ACE Electoral News
ACE Electoral News
- IFES Uganda
- Uganda EMB Newsletter (2009)
- On our part, the Commission has also identified various areas in the electoral laws which have posed practical and legal challenges to our work. These findings have been forwarded as proposals for necessary amendment.
- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO ELECTORAL LAWS, EC Uganda (2009)
- In this document, the Electoral Commission continues to highlight those areas and proposes amendments to improve the legal regime within which it operates. Some of the proposals previously submitted have since been dropped. This document therefore captures the complete and up to date set of proposed amendments by the Electoral Commission.
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- Election Results - Mayotte
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- Karume: Referendum inevitable, Tanzania Standard (2008)
- ZANZIBAR President Amani Abeid Karume maintained yesterday that a referendum was inevitable in deciding the political destiny of the Isles.
- Private contestants for presidency barred, Daily News (2008)
- The Attorney General (AG) has gone back to the High Court to start another process to challenge the court’s decision of allowing ordinary Tanzanian citizens to contest in both presidential and parliamentary seats as private candidates during elections.
- CUF: Karume remarks could undermine muafaka initiative, IPP Media (2008)
- The Civic United Front (CUF) has warned Zanzibar President Amani Abeid Karume against discouraging Union President Jakaya Kikwete in his efforts to find a lasting solution to the current political impasse in the Isles.
- Talks on Isles political stalemate to resume soon
- TALKS between two rival political parties – the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) and Civic United Front on the political situation in Zanzibar -- will soon resume after stalling for some six months.
- Electoral discontent sign of refusal by some African countries to change, DailyNews (2009)
- The growth of democracy in Tanzania has arguably been tarnished by conflicts caused by disagreement on results from all past post-multi-party elections. Zanzibar has been the main bone of contention as far as political disagreements in the United Republic are concerned, triggering off both local and international concern. Several interventions at both at local and international scenes , such as the popular ‘MUAFAKA’ talks have been taking place to reduce tension and re-shape the democratic process.
- Karume: No elections next year in Zanzibar if..., The Citizen (2009)
- The President of Zanzibar announced that there will be no elections in Zanzibar if all eligible voters are not registered. This announcement came after claims were made by hundreds of supporters of the opposition Civic United Front in Pemba that they had not been registered because they don't hold Zanzibari residency ID cards.
- Zanzibar Electoral Commission
- The electoral commission of Zanzibar presented by EISA.
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- Political Parties Act to be enacted in July, KBC (2008)
- Meeting under the chairmanship of President Mwai Kibaki at State House Nairobi, the cabinet advised members of the political parties who constitute the grand coalition government to caucus with their respective parliamentary groups, advise accordingly and come up with an amicable solution to the issue.
- Battle lines drawn in Embakasi by-election, KBC (2008)
- The Embakasi by-election slated for June 11 alongside four others appears to have set the stage for what yet again promises to be a bruising battle, pitting the country's two political power houses, PNU and ODM. Embakasi constituency has already attracted a massive number of aspirants from PNU and ODM.
- Kenyan political parties spend billions, The Monitor (2008)
- Major political parties spent about Sh5.6 billion in campaigns for last year’s general election, a new report has revealed.
- ECK ‘ready for by-elections’, Daily Nation (2008)
- The by-elections will be held on June 11 in five constituencies and 52 wards countrywide.
- MPs urged to speed up constitution process, KBC (2008)
- Deputy Prime Minister, Musalia Mudavadi and parliament speaker, Kenneth Marende say the coalition government will ensure that Kenyans have a new constitution within the next one-year. The leaders called for a speedy review and enactment of a new constitution saying it would address some of the thorny issues.
- President appoints commission to probe into disputed election, KBC (2008)
- President Mwai Kibaki has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to inquire into all aspects of the General Election held on 27th December 2007, with particular emphasis on the Presidential Election.
- Review commission meets ECK officials,KBC (2008)
- Krieglar said the commission is keenly studying documents available to it with an aim of understanding the magnitude of the crisis that caused the deaths of over 1000 people and displaced about 500,000 others. The committee however toured ECK offices at Anniversary Towers where they held discussions with ECK officials.
