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USA: Early voting numbers give Dems hope, The Seattle Times (2010)

This article discusses about the early voting operations in the United States. This year, 32 states allow some form of early voting and 3 million Americans already cast their ballots.

Elections Canada shuts down Tory riding association that held Paradis fundraiser, The Globe and Mail (2010)

This article reports on the Election Canada's decision to shut down a Conservative riding association. Elections Canada will de-register this association for failing to comply with its annual reporting requirements.

USA: Young voters divided over Obama, poll finds, The New York Times (2010)

This article reports on a new poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics. According to this poll, young voters (age 18-29) are divided over the President's job in these two years: 49% approve his politics so far. This part of the electorate tend to vote for the Democratic Party, but most of them will not vote in the midterm elections. Only 40% of the people interviewed say that they will definitely vote, and 3 out of 10 are not even registered.

Germany: Popular Greens in pole position for election shake-up, The Irish Times (2010)

This article reports on the rising popularity of the Green Party in Germany. According to a recent opinion poll, 30% of the people living in Berlin support the Greens and its leader, Renate Künast. Berlin has always been the Social Democrat's stronghold, but now their popularity is going down (26%), making the Green Party the strongest one in the city.

Morocco: Protesters call for election boycott, Huffington Post (2011)

This news article talks about a demonstration by thousands of Moroccans against the government in the North African kingdom's biggest city, threatening to boycott the upcoming elections. The weekly demonstration by the pro-democracy February 20 movement on Sunday attracted around 10,000 people in Casablanca, making it the largest demonstration in months.

South Africa: IEC candidates grilled on political background, IOL (2011)

The two terms for four members of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) South Africa is nearing an end. The interview panel yesterday inteviewed 16 candidates to fill the four vacancies.

Zambia: President Sata names Guy Scott as Vice president and reduces cabinet size by only 3 ministries, Lusaka Times (2011)

Zambia President, Michael Sata has appointed Patriotic Front party Vice president Guy Scott as republican vice president. It is reported that the President merged some ministries to make the number of ministries in Zambia 19.

Thailand: Yingluck Shinawatra set to be Thailand's first female premier, CNN (2011)

This article reports Yingluck Shinawatra to become the first female PM in Thailand. The Phue Thai Party won the July 3 general election, with 262 seats.

Thailand holds general election, Xinhua News (2011)

This article reports the process of Thailand July 3 general election. There are about 4.3 million eligible voters and 90,860 polling stations across the country.

Thailand Votes for Next Leaders, VOA News (2011)

The article discusses the July 3 general election in Thailand with the participation of 40 political parties.

Thailand: Vote buying, ballot tearing top legal complaints, The Nation (2011).

This article discusses legal complaints on election day lodged to the Election Commission. The most common violation is vote buying and ballot tearing.

Thailand: Gen Prawit: Army accepts election, Bangkok Post (2011).

This article discusses the acceptance of the July 3 general elections result by the military. The army performed a coup in September 2006.

Election Day: Thailand Votes, Bangkok Post (2011).

This article provides selection of images on the election day in Thailand's July 3 general elections.

Thailand: Unofficial voter turnout 65.99%, Bangkok Post (2011).

This article discusses the announcement from Election Commission Suthipol Thaweechaikarn regarding unofficial voter turnout in the July 3 election. The voter turnout is 65.99 per cent.

Philippines: New technology eyed for 2013 polls, The Philippine Star (2011).

This article discusses the preparations for 2013 computerized local and national elections in the Philippines.

Malaysia: EC's Transformation For Fair And Transparent Elections, Bernama (2011).

This article reports the statement from Malaysia Election Commission deputy chairman on a forum; “Bersih Demands - What the EC Has to Say”. He stated that there are various improvements conducted to ensure elections in a transparent manner.

New Danish leader to forge "Red bloc" government, Reuters (2011)

The article reports that Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark’s new prime minister, has to reach consensus within the left bloc in the aftermath of the elections of September 15 in order to form the new government. It is the first time in 10 years that the center-right Liberal party is not elected to power and the left-wing Social Democrats have to form the government. It is important to notice that Denmark has elected a female prime minister for the first time in its history.

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Russia: A woman's place is in the Duma?, Russia and India report (2011)

The article discusses about the place of women in Russian political institutions. After the fall of the Soviet era women quotas, the number of female politicians declined significantly in Russian politics. However, leaders and academics like Kryshtanovskaya are willing to change the situation and aim to get a women elected in the Russian presidential elections of 2018.

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