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ACE Electoral News

Botswana: Motswaledi is BMD President, Mmegi (2011)

The Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) has elected its leadership at its first congress of the organisation. Gomolemo Motswaledi emerged as the first president of the party.

South Africa:ANC hits the election trail, IOL (2011)

Election campaigns are underway. It is reported that social networks are being used to gain support. This article reports on the slow campaign by the African National Congress (ANC) and the causes thereof. It is reported that the ANC, for the first time, allowed communities to participate in selection of ward candidates which caused some delays in the campaign process.

SA women urged to know their vote, SABCNews (2011)

This article reports on issues facing South African women living in rural areas ahead May 18 poll.

South Africa: Zuma urges citizens to go and vote on May 18, SABCNews (2011)

The article reports on the 27th annual Freedom Day celebrations across the country yesterday. It is reported that Political Parties took advantage of the Freedom Day celebrations to garner support for the coming local government elections.

Taiwan: KMT formally nominates President Ma to run for 2nd term, Focus Taiwan (2011)

The article reports that Taiwan's ruling Kuomingtan party has nominated - as expected - president Ma Ying-jeou as its candidate in 2012 presidential elections.

Author of Policy That Enraged China to Challenge Ma for Taiwan Presidency, Bloomberg (2011)

The article reports that Taiwan's opposition party DPP has nominated Tsai Ing-wen as its candidate in the 2012 presidential elections. Tsai is the first woman candidate in Taiwan's presidential elections and also the author of a policy that prompted China to cut off dialogue with Taiwan a decade ago.

Chile:Security Tightened Ahead Of Chile’s Election,SantiagoTimes (2009)

"Chile's police force (Carabineros) this week outlined plans to protect the eight million voters expected to participate in Sunday's presidential election".

Chile:Billionaire Piñera favourite to win Chile’s Sunday presidential election,MercoPress (2009)

"The latest poll published in Santiago just four days before Chileans elect their next president - confirms billionaire businessman Sebastian Piñera as the heads-on favourite to win next Sunday’s vote"

Chile:Chile Goes To The Polls On Sunday: Round One

Analysis by Justin Vogler about the upcoming general election in Chile.

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Malaysia: EC To Display 42,051 Doubtful Names Of Electors Thursday, Bernama (2011).

This article discusses 42,051 unverifiable electors and electoral roll for third quarter of 2011 to be displayed by Election Commission (EC) in 987 locations.

Former Philippine presidential couple gets subpoenas for poll fraud, Asia News Network (2011).

This article discusses the subpoenas for election fraud on former Philippines’ President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and husband, Jose Miguel Arroyo by joint investigating panel of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Egypt: More than 15,000 candidates including numerous holdovers from the former ruling NDP have registered to take part in the upcoming parliamentary races, Ahram Online (2011)

This news article says that more than 15,000 candidates , including numerous holdovers from the former ruling NDP , have registered to take part in Egypt's upcoming parliamentary races

Kenya: How political parties sideline women leaders, Daily Nation(2012)

The article is about a study which was conducted by Center for Multiparty and Democracy(CMD)

Preparing for the Polls: Improving Accountability for Electoral Violence in Uganda, Human Rights Watch (2009)

As the second multi-party elections in Uganda are scheduled for 2011, and these elections are seen as crucial for promotion of human rights, Human Rights Watch published a report based on research and investigations carried out during the 2001 and 2006 election periods as well as new research from September and October 2009 analyzing the current situation and providing specific steps including different stakeholders that could help to eliminate electoral violence.

For sale on Internet - Ukraine's election votes (Reuters, 2010)

Offers to sell Ukrainian votes appear on Internet

Ukrainian President election: who is said to be the favorite? (Ukranian Globalist, 2010)

Apparently, current Ukrainian President is unlikely to win. Who is the favorite and why Yuschenko lost his support?

Ukrainians Vote Sunday to Elect New President (Voice of America, 2010)

Ukrainians go to polls Jan. 17 to elect a new president. There are 18 candidates running for president in Ukraine. But analysts agree there are only two who stand a chance of winning: Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yanukovich, leader of the powerful "Party of Regions" in the Ukrainian parliament, or Rada.

Second round of Croatia's presidential election generally meets standards, but further improvements needed (OSCE, 2010)

Yesterday's second round of the presidential election in Croatia generally complied with OSCE commitments and other international standards, but further legal and institutional improvements are needed, the limited election observation mission deployed by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) concluded in a statement issued today.

Ivory Coast opposition figure disapproves of state media coverage, VOA News (2010)

One of the leading opposition coalition members, Michel Kofi says that the national television (RTI) is refusing to give the opposition equal coverage ahead of the general election. The ruling party of President Gbagbo is accused by the opposition of having a stronghold on national TV and other state media institutions.