ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Palestine: PLC chief: Not illegal for Abbas to head govt, Maan News Agency (2012)

This news article says that the secretary-general of the Palestinian parliament said Thursday 9 Feb, that President Mahmoud Abbas faces no legal problems in taking on the role of prime minister, as agreed by Hamas and Fatah leaders last week.

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Ready To Form Govt, India TV (2012)

This news article says that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, which now dominates the parliament after historic the polls is ready to form a coalition government and demanded that the incumbent military-appointed cabinet be sacked as it has failed to check deteriorating security and economic situation in the country.

SMS As A Tool in Election Observation

This article by Ian Schuler describes a number of cases where text messaging and cell phones has been used in an election observation context.

Elections Canada Voter Turnout Study by Age Group

The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada has a mandate to make the electoral process better known to Canadians, particularly to those who might experience difficulty in exercising their right to vote. For this reason, Elections Canada is carrying out research on how people participate in elections. This study is one of the initiatives aimed at better understanding the dynamics of electoral participation, chiefly among the youngest voters.

Thailand: Senate urged to pass laws, Bangkok (2011)

This article reports that Thai PM is urging the Senate to finish deliberation of the three organic laws related to the election. The PM also stated that if the laws are passed immediately and passed the scrutiny of the Constitutional Court, he would dissolve the House of Representatives by early May 2011.

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Canadian elections reshape political landscape, BBC News (2011)

The article reports the results of Canadian parliamentary elections. Conservative Party won the majority in the parliament gaining 167 of the 308 seats.

Qatar goes to polls in council elections , AlJazeera (2011)

The article reports that: "Qataris are heading to the polls to choose municipal council representatives in elections seen as a small step towards greater representative democracy in the Gulf state." Of its 1.7 million population, approximately 34,000 people are eligible to vote in the coming election. There are to be 117 candidates, four of which are women. Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jasem Al Thani has said that future Doha legislative polls are also a possibility.

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Thailand: MP suspended pending court ruling, Bangkok Post (2011).

This article discusses one of member of parliament (MP) who gets suspension due the Election Commission (EC)'s petition for his disqualification. The EC found the MP guilty of electoral fraud and petitioned the Supreme Court's Election Cases Division to disqualify him.

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Philippines: Comelec to resume preparations for ARMM polls, The Philippine Star (2011).

This article discusses the preparations for the elections in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) by the Philippines’ Commission on Elections (COMELEC). The Supreme Court (SC) stopped the synchronization of the ARMM elections, which scheduled to be held on August 8 2011, with the 2013 midterm elections.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Candidates List For Bosnia Polls Published, BalkanInsight (2012)

More than 30000 candidates were registered for upcoming municipal elections in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska.

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Belarus’ CEC invited to monitor elections in Georgia, Belarusian Telegraph Agency (2012)

Belarusian CEC members has received invitation to participate in Georgian parliamentary elections which will happen in October 2012.

Voter turnout at Belarus parliament elections may reach 70%, Belarusian Telegraph Agency (2012)

Belarus expects 70% voters turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections.