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Voters in Netherlands prepare for general elections, debate role in Afghanistan, VOA (2010)

This article reports on the upcoming elections in the Netherlands and the major issues that are being discussed in the electoral campaign. The government recently collapsed because of the lack of agreement over the NATO mission in Afghanistan, and yet this topic is hardly discussed in political debates.

Bulgaria Vows EU Support to New Serbian President Nikolic, Novinite.com (2012)

Bulgaria’s government expressed its will to support to recently elected President of Serbia Tomislav Nicolic.

Kuneva's Movement Calls for Electoral Change in Bulgaria, Novinite.com (2012)

Citizens for Bulgaria movement, led by Maglena Kuneva, called for extensive revisions of Bulgaria's election procedures.

Bulgarian Rightists to Stand Alone in 2013 Elections, Novinite.com (2012)

Democrats for Strong Bulgaria will stand alone in an upcoming election, separating from blue coalition with Union of Democratic forces.

Bulgarian Right-Wingers Name Interim Leader, Novinite.com (2012)

Bulgaria’s right wing party Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) party has elected its new interim leader Boris Markov.

Bulgaria's Saedinenie Elects Mayor at Runoff, Novinite.com (2012)

On 20th of May, Bulgaria’s town Saedinenie held run-off election for a new mayor.

Okamura to run for Czech Senate as independent, CzechPosition.com (2012)

Tomio Okamura will stand as independent candidate to represent the southern Moravian region of Zlín in elections to the Senate of Czech Republic.

Despite Time Crunch, OSCE Kosovo Supervises Smooth Election Process, RFERL (2012)

OSCE supervised Serbian presidential election in Kosovo and managed to secure the protection of human right and ensure fair elections conducted with due process.

Poland marks first free parliamentary election anniversary, The Warsaw Voice (2012)

Poland celebrates 23rd anniversary of first democratic elections and names downtown Warsaw square as “Freedom of Speech square”.

Russia's Medvedev elected ruling party chief, Aljazeera (2012)

United Russia political party elects Dmitrij Medvedev as a ruling party chief after Putin steps down from this position.

Ukrainian Opposition Presents Parliamentary Election Program, The Moscow Times (2012)

United opposition group in Kiev presented new parliamentary election program for the upcoming parliamentary elections in fall.

Ukraine’s upcoming elections: A pivotal moment, KyivPost (2012)

Stephen B. Nix, director of the Eurasia Division at the International Republican Institute provided some insight about the upcoming Ukraine Parliamentary elections, underlining the importance to fulfill the standards of contemporary democratic society.

CEC ready for elections, election silence as of midnight (EMG, 2010)

In the first parliamentary elections of Kosovo since the declaration of its independence, there are 1260 candidates running for 120 seats in the parliament.

Kosovo starts voting, some Serbs boycott election (Reuters, 2010)

Kosovars began voting in their first parliamentary elections as citizens of an independent country on Sunday eager to see the new leaders pull them out of poverty.

Kosovo votes for first government since declaring independence (CNN, 2010)

Voters in Kosovo are electing their first new government since declaring independence from Serbia.

ENEMO press release on observing Kosovo elections (ENEMO, 2010)

ENEMO press release on observing Kosovo elections, 25.11.2010 Pristina, Kosovo

Protests erupt as Haiti election goes to run-off, Reuters (2010)

This article reports on the protests that erupted in Haiti's capital after the electoral authorities announced that there will be a runoff vote for the presidential elections. The protesters supported Michel Martelly, popular singer and presidential candidate, who was not selected for the second round. Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council announced the preliminary official results nine days after the presidential and legislative elections were held amid protests, fraud charges and sporadic violence.

Manigat, Celestin Advance in Haiti Election, VOA News (2010)

This article discusses the preliminary results for the November elections in Haiti. Election officials announced that former First Lady Mirlande Manigat and ruling party candidate Jude Celestin will compete in the second round of the country's presidential poll.

Protests as Haiti election goes to run-off, The Guardian (2010)

This article reports on the protests against the preliminary results of the November elections in Haiti. Sporadic gunfire and barricades greeted an announcement that Jude Celestin will stand in next month's second round vote.