ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Mozambique president leads as poll results trickle in, Daily Nation (2009)

Mozambican President Armando Guebuza and his ruling party on Friday held huge leads in the country’s fourth democratic elections, according to the latest results.

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Swapo big names dropped, Namibian (2007)

Swapo founders have not been elected to the party's Politburo.

Party manifestos: Gender issues, The Namibian (2009)

The silly season, or politics of promises, as others know it, has seen different political parties making a myriad of promises to Namibian voters over the past couple of months. With less than five weeks left, The Namibian takes a closer look at what promises the manifestos of various political parties hold for the voter.

Political parties rush to register candidates, AEP (2009)

Officials of some political parties intending to contest the upcoming November 2009 Presidential and National Assembly (NA) elections flocked to the High Court on Monday to register their presidential candidates.

Ballot printing going well, AEP (2009)

The printing of ballot papers for the November Presidential and parliamentary vote that had been caught in controversy is going on well according to the Electoral Commission of Namibia and Renform, the South Africa Company that eventually won the tender.

Role of the Media in elections, AEP (2009)

This is necessary considering that no political party in a democracy can do without the media. It is even more so in a vast geographical country like Namibia with communities living far apart and thus making it more difficult to pass on information to large groups of people. The role of the media is therefore not to be under-estimated and that is why the allocation of airtime on radio, television and space in the newspapers is always a contentious issue.

NDP Fighting for 'Poor and Voiceless', All Africa (2009)

THE National Democratic Party (NDP) says it is the voice of the voiceless and would see to it that the rich do not get richer and the poor poorer.

Voting by Touch, All Africa (2009)

THE Electoral Commission of Namibia says it is working very hard to allow blind people to vote independently during next month's presidential and general elections.

RDP Suggests UN to Oversee Elections, All Africa (2009)

BOTH President Hifikepunye Pohamba and Swapo have lost control of "unruly elements" in the ruling party, the Rally for Democracy and Progress claimed yesterday.

Good Governance Key to Democracy, All Africa (2009)

A four day workshop on 'Country led governance assessments: sharing experiences and increasing political accountability' was held in Windhoek this week.

Churches Geared for Election Observation, All Africa (2009)

NAMIBIAN churches on Friday received a N$1,35 million boost as they gear up to serve as election observers in this month's elections.

Christians pray for elections, New Era (2009)

Christians gathered in a number of churches on Sunday to pray for peaceful elections. The Working Group of Prayer under the Declaration of Church Leaders on the Elections in Namibia and Transformation Namibia designated November 1 for prayers for the upcoming elections.

‘Shape in’ or ship out of Swapo, New Era (2009)

he Secretary of Swapo Party Youth League, Elijah Ngurare, has urged parliamentary candidates to always remember the electorate once they start sitting in Parliament. Addressing the youth during a Swapo rally recently at Okandjengedi in Oshakati, Ngurare said most parliamentarians forget the communities where they come from, while these are the people that made it possible for them to obtain parliamentary seats.

Namibia's election campaign in full swing, Xinhua (2009)

With the presidential and national elections just 22 days away, party flags and posters have replaced most of the billboards and signs which usually welcome visitors in the city center and beyond.