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Hungary Ruling Party Agrees to Overhaul Election Rules, MTI Says, Bloomberg (2011)

Hungary’s ruling party Fidesz supports scrapping the current two-round electoral system in favor of a single round and give all Hungarians abroad the right to vote, MTI reported, without citing anyone.

Hungary May Switch to Single-Round Election System, Nemzet Says, Bloomberg (2011)

Parliamentary representatives of Hungary’s ruling coalition supported plans of switching to a single-round election system from as early as 2014, Magyar Nemzet reported, without saying how it got the information.

Török: Small parties unlikely to capitalize on growing voter apathy, Politics.hu (2011)

Noted Political analyst Gábor Török commented on his blog about how many people who voted for Fidesz in the previous election were losing patience with the party and looking less favorably upon them.

Kenya:Parliament to decide poll date,Star(2012)

The article talks about when the next general elections will be held

Taliban vows to disrupt Afghan elections, VOA News (2010)

This article reports on the latest updates from the Afghan electoral campaign. On Sunday, the Taliban announced their intentions to disrupt the upcoming parliamentary elections. The Taliban also asked the Afghan people to boycott the elections, and pledged to continue with their attacks.

South Africa: Special votes might be allowed in municipal elections, SABC News (2010)

The article discusses the introduction of special votes at local level in South Africa. Special votes are currently only allowed in general elections.

Azerbaijan kicks off parliamentary elections, Trend.az (2010)

The article informs that on September 3 Azerbaijani president signed a decree, according to which parliamentary elections in the country will be held on November 7, 2010.

Azerbaijan establishes new opposition bloc, Trend.az (2010)

The article reports that two Azerbaijani parties, Civil Solidarity Party and Democratic Reforms Party, have signed an agreement about establishing "Democracy" bloc, which will participate in parliamentary elections this fall.

Ireland: Cabinet silent on by-election court challenge, The Irish Examiner (2010)

This article reports on the High Court challenge regarding by-elections in Ireland. Since June 2009, vacancies in the Donegal and other constituencies have not been filled up. Senator Pearse Doherty asked the High Court to intervene in this issue, as the government's delay in calling by-elections would violate the citizens' right to representation. The delay is caused by the Cabinet's division on whether or not to call the by-elections together with four referenda, a move that would expose the government to a series of potential defeats.

Namibia: Election verdict due today, New Era (2010)

This article discuss the appeal case by the nine parties in Namibia, where they challenge the outcome of last years National Assembly election. The five judges reserved their judgement on June 1 after having heard two days of arguments on the matter.

Kaczynski demands party loyalty (thenews.pl, 2010)

Leader of the Law and Justice party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has indicated to party members that he has no intention of resigning and that disloyalty within the party will not be tolerated.

The Comeback Of The Czech Social Democrats, Party Of Spoilers (Eurasia Review, 2010)

After more than a year of being run by a provisional team of technocrats, the Czech Republic has a new centre-right coalition government, who won a vote of confidence earlier this month.

Czech ex-athletes line up for local fall elections (Hurriyet Daily News, 2010)

A shakeup in Czech political parties beginning with May's general elections has resulted in an influx of former sports stars entering the political arena in the lead-up to fall local elections.

Moldova's political impasse continues as referendum fails (CNN, 2010)

Moldova's political stalemate is set to drag on after a referendum calling for direct election of the country's president failed due to low voter turnout, the nation's Central Election Commission said Monday.

Mixed report card for Hungary's new government (Hurriyet Daily News, 2010)

At home at least, the popularity of Hungary's new Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who secured an historic two-thirds majority in general elections in April, remains unbroken.

Four parties to field candidates for Budapest mayoralty (Politics.hu, 2010)

All four parliamentary parties can run candidates for the post of mayor of Budapest at the local elections on October 3, the Budapest Election Commission (FVB) ruled on Sunday.

Hungary: Socialists, Jobbik criticize government's first 100 days (Politics.hu, 2010)

The main opposition Socialist party branded the first hundred days of the Hungarian government as a "frenzied race" while the radical nationalist Jobbik called for more radical measures on Friday, ahead of the prime minister's formal assessment next week.

Election campaign kicks off in BiH (Southeast European Times, 2010)

Campaigning for the October 3rd general elections officially begins on Friday (September 3rd).

Campaigning begins in Bosnia elections (EUobserver.com, 2010)

The campaign for general elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), scheduled for 3 October, started on Friday (3 September). Fifteen years after the end of a bitter interethnic war and after one and a half decades of being an international protectorate, the main issues remain unchanged: Bosnian Serbs want more autonomy for their "entity," the Republika Srpska (RS), hoping for eventual independence; muslim Bosniaks want a unitarian state in which the Serbian entity is abolished; and the Croats, especially in Herzegovina, dream about setting up an entity of their own.

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