ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Colombia:Santos, Sanín Could Go to Run-off in Colombia, Angus Reid Global Monitor (2010)

Two candidates vowing to continue the policies of current Colombian president Álvaro Uribe are the frontrunners in the race to replace him, according to a poll by Datexco released by El Tiempo and W Radio. 34.1 per cent of respondents would vote for former defence minister Juan Manuel Santos of the U Party (U) in the May ballot.

Austria: Political scientist slams 'invalid voting' appeals, Austrian Times (2010)

Political scientist Ferdinand Karlhofer said in a TV interview on 12 April, that appeals to vote invalid at the 25 April presidential elections would not indicate democratic maturity.

Malaysia: 1,000 Police Personnel To Be Deployed For Hulu Selangor Poll, Bernama (2010).

This article discusses Selangor police preparation for the by-election for the Hulu Selangor Parliamentary seat on April 25, 2010.

Malaysia: Another Independent Candidate To Contest In Hulu Selangor, Bernama (2010).

This article discusses the participation of independent candidates in the by-election for the Hulu Selangor Parliamentary seat on April 25, 2010.

Malaysian political parties gear up for Hulu Selangor by-election, Channel News Asia (2010).

This article discusses the participation of political parties in the by-election for the Hulu Selangor Parliamentary seat on April 25, 2010.

Philippines: Comelec eyes expanded random manual audit, The Philippine Star (2010).

This article discusses the possibility for the Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) to expand coverage of random manual audit of ballots from a single precinct for every congressional district to five per district.

Philippines: Psychiatric test for candidates pushed, The Philippine Star (2010).

This article discusses the request for psychiatric evaluation for candidates running the National May 10 Philippines’ elections.

Thailand: Red shirts take over "richest part" of Bangkok, Reuters (2010).

This article discusses Thailand's anti-government protesters who congregated in Bangkok shopping district still in demand for new elections, while at Victory Monument several counter-protesters who met on Facebook gathered briefly to call for peace and support for the government.

Myanmar: Political Parties, The Irrawaddy (2010).

This is a list of political parties that have registered for Myanmar elections 2010.

EU to monitor Ethiopia's elections, Daily Nation (2010)

After a week of diplomatic wrangling, the European Union has agreed to observe Ethiopian elections scheduled for next month. According to the new deal, the EU must employ some of the Ethiopian government rules for election observers. However, the election monitoring team will mainly be guided by the EU guidelines for observers.

Kenya: Tentative Referendum date set as Church insists ‘No’, The Standard (2010)

Key actors on constitutional review want national referendum held earliest on August 6, and have written to Attorney General Amos Wako to say so. Sources revealed the church’s position stands just as that of the Protestant churches that signed the 15-day ultimatum to Kibaki and Raila on Monday, to forge consensus or they would whip up support against the draft.

Kenya: Electronic voting here but will it end rigging, The Standard (2010)

Politicians were ecstatic the system guarantees democratic and tamper-proof electoral system that would make impossible manipulation of voting outcome at polling centres and ‘top-up’ games at tallying centres as witnessed in 2007 presidential election, leading to a disputed results and violence.

Uganda: Parliament approves changes to political parties law, New Vision (2010)

PARLIAMENT on Tuesday passed the Political Parties and Organisations Amendment Bill, 2009. The Bill provides for political parties and organisations to notify the Electoral Commission of any change in the physical location of their offices. The Bill, which is one of the four tabled by the Government last December, creates the post of chairperson of the National Consultative Forum.

Uganda: Mukono elections for May 25, New Vision (2010)

A statement by EC deputy chairperson Joseph Biribonwa declared April 27-28 the nomination days. 14th April 2010 will be the cut-off date for the registration and transfer of voters.

Zambia:Banda dates Milanzi, Times of Zambia (2010)

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda is today expected to arrive in Eastern Province to drum up support for MMD candidate Whiteson Banda in the Milanzi Constituency by-election in Katete.

Zambia: Give us chance, RB urges Milanzi, Times of Zambia (2010)

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has appealed to the people of Milanzi to give the MMD Government chance to complete the projects being undertaken in the constituency by voting for the ruling party’s candidate Whiteson Banda in the April 29 by-election.

Zambia: Desist from insults, Chipimo Jr advises politicians, Times of Zambia (2010)

THE National Restoration Party (NAREP) has said politicians should desist from practising politics of insults and work together in addressing the numerous challenges facing the citizens.

Colombia:NDP demands fair elections before trade with Colombia, Canada views (2010)

Electoral fraud, illegal campaign financing and the participation of illegal armed groups show that elections in Colombia are far from free and fair, say NDP International Trade Critic Peter Julian, Carleen Pickard of the Council of Canadians and Barbara Wood, a representative of the Canadian Union of Public Employees.

Colombia:Presidential elections, Independent candidates but not independent voters, Colombia Reports (2010)

Any country in the world, even industrialized nations, would be proud to have some of the candidates currently running for the Colombian presidency. Yet this unprecedented situation will amount to little more than an anecdote, since there are not enough independent-minded and critical thinking voters.

Trinidad & Tobago: PM:Two elections coming this year, The Trinidad Guardian (2010)

Prime Minister says not one but two national elections are coming this year. Addressing a large crowd of People’s National Movement supporters at the Hi-Lo car park, St Augustine, on Monday night, Manning said both the general (parliamentary) election and the local government elections were coming.