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ACE Electoral News

Bulgarian FinMin in Charge of Organizing Fall Elections, novinite.com (2011)

Simeon Djankov Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister is responsible for the upcoming fall elections in Bulgaria. His work will help the Minister for Regional Development and Public Works and the Foreign Affairs Minister. They three will report directly to Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov.

Hungary:Mixed electoral system to remain, number of individual constituencies, rounds undecided, Politics.hu (2011)

A new election law that stipulates a mixed electoral system will come out in the autumn, said Fidesz deputy leader Lajos Kosa. Also Hungarian citizens living abroad will have the option to cast their ballots for a single national list. The number of individual constituencies is still being debated.

Referendum on Saeima to have record number of polling stations abroad, Latvians Online (2011)

The Latvian Central Election Commission announced that record number of polling stations abroad will operate July 23 for Latvian citizens to vote in a referendum that could result in dissolution of the parliament. If the referendum succeeds, the 10th Saeima will be dissolved and new elections will be called.

Moldova elects more pro-democracy mayors, SETimes.com (2011)

Moldova elected 898 mayors of towns and villages, ending the second round of elections on 19 June. According to international observers from the OSCE and the ODIHR the elections were free and fair. The results suggest that the power of the Communists may be on the decline.

Russia Bars Opposition Party From Elections, The Wall Street Journal (2011)

Russia denies registration of a key opposition political party, barring it from parliamentary and presidential elections. According to the Justice Ministry it denied registration because it found violations in the 45,000 signatures that the party had submitted with its application.

Bulgaria:Opinion Polls Predict Low Election Turnout, Standartnews (2011)

Centre for Analysis and Marketing predicts 55-60% participation on the forthcoming local and presidential elections on October 23 in Bulgaria. Although the number of people who will vote on the elections is now lower but experts says it is because the main political parties have not nominated their candidates.

Name your candidate, says Komorowski (thenews.pl. 2010)

Bronislaw Komorowski, winner of Civic Platform’s primary election for this year’s primary elections, has called on the Law and Justice party to name its candidate.

Analysts: ODS' future looks bleak ahead of elections (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

The future of the Czech Civic Democrats (ODS) is bad after their chairman Mirek Topolanek was forced to resign as election leader two months ahead the general election, political analysts that CTK addressed agreed.

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Czech press survey - March 29 (ČeskéNoviny.cz, 2010)

The major problem of new Civic Democrat (ODS) election leader Petr Necas may not be the lack of charisma, the "real rub" lies in Mirek Topolanek who is not much willing to leave the post of ODS chairman, Jiri Leschtina writes in the daily Hospodarske noviny (HN) today.

Czech press survey - March 30 (ČeskéNoviny.cz, 2010)

The current situation in the Czech Civic Democratic Party (ODS) will probably result in its rapprochement with the father-founder, President Vaclav Klaus, which may be beneficial for both sides, Martin Zverina writes in the daily Lidove noviny (LN) today.

Elections 2010 - Future of Hungarian land does not depend on Brussels - Orban (MTI.hu, 2010)

The future of Hungarian land does not depend on decisions made in Brussels, Fidesz leader Viktor Orban said on Wednesday. If the main opposition Fidesz forms the next government then foreigners will not be allowed to buy land in Hungary, Orban said.

Far-right gains could put Hungary reforms at risk (Reuters, 2010)

The scenario is classic. Hungary's economy is in crisis, its large Roma minority is an easy scapegoat, and a far-right party blaming "Gypsy crooks" and "welfare spongers" is set to be the big winner.

Fidesz still way ahead in campaign: poll (The Budapest Times, 2010)

A poll by the Nézõpont Intézet, a local for-profit think tank, last week reaffirmed the centre-right opposition party Fidesz’s huge lead in the run up to general elections on 11 and 25 April. Fidesz is the party of choice for 62 per cent of respondents who said they have made up their minds, while the governing Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) was only narrowly ahead, at 15 per cent, of the nationalist party Jobbik, on 14 per cent.

NE Hungary village bans Jobbik campaign event in local school (Politics.hu, 2010)

The mayor of Eperjeske (NE Hungary) banned a campaign event that the radical nationalist Jobbik party planned to hold in the village's local primary school on the weekend, Nepszabadsag daily said on Tuesday.

Narrow majority expects Fidesz gov't to improve country (Politics.hu, 2010)

A small majority of Hungarian voters expect the country's situation to improve with an election victory of the opposition Fidesz party in just under two weeks, a Tarki poll published on Tuesday found.

Civic Platform Still Surpasses 50% in Poland (Angus Reid Global Monitor, 2010)

Poland’s governing party remains way ahead of its competitors despite a drop in support, according to a poll by PBS DGA published in Gazeta Wyborcza. 51 per cent of respondents would vote for the Civic Platform (PO) in the next legislative election, down seven points since late February.

Schroeder to back Czech Social Dems in campaign (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) will be backed by their opposite numbers from Slovakia, Austria and Germany during the campaign for May elections in May, the party's election manager Jaroslav Tvrdik told journalists yesterday.

Czech Civic Democrats to Reveal Election Strategy on April Fools’ Day (The Wall Street Journal, Blogs, 2010)

Czech politician Mirek Topolanek will announce the long-term plans for his political party and his future in politics on, of all days, Thursday, April 1, also known as April Fools’ Day.

Boycott hits Burma election credibility, BBC News (2010).

This article discusses the Myanmar electoral laws which prevent democracy activists from participating elections as well as NLD decision not to participate in the elections.