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Côte D'ivoire:Ivorian Opposition Upbeat about Defeating President Gbagbo Voanews.com

The opposition has decided to unite their strength so that they can win the second round of the elections.

Activist Says Guineans Hopeful of Legitimate Election Outcome Voanews.com

The election in Guinea was in general calm and peaceful, despite some minor incidents.

DEEPENING DEMOCRACY: Elections in Cote d'Ivoire Next (2010)

In depth views on the two most important elections in West Africa, Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire

Q&A: Jordan election, BBC (2010)

These are some basic yet important questions from teh BBC on the Parliamentary Election on 9 Nov 2010.

Jordan's November 9 parliamentary elections, Carnegie Endowment (2010)

This article from Carnegie Endowment is about 120 seats (up from 110 in the last elections) which will be contested by 763 candidates, within the Parliamentary elections to be held on 9 Nov 2010 in Amman.

Preparations in place for smooth election, Jordan Times (2010)

This new is on the Jordanians who will head to the 1,492 polling centres across the Kingdom to elect the 16th Parliament, with authorities saying all arrangements are in place for a smooth voting process. This year’s elections will see a total of 763 candidates, including 143 women, vying for the 120 seats of the Lower House of Parliament, 12 of which are reserved for women under a quota system.

Tribalism dominates Jordan's election campaign, Reuters (2010)

This article is focusing on three issue: Tribal candidates expected to dominate election , Election law weighted towards rural, tribal districts and Tribal elder seen as next parliamentary speaker.

Haiti: Preliminary vote results set to be released today, The Miami Herald (2010)

This article reports on the latest updates for the vote counting in Haiti. Electoral officials are expected to publish the official preliminary results of the country's chaotic presidential election on December 7. Many candidates are expressing their confidence: Jude Célestin, Michel Martelly and Mirlande Manigat are probably the leading candidates, but only two of them will compete in the runoff.

Haiti: Unlikely pair seen as Haiti frontrunners, The Toronto Star (2010)

This article presents the two candidates who are likely the winners of the Haiti elections, Mirlande Manigat and Michel Martelly. The two candidates are very different types of person: Mrs Manigat is a 70-year-old former first lady and Sorbonne student, 49-year-old Michel Martelly, on the other hand, had a career as bad-boy singer.

Ruling party out of Haiti's run-off vote, The Montreal Gazette (2010)

This article reports on the vote counting operations in Haiti. According to a local monitoring group, Haitian ruling party candidate, Jude Celestin, will not make it to the runoff election in January. The National Observation Council observed 15% of all the polling stations (about 1,600) and recorded "partial results": Mirlande Manigat received 30% of the votes, Michel Martelly 25% and Jude Celestine 20%.

Kosovo elections: what the parties have to say (SETimes, 2010)

With early elections around the corner, Kosovo officially kicked off a ten-day period of campaigning Wednesday (December 1st). The election commission has certified 29 political parties and groups and a total of 1,265 candidates seeking seats in parliament.

IFES launches revamped ElectionGuide.org

The International Foundation for Electoral Systems has launched the updated ElectionGuide.org. You can watch a video demonstrating the website’s new features on the link below. ElectionGuide.org tracks the world’s elections and referenda, while providing comprehensive, detailed information on every country’s electoral system. In addition, the site’s new digest tracks relevant Democracy and Governance related events, research, and reports. Visit the website at www.electionguide.org

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Malaysian PM pledges clean, fair election, Xinhua (2012).

This article discusses the statement from Malaysian Prime Minister on holding a clean and fair election, however he did not state when the election will be held.

Malaysia: EC preparations draw speculation on poll date, The Brunei Times (2012).

This article discusses the possibility for the 13th General Election (GE). The Election Commission (EC) chairman has stated that the EC would finished finalising preparations for the GE in June.

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Malaysia lifts ban, students allowed to join politics, Channel News Asia (2012).

This article discusses the lifting of ban on university students joining political parties. However they cannot stand for election or take parts in any unlawful or illegal assemblies.

Botswana: Balikani joins BDP, Mmegi (2012)

In this article, Former leader of the Botswana Peoples Party (BPP) Bernard Balikani joins the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). The news were confirmed by BDP secretary general, Mpho Balopi yesterday in a communique, issued yesterday.

South Africa: DA ready to focus on 2014 elections, IOL (2012)

In this article, the opposition party, DA re-elects Helen Zille as party leader. Speaking after the party's elective conference, she said the country's political landscape would be fundamentally altered come 2014 general elections.

USA: What's missing from the midterm election campaigns, FOX News (2010)

This article discusses the major issues discussed in the electoral campaigns of the candidates for the midterm elections. According to the author, many fundamental issues have been ignored and neither party articulated clear and coherent policies.