ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Mozambique: EU Observers Give Final Verdict on Elections, All Africa (2010)

Giving its final report on Mozambique's general and provincial elections held on 28 October, the European Union Observation Mission on Tuesday praised the organisation of the polling, but condemned serious incidents of fraud, notably the significant number of polling stations that claimed an impossibly high turnout.

Zuma Says Sanctions Hurting Efforts for Free, Fair Poll in Zimbabwe, All Africa (2010)

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has said efforts to create a conducive environment for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe are being hampered by targeted sanctions against Robert Mugabe and his allies.

Dutch to hold election on June 9, AlertNet (2010)

The Queen Beatrix ordered an Election to be held on June 9, after the fall of the coalition Government and a caretaker Government should remain in power until the Election.

Niger coup leaders promise fresh elections, BBC (2010)

The leaders of the military coup have promised to turn Niger into an example of "democracy and good governance", and they would draft a new constitution and hold elections, but did not say when.

Niger election: Opposition's Mahamadou Issoufou wins, BBC News (2011)

This article reports on the presidential runoff election in Niger. According to the initial results, opposition leader Mahamadou Issoufou won Saturday's vote with 58% of the votes. Mr Issoufou is the leader of the Social Democratic Party, and he was competing against presidential candidate Seini Oumarou. This election marks the return of Niger to civilian rule since a military coup overthrew President Mamadou Tandja last year.

Provisional results have Issoufou winning Niger presidency, VOA News (2011)

This article reports on the initial results released by the Electoral Commission in Niger. The head of Niger's electoral commission, Abdourhamane Ghousmane, announced that Mahamadou Issoufou won Saturday's runoff election with 58% of the votes, while his opponent, Seini Oumarou, received 42%. The Constitutional Court will have to certify the provisional results within two weeks.

Niger's opposition leader, Mahamadou Issoufou, wins presidential runoff, Bloomberg (2011)

This article presents and comments the results of the presidential runoff election in Niger. Mahamadou Issoufou won the election, and he will now replace Djibo Salou, who led a February 2010 coup. The military overthrew the government when former President Mamadou Tandja tried to modify the law limiting him to two terms in office and dissolved the constitutional court. The African Union observer mission stated that the elections were fair and transparent.

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Niger's presidential elections 'fair and transparent', Africa Union says, Bloomberg (2011)

This article reports on the initial statement of the African Union observation mission regarding the presidential runoff in Niger. According to the head of the mission, Khalifa Babacar Sall, the election were "fair and transparent".

Niger: Preliminiary Statement, Presidential Runoff Election, EU (2011)

This is a statement by Catherine Ashton, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, and Andris Piebalgs, EU Commissioner for Development made today the following statement.

Niger's Issoufou wins presidential vote - results, Reuters (2011)

This article reports on the provisional results of the presidential election runoff in Niger. According to the electoral commission's statement, Mahamadou Issoufou received 1,820,639 votes or 57.95%, while 1.321248 people voted for Seini Oumarou (42.05%).

AU congratulates Niger on ‘transparent’ presidential election, Business Day (2011)

This article reports on the initial statement of the Observer missions from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union (AU) regarding the election in Niger. Both organizations expressed their satisfaction with the electoral process. Junta leader General Salou Djibo has won international praise for his professed readiness to step down. The president will be installed by April 16.

Over 70,000 security personnel deployed for Sri Lanka local polls, Colombo Page (2011)

The article discusses security measures for Sri Lanka local government elections which are to be held on Thursday 17 March.

Sri Lanka: The government requests the voters to cast their votes in order to establish the democratic right of voting, SLBC (2011)

The article discusses coming local elections in Sri Lanka. The incumbent government has encouraged Sri Lankan citizens to use their right to vote and accused the opposition party UNP for not having a clear policy.

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Marju Lauristin: Estonia at risk of stagnation, Baltic Business News (2011)

The article discusses Estonian general election held on Sunday 6 March. Professor Lauristin accuses election campaign of lacking long-term vision and opinions.

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Iceland: Icesave referendum ballot question revealed, IceNews (2011)

The article discusses the Iceland referendum to be held 9 April on the controversial Icesave bill. The possible answers to the referendum question are Yes, the law should remain in force and No, the law should be repelaed.

Zim elections will cost $220-million, says commission, Mail & Guardian (2011)

Deputy chairperson of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Joyce Kazembe said the estimated cost of the upcoming elections is $220-million. She also mentioned that officers are ready as the have already been trained.

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