ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Preliminary results suggest no change in government for Nauru, Radio Australia News (2010)

Preliminary results from Nauru's weekend election are suggesting there has been no change in government. About 10,000 people cast their votes to elect the Pacific Island country's parliament on Saturday, but this elections are indicating a change in the trend. An interview with the Director of Nauru's Government Information Office.

Georgia: Tbilisi Mayoral Race Focus of Local Elections, Civil.ge (2010)

The article informs that on May 20, Georgia will elect 64 new municipal councils in local elections, but the major focus will be on contest in capital city Tbilisi, which will directly elect its mayor for the first time. Outcome of mayoral contest in the capital city, where one-third of the country’s voters are concentrated, is believed to largely determine the country’s political landscape in run up to presidential elections in 2013.

Georgia: Government's response to Transparency International's report on the use of administrative resources in local election campaign (2010)

On March 29, 2010 Transparency International in Georgia has come up with a report about usage of administrative resources in the May 30 local election campaign. This document is the official response of Georgian inter-agency task force on free and fair elections (IATF) to TI report.

Tajik Parliament's Upper Chamber Reelects Speaker, RFE/RL (2010)

The article reports that Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloev, who is the second most powerful person in the country after president Rahmon, has been reelected as speaker of the Majlisi Milli, the upper chamber of the Tajik parliament

Trinidad & Tobago: Women’s group calls on government to bring in election observers, Caribbean Daily News (2010)

A women’s group has called on the Elections and Boundaries Commission and the government to request the presence of international election observers and expert teams from the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Organisation of American States (OAS) and CARICOM for the May 24 General Election.

Newly Appointed Chairwoman Of Kyrgyz Election Commission Resigns, RFE/RL (2010)

The article informs that the newly appointed chairwoman of Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission has stepped down after just one day on the job. Tolekan Ismailova, a prominent human rights activist, told that her decision to resign was based on the fact that "many of the Kyrgyz interim government's decrees were adopted without taking Kyrgyz laws into account."

History Beckons in Trinidad's Snap Election, Inter Press Service (2010)

Kamla Persad-Bissessar became the first woman to hold the post of Opposition Leader, one month after she ousted the leader of the main opposition United National Congress (UNC), Basdeo Panday, in a bruising campaign in which she was portrayed as everything from a drunk to a weak leader.

Dominica: UWP not backing down amid bi-election threats, Dominica News Online (2010)

United Workers Party (UWP) Leader Ron Green says that his party’s elected members will continue to boycott the Parliament, despite threats of a bi-election by Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit.

IFES Signs Memorandum with Moldova's Election Commission (IFES, 2010)

On April 22, 2010, IFES signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Central Election Commission (CEC) of Moldova.

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International Conference on Voter Lists in Moldova (IFES, 2010)

An international conference entitled “New Technologies in the Compilation and Use of Voter Lists: Evolutions and Perspectives” took place on April 21st in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. The purpose of the conference was to acquire comparative regional experience in the field of voter registration (VR), as well as debate the most problematic issues of this process in Moldova.

First Independent Election in Kosovo - Photogallery (IFES, 2010)

Photos of the first Independent Elections in Kosovo, 2009

IFES Signs Cooperative Agreement with Kosovo’s Central Elections Commission for the Upcoming November 15 Elections (IFES, 2009)

During a press conference held on October 1, 2009, the Chair of the CEC, the Honorable Nesrin Lushta, said that the cooperative agreement formalizes the support being provided by IFES to CEC staff to prepare for the upcoming elections.

Czech CSSD would win elections with 7.5 percent lead on ODS -poll (Ceske Noviny, 2010)

The Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) would win Chamber of Deputies elections with 30 percent of the vote, according to an April election model by CVVM released today.

OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine supports Constitutional Court to establish mechanism for direct complaints (OSCE, 2010)

OSCE Press Release - Judges and heads of the Constitutional Courts of Ukraine and the Russian Federation participated today in an OSCE-supported roundtable discussion supporting Ukraine to establish a mechanism for complaints to be filed directly to the Constitutional Court.

Cubans take to the polls amid criticism and protest, CNN (2010)

"The nationwide vote will fill 169 assembly seats and is expected to draw millions to the polls. The vote will determine municipal representation on such local issues as waste removal and electricity, as opposed to the larger political questions facing Cuba such as the near half-century-old U.S. trade embargo."

Haiti: Int'l aid needed to hold elections, Washington Post (2010)

Haiti's leader on Monday 26 April called for an influx of international aid to organize elections this year as the impoverished Caribbean country rebuilds from the January earthquake that devastated the capital.

Belgium's king accepts Yves Leterme's resignation, BBC (2010)

Belgium's King Albert has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme's government after the collapse of the ruling coalition. Analysts say elections could take place in June - just before Belgium is due to begin its six-month presidency of the EU.

Decree nominates Mauritanian transition government, Africasia (2010)

A decree nominating the transitional government that will lead Mauritania into presidential elections next month has been signed by the president toppled by a coup last year.

No Dutch Muslim party in June elections, Radio Netherlands (2010)

There are no Muslim parties intending to take part in June's parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. One party, the Islam Democrats, says it is concentrating on local politics. The only other party, the Dutch Muslim Party, announced this week that it lacks the funds and the organisation to contest a national campaign.