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Ireland: Voter registration deadline expires, RTE News (2011)

This article reports on the deadline for voter registration in Ireland. Today (February 8) will be the last day to register and hand in the relevant documents to the local authorities. The election officials invite all citizens to submit queries and questions to www.checktheregister.ie.

Ireland: Kenny, Gilmore and Martin for TG4 debate, The Irish Times (2011)

This article reports on the discussions over a televised debate among the three major party leaders for the elections in Ireland. Micheál Martin of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael’s Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore of the Labour Party have agreed to a televised debate held in Galway and aired by TG4. It will be the first time a television debate of this kind has been staged outside Dublin.

Tanzania: Govt to table Bill on law review team, The Citizen (2011)

This article speaks of the plans that by the Tanzanian government as it prepares to review its current Constitution to be able to get a new one. Tanzania has had the same constitution for over 50years and wants to change it through an all inclusive process spearheaded and facilitated by a commission composed of representatives from both Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania.

Romania's ruling leftists face test in municipal vote, Reuters, 2012

After widespread discontent with austerity measures, romanian voters went to polls on Sunday for a country-wide municipal elections.

Romania govt scores big win in local votes - exit poll, Reuters, 2012

Romania’s governing leftist party dominated in municipal elections on Sunday across the country.

The unexpected changes and expected wins of Romania's local elections, Hotnews.ro, 2012

New governing coalition of Social Democrats and Liberals (USL) performed strongly in municipal elections, claiming some unexpected victories in various municipalities.

Albania Fails to Elect President in Third Round, Balkaninsight (2012)

During third round of president election before the parliament in Albania, no candidates were submitted to an actual vote on the floor of the assembly. The fourth and, if needed, fifth rounds will require simple majority of votes for a candidate to be elected.

Guyana: Preparations for Elections 2011, National Communications Network (2011)

The article explores the current preparations being made by GECOM ahead of the upcoming elections due this year.

Kyrgyzstan Launches Second Attempt To Form Coalition, RFERL (2010)

The article reports that Kyrgyzstan's parliament has renewed its attempt for forming a coalition government. October 10, 2010 parliamentary elections failed to produce a clear winner. On November 10, 3 of 5 parties elected to the parliment agreed to form a coalition but cold not come to an agreement about the candidacy of the Speaker of Parliament.

Turkmenistan Votes In Local Elections, RFERl (2010)

The article presents a brief report about local elections in Turkmenistan this Sunday, 5 December 2010.

Cote d’Ivoire deadlock deepens as rivals name governments RFI(2010)

The situation in Cote d'Ivoire is qualified by M. Thabo Mbecki as "obviously very serious". Both Ouattara and Gbagbo sworn in. Now Cote d'Ivoire has 02 Presidents and 02 Prime Ministers

Côte d'Ivoire:ECOWAS Set to Convene Summit Tuesday on Ivory Coast Crisis VOA news (2010)

On tuesday, ECOWAS is convening a summit in order to discuss and resolve the political crisis that is going on in Cote d'Ivoire.

Azerbaijani ruling party confident in election victory, Trend News Agency (2010)

This article reports on the elections in Azerbaijan. The ruling party deputy chairman, the New Azerbaijan Party (NAP), stated he is sure about their victory in the elections. In the November 7 elections, 690 candidates competed for the seats in the Parliament.

Aliyev loyalists sweep the board in Azerbaijan vote, Reuters (2010)

This article reports on the preliminary results for the parliamentary elections held on Sunday in Azerbaijan. Apparently, the leading opposition party, Musavat, did not win any seat in the parliament, while the ruling New Azerbaijan Party won 70 seats out of 125. Government-supporting small parties and "independents" won the rest of the seats at stake, making the "Hope" party the only opposition force in the assembly (one seat).

Azeri ruling party wins poll marred by fraud claims, Reuters (2010)

This article reports on the vote counting operations and the preliminary results in Azerbaijan. A Western diplomat reported serious irregularities during the voting operations, including vote stuffing and intimidation. Monitors from the OSCE will released their initial assessment on Monday.

Greek partial results show ruling Socialists ahead, BusinessWeek (2010)

This article reports on the vote counting operations for the local elections in Greece. The 13 regional races were particularly important this year, as the Prime Minister threatened to call early general elections if his ruling party did not have the people's approval. According to the preliminary results, the ruling PASOK party will win in eight of the 13 regions at stake.

Greece escapes snap general elections after local poll, Xinhua (2010)

This article reports on the political situation in Greece. According to the preliminary results of the local elections in Greece, the ruling Socialist Party will win in most of the regions. As a results, Prime Minister George Papandreou ruled out calling a snap parliamentary elections in the coming weeks.

USA: Election by the numbers, The Washington Post (2010)

This article discusses the results of the midterm elections in the United States. According to the author, Republicans received most of their votes from older generations, while young voters voted for the Democrats. Similarly, African Americans in the Deep South favor the Democratic Party overwhelmingly (seven of the eight newly elected Democratic Representatives from this region belong to this minority). The Latino voters played a mayor role in key races: in California, for example, they represented 22% of the electorate (a 4% increase compare to 2008).

USA: The Latino impact on midterm elections, The Denver Post (2010)

This article discusses the role of the Latino minority in the November 2 midterm elections in the US. Despites efforts to call on a boycott, Latino voters went out and vote, playing a major role in key races. In Nevada, for example, Harry Reid was able to win against Tea Party candidate Sharron Angle thanks to the Latino voters (15% of the electorate). Furthermore, a record number of Latino candidates were elected to office: in New Mexico, Susana Martinez became the first Latina ever elected governor for example.

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