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ACE Electoral News

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SA pushes for month delay in Zim polls, News24 (2013)

In this article, South Africa wants Zimbabwe to postpone elections by at least one month.

The OAS and Saint Kitts and Nevis Sign Agreement for Electoral Observation Mission, South Florida Caribbean News (2011)

The Organization of American States (OAS) and Saint Kitts and Nevis have signed the Agreement on Privileges and Immunities for the Electoral Observation Mission for the 2011 Nevis Island Assembly Elections on July 11.

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St. Kitts & Nevis: NRP, CCM nominate Candidates for July 11 Local Elections, SKN Vibes (2011)

THE Nevis Reformation Party (NRP) and the Concerned Citizens Movement (CCM) have each nominated five candidates to contest available seats for the Nevis Island Assembly elections to be held on July 11, 2011. Nomination day was July 4.

UNDP Samoa

This link leads to the United Nations Development Programme Samoa country page.

UNDP Cook Islands

This link leads to the United Nations Development Programme Cook Islands country page.

Uganda:European Observers Here for February Poll, New Vision (2011)

This article talks of the arrival of the 34 person observation mission of the European Union Election Observer Mission (EU EOM) that arrived in Kampala on 22nd January in readiness to observe the February 18 polls. The article gives further details of the strategy that the EU EOM will be deploying to be able to observe the 112 Election districts in Uganda through to the release of the final report.

Uganda: Security chiefs promise peaceful poll, New Vision (2011)

This article speaks of the preparedness of the Ugandan security forces to control any uprising of electoral violence and civil unrest as the country goes into polls on February 18 2011. Top security chiefs gave a press statement to brief the citizens of Uganda on there plans in securing the ballot as well as maintaining peace and order with the borders of Uganda.

Uganda: Opposition party FDC fails to block polls, New Vision (2011)

This article describes the court ruling that favored the Electroal commission of Uganda to continue in its plans to hold the general election on 18 February 2011. In the ruling the judge based his decision on the interpretation of the law as well as the explanation of the EMB on documentation that can be used to identify a voter.

Puerto Ricans to vote on reducing legislature, Associated Press (2012)

Puerto Ricans will vote on whether to shrink the US island territory's legislature. Governor Luis Fortuno has signed legislation setting a referendum on a reform package that would decrease the size of the Senate and House of Representatives by a combined 22 seats.

Antigua:Lovell Says No Early Elections, Caribarena (2012)

Party chairman of Antigua's incumbent UPP is dismissing suggestions of early elections in light of the implementation of major road improvement project this year, with expenditure estimated to double what was spent last year. Nonetheless, Party Chairman Harold Lovell has dismissed suggestions of an early election.

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Pakistan: SC seeks list of MPs elected in by-polls after 18th Amendment, The News International (2011)

The article discusses electoral integrity in Pakistani general elections in 2008. The Supreme Court is now investigating the members of the Senate and national and provincial assemblies due to petition on bogus votes in voters' list.

Haiti:Joint OAS-CARICOM Electoral Observation Mission Highlights Technical, Organizational and Security Improvements in Haiti Elections, Bahamas Weekly (2011)

The Joint Electoral Observation Mission (JEOM) in Haiti deployed by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) says in terms of efficiency, the second round of the presidential and legislative elections in the Caribbean country was far superior to the first round in terms of organization and security.

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Czech Republic: MfD: ODS, ČSSD courting new VV party (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

The two Czech strongest parties, the Social Democrats (CSSD) and the Civic Democrats (ODS), are courting the new centrist Public Affairs (VV) party and they had talks with its representatives in the past few days, Mlada fronta Dnes (MfD) writes Thursday.

Czech Republic: TOP 09 dismisses coalition with Social Democrats (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

The Czech TOP 09 conservative party repeatedly dismissed Saturday the suspicion that it would form a coalition government with Jiri Paroubek's Social Democrats (CSSD) after the May 28-29 elections, and accused the Civic Democrats (ODS), CSSD and Public Affairs (VV) of a power cartel.

Respekt: Parties' manifestos close to identical (Prauge Daily Monitor, 2010)

The manifestos of Czech non-communist parties have not been so close to one another as they are ahead of the May 28-29 general election for minimally 14 years, Ondrej Kundra and Marek Svehla write in the latest issue of weekly Respekt out yesterday.