ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Malaysian Electoral Reformers Plan Next Steps After Protest Crackdown, VOA News (2011).

This article discusses the action planned by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections which organized the Bersih rallies after the massive rally on July 9 which call out for electoral reform in Malaysia.

Indonesia: Small parties want 2.5 percent threshold, The Jakarta Post (2011).

This article reports the demand from small political parties to keep the parliamentary threshold at 2.5 percent as the 23 non-legislative political parties met the House speakers.

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UAE: FNC election results stand, says NEC, The National (2011)

In this news article; the National Election Committee NEC has rejected all the appeals over Saturday's (24 Sep) FNC elections, saying they were not backed by solid evidence. The appeals were lodged by 27 losing candidates, with claims ranging from voters using ID cards that were not theirs to ballot papers not being printed properly.

Egypt: Parties threaten poll boycott, protest planned, Alert Net (2011)

This news article says that Political parties from across Egypt's political spectrum threatened to boycott elections scheduled to start in November unless the country's military rulers amend the election law, and the activists are preparing for major protest on Friday 30 Sep. In this article also, calls from Clinton for early end to emergency law.

Indonesia: Commission to regulate Banten media campaigning, The Jakarta Post (2011).

This article discusses the limitation of parties’ and candidates’ advertisement on television and radio by Banten branch of the Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPID). The National Elections Commission (KPU) regulation stipulated that each candidate could not place more than 10 political TV ads lasting no more than 10 seconds per day, and no more than 10 spots on radio lasting a maximum of 60 seconds.

Oman to make Majlis elections transparent with electronic voting, Khaleej Times (2011)

This news article says that this year’s Majlis Ash’shura elections in October will be "completely transparent and clean" without any chance of frauds. The assurance came during a function to launch the "Electronic ID Card Voting System" and the election logo.

Ireland: New Seanad will be elected even if referendum is held to abolish it, The Independent (2011)

This article reports on the possible referendum to abolish the Upper House of the Oireachtas, the Seanad, in Ireland. The political parties are still discussing this possibility, and also the possible date to hold the poll.

Ireland: Seanad vote on election day 'very ambitious', RTE News (2011)

This article reports on the debates regarding a possible referendum to abolish the Seanad in Ireland. According to some politicians, it would be 'very ambitious' to try to hold a referendum on the same day as the General Election.

Ireland: Reform the Dáil to fix democracy dysfunction, The Irish Times (2010)

This article discusses the possible outcomes of the referendum on the abolition of the Seanad in Ireland. The author is in favor of such a referendum and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of holding it.

Haiti: Election runoff delayed, The New York Times (2011)

This article reports on the postponement of the presidential runoff in Haiti. The electoral authorities decided not to hold the election before February, as the country is waiting for a report of the Organization of American States reviewing the results of the November elections. The director general of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council stated that the runoff will be held one month after the final results have been announced.

Ireland: Fianna Fail set to lose half its senators when 24th Seanad is elected, The Independent (2011)

This article reports on the latest updates in Ireland. The parties are already preparing for the 2011 general elections, and a recent opinion poll revealed that - if the Upper House is not abolished - Fianna Fail is set to lose half of its Senators in the elections. The party's senators are strongly opposing the government's proposal to hold a referendum on Election Day.

Chad sacks electoral body head amid fraud allegations, Reuters (2010)

This article reports on the decision of the election monitoring commission to expel the head of the electoral commission. The main opposition coalition strongly demanded Ngarmajiel Gami's resignation after fraud allegations: Mr Gami illegally added new people to the candidate list for the February parliamentary election to favor President Idriss Deby.

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Guatemala: Elecciones generales 2011

Espacio del Tribunal Supremo Electoral con información relevante sobre las elecciones a realizarse el 11 de septiembre

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Indonesia: Indie candidates set to register for Jakarta poll, The Jakarta Post (2012).

This article discusses independent candidates running for the upcoming Jakarta gubernatorial election. To be able to participate in the election, independent candidates are required to gather signatures and copies of ID cards from 4 percent of Jakarta residents.

Angelita Pires joins East Timor Presidential race, Australia Network News (2012).

This article provides interview with Timor Leste's Presidential election candidate Angelita Pires. She recently declared her nomination in presidential election and preparing to campaign.

Algerian Islamists form election pact, Irish Examiner (2012)

In this news article; Algeria’s main Islamist parties have agreed to run as an alliance in May’s parliamentary elections, boosting their chances of taking the largest number of seats, a party leader announced.

Polls close in Belarus election amid boycott, Al Jazeera (2012)

Allegations of fraud and illegal detentions have disrupted the September 23rd parliamentary election in Belarus, prompting demonstrations from parties opposing the current leadership. Opposition parties urged their supporters to boycott the vote to prevent legitimacy in election polls.