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Singapore: NCMP seats offered to best-losing opposition candidates, Channel News Asia (2011)

This article reports that the Singapore Elections Department has offered three Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) seats to the best-losing candidates in the general election. Three NCMP seats are left for the highest opposition losers, after six seats were already won.

Paraguay: Avanza proyecto sobre participación femenina en Paraguay, UPI (2011)

La Comisión de Equidad Social y Género de la Cámara de Diputados avanzó en el proyecto que amplía la participación femenina en la función política.

Kenya:Poll rules for Kenyan Media to be launched

The article is about the guidelines for the Media on the coverage of the next General elections

Russian presidential vote: Observer overload?, rt (2012)

Up to 176,000 observers are expected to participate in polling stations on March 4 Russian Presidential elections. The Central Election Commission claims the elections are set to be the most transparent in Russia’s history.

Kenya: Constitution a bright spot in government, Daily Nation(2012)

The article is about the fourth anniversary of the Coalition Government in Kenya.

Kenya: Boundaries row might derail poll date,warn Mps,Daily Nation(2012)

The article talks about the revised preliminary report of the proposed Constituencies and Wards

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Kenya: Vote zones report sparks off a storm,Daily Nation(2012)

The article is about the debate on the proposed new Constituencies and Wards.

OSCE PA to observe Russian Presidential Elections, OSCE (2012)

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly will observe the Russian presidential elections on 4 March. Vice-President Tonino Picula (Croatia) is nominated to lead the observation mission. The observation mission will assess the elections for their conformity with the OSCE commitments to which the Russian Federation has subscribed.

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Latvia's new president takes oath of office, Associated Press (2011)

Latvia's new president was sworn in Friday at a time of political turmoil in the small Baltic country where voters could soon decide to dissolve Parliament.

Latvian political parties undergo major upheaval, The Baltic Times (2011)

Latvian party politics is going through a major upheaval in the lead up to this month's general referendum on the dissolution of parliament.

Leading MEP runs for Bulgarian presidency, EurActiv (2011)

MEP Ivailo Kalfin (Socialists & Democrats), deputy chair of the European Parliament's budget committee, is the candidate of the main opposition Socialist Party in Bulgaria's presidential elections to be held on 23 October. Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria, reports.

South Africa: ANC succession race hots up, Sowetanlive (2012)

The article is about the African National Congress's (ANC) succession race. It is reported that the ANC Youth League has come out strongly to say who their preferred candidates are, including Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe as the party leader and Fikile Mbalula as secretary general of the ANC.

Algeria Approves 7 New Political Parties Ahead Of Elections, Bernama (2012)

This news article says that Algerian government has approved seven new political parties, bringing the number of political formations across the country to more than 30.

Caricom leaders want early ratification of new Haitian Prime minister, Jamaica Observer (2012)

Caribbean Community (Caricom) leaders say they were looking forward "to the early ratification" of a new prime minister for Haiti following the sudden resignation of Prime Minister Dr Garry Conille last month.

Malaysia: PSC's Public Hearings To Start On Nov 11, Bernama (2011).

This article discusses the public hearing of Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) for Electoral Reform that will be held in the Parliament House on Nov 11 and 12, 2011. The public hearings will also be held at five other locations on the end of November and December 2011.

Burma frees dozens of political prisoners, BBC (2011).

This article discusses the freeing of about 200 political prisoners by the Myanmar government. The political prisoners consist of journalists, pro-democracy activists, government critics, monks and members of Burma's ethnic groups.