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Zimbabwe suspends constitution talks, Daily Nation (2010)

Zimbabwe has suspended its constitution making process following sharp differences within President Robert Mugabe’s unity government over a consultation process that is already behind schedule by several months.

Angolan president gets more powers in new constitution, Daily Nation (2010)

Angola’s parliament approved a new constitution on Thursday that will allow President Jose Eduardo dos Santos to extend his three-decade long rule over one of Africa’s top oil producers without a direct ballot.

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Parties, citizens oppose postponing BiH Elections, Turkish Weekly (2012)

Two largest political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina suggested to postpone the upcoming local elections till 2014. Many party leaders and citizen oppose it and expect for local elections in October 2012.

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Serbia: Pro-Europe candidate expected to win elections, adnkronos (2012)

Two pro-European parties are the main rivals in Serbia's May parliamentary and presidential elections.

Italians vote in regional polls, Aljazeera (2010)

Italians have gone to the polls in regional elections on 28 and 29 March; that are being seen as a referendum on Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian prime minister.

Botswana: New party: April Fools' prank?, Mmegi (2010)

A peace meeting to be convened at the behest of former president Sir Ketumnile Masire to reconcile the warring factions in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will determine if the Barata-Phathi's profession that they are forming a new party was real or an early April Fools Day prank.

Botswana: Tsholofelo by-election a test for BDP, Mmegi (2010)

The Botswana Democratic Party's (BDP) strength is going to be tested in tomorrow's council by-election for Tsholofelo South ward in Gaborone North.

South Africa:Malema's re-election bid gets a boost, The Times (2010)

Julius Malema's bid to lead the ANC Youth League for a second term received a huge boost when the all-powerful Amathole region of the Eastern Cape elected leaders loyal to him.

South Africa: Zille’s plan to unseat ANC, Sowetan (2010)

DA LEADER Helen Zille has pinned her strategy to unseat the ruling ANC in 2019 on winning the hearts of “educated” African youths and the success of the Independent Electoral Commission’s voter education drives

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Reform Agenda Faces Zanu PF Resistance, All Africa (2010)

PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai has cobbled up an ambitious plan that might see government relaxing draconian media and security laws by the end of the year but analysts say its success is threatened by hardliners in Zanu PF who are determined to preserve the status quo.

Namibia: De Waal Resigns from DTA, All Africa (2010)

ONE of the DTA's longest-serving parliamentarians, chairperson and key figure in Namibian politics, Johan de Waal, has resigned from the party.

Angola: Politician Defends Greater Divulgence of Country's History, All Africa (2010)

The acting president of the opposition FNLA party, Lucas Benghy Ngonda, on Saturday here defended the need for a greater divulgence of Angola's history, including of the movements of liberation.

India: 45 per cent turnout in BBMP polls, The Hindu (2010)

Polling in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) elections was largely peaceful on 28 March, and the voter turnout was estimated at 45 per cent.

Corruption fight a Solomons election priority, Radio Australia News (2010)

Recent foreign aid has allegedly disappeared, and there are concerns that a lot of his country's aid has been used by politicians to buy votes, rather than to improve services to the provinces, but the prime minister, Dr Derek Sikua, says new guidelines have been put in place and government ministers are now required to account for all funding.

Taiwan: Election mentality hurts governing, China Post (2010)

With municipal elections due at the end of the year, politicians in Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) are becoming increasingly nervous about supporting unpopular measures.

Upcoming Parliamentary Elections and the future of Sri Lanka, IPCS (2010)

7696 candidates from 24 political parties and hundreds of independent groups who were registered for the elections on 8 April. The number of independent groups far exceeds the registered political parties. They will fight for 196 out of the total 225 seats to be elected directly, by over 14 million voters. The remaining 29 seats will be allotted nationally based on voting percentage by each party/alliance.

Iran's Mousavi Vows to Continue Struggle, VOA News (2010)

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi vowed a "year of perseverance" in his fight against the government in an Internet message to mark the Persian new year.

Iranian exile calls for overthrow of Ahmadinejad, The Guardian (2010)

Amir Jahanchahi, an exiled Iranian businessman, today called on his countrymen to rally round and act more decisively, suggesting that elements of the powerful Revolutionary Guard could be persuaded to turn against the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.