ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

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Electoral education website (Persian)

Oman: Voters to head to Ballot boxes tomorrow, Oman News Agency (2011)

In this news, the Omani voters will head to the ballot boxes tomorrow (Saturday 15 October) to cast their votes to elect their representatives in Majlis A'Shura 7th term elections 2011/2014.

Morocco: Islamist group calls for election boycott, Ahram Online (2011)

This news article is about Morocco's popular Islamist Justice and Benevolence movement which on Tuesday called for a boycott the parliamentary polls called by the king in response to pro-democracy protests. It is the fourth group to announce its boycott of Morocco's elections planned to be held on 25 November.

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Ghana: Preparations towards 2012 election not satisfactory, The Statesman (2011)

The articles touches on several promised changes to Ghana's electoral system, namely those coming in the form of upgrades in voter registration technology. The article notes that, with only 18 months to the 2012 elections, many of these promises have yet to be met. It follows by providing an analysis of what this may mean for Ghanese citizens.

Pakistian: Imran stresses for independent election commission, Pakistan Observer (2011)

The article reports that the "Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan ... highlighted the need for setting up an independent election commission for holding transparent elections in the country and added that the PTI had moved the court to ensure the same." This was in the context of a meeting between Khan and the Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan.

Sri Lanka ruling party leads in local government election results, Colombo Page (2011)

The article discusses the results of Sri Lanka local elections held 17 March. The ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) was leading with 55.35 percent of votes.

Sri Lanka police ban post-election celebrations and rallies, Colombo Page (2011)

The article discusses election-related violence in Sri Lanka. The police has banned all victory celebration rallies after local elections held on Thursday 17 March.

Factbox: Haiti's presidential run-off candidates, Reuters (2011)

The article presents the two remaining candidates in the forthcoming presidential elections in Haiti.

Egypt: Q&A on constitutional referendum , BBC (2011)

These are a set of Q&A from the BBC on Egyptians voting on Saturday in a referendum on changes to the constitution that would pave the way for new parliamentary and presidential elections within six months.

Sudan: Post-referendum political tensions hit new high, Relief Web (2011)

This news article talks about the unrest after the referendum and the Southern ruling party have unveiled documents showing that the Northern Congress Party is backing the Southern Militias.

Can Ivory Coast avoid return to war? BBC News (2011)

The article discusses post-election violence and political conflict in Ivory Coast. The solders who back the previous President Gbagbo are said to have committed three-month campaign of violence. As Gbagbo still refuses to step down the supporters of his rival Ouattara have started to form their own forces.

USA boundary delimitation: Demystifying Virginia’s redistricting, The Washington Post (2011)

The article discusses electoral boundary delimitation in Virginia, USA. The electoral districting in the past has been accused of gerrymandering, but attempts are now made to draw the new electoral boundaries by using open-source software developed by political scientists.

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Canada: Tories ask Elections Canada to investigate the NDP over union ‘sponsorships’, The Toronto Star (2011)

The article reports the recent request to Elections Canada, made by the conservative party, to open an investigation on the NDP's union sponsorships.

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