-and-territories/GE/news/georgia-talks-on-rule-of-electing-tbilisi-mayor The ruling National Movement Party and parties in the parliamentary minority agree on setting a 30% threshold for electing Tbilisi mayor, but Alliance for Georgia, whose leader Irakli Alasania will run for the mayoral office, says the proposed threshold is too low. It was one of the key issues discussed by an inter-party working group on electoral reform on November 12. No publisher galfayan Georgia municipal elections election of Tbilisi mayor electoral standards electoral threshold opposition party parties and candidates Georgia News Articles Electoral Systems 2009-11-16T12:07:44Z Link