ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Myanmar: Opposition: International Community Must Reject Election, The Irrawaddy (2010).

This article discusses the organizations representing the Burmese oppossition, ethnic minority groups and overseas supporters who call out to international community to reject the elections.

Indonesia: KPK warns local elections will be ‘prone to corruption’, The Jakarta Post (2010).

This article discusses the Indonesia Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) statement of direct elections in the regions that may be prone to corruption.

What now for Thailand's red shirt protesters? Asia News Network (2010).

This article discusses the follow up for the protest to call for new elections in Bangkok who has entered its sixth day in March 18, 2010.

Indonesia: Election Monitors to Take Helm After Long Battle Comes to an End, The Jakarta Globe (2010).

This article discusses the selection of members of regional poll monitoring bodies (Panwas) by the Elections Supervisory Board (Bawaslu) after the decision from Constitutional Court regarding the dispute between Bawaslu and the General Elections Commission (KPU) on the appointment of supervisors for regional polls.

Philippines: Comelec requires party lists to identify nominees publicly, Malaya (2010).

This article discusses the regulations for requirements of Party lists to list names of nominees in campaign paraphernalia for the 2010 National elections.

Philippines: 'Check if you're on list of multiple registrants', The Philippine Star (2010).

This article discusses Comelec’s encouragement to voters for checking names to avoid disenfranchisement in the May 2010 elections.

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Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt to be a political party, New York Times (2011)

This news article i about the Muslim Brotherhood, the outlawed Islamic group that has long constituted Egypt’s main political opposition, said Tuesday that it would apply to become an official political party as soon as the necessary changes were made to the Egyptian Constitution.

Protests continue for 5th day against Yemeni Government, VOA News (2011)

This news article is on Protests which continue for a fifth day against the Yemeni government, with thousands marching in the capital Sana'a and meeting opposition from the police.

Deaths heighten Bahrain tension, Aljazeera (2011)

In this news article; at least one person has been killed and several others injured after riot police in Bahrain opened fire at protesters holding a funeral service for a man killed during protests in the kingdom a day earlier. Angered by the deaths, a Shia Muslim opposition group has announced it was suspending its participation in the parliament.

El Salvador: FMLN now has leadership of National Assembly, El Salvador Blog (2011)

As of February 1, the presidency of the National Assembly is held for the first time by a member of the FMLN.

Dominicans can now vote abroad, Dominican Today (2011)

The Chamber of Deputies approved the vote by Dominicans abroad to elect the President, the Vice president and several deputies, turning the bill into law since it had already passed in the Senate.

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Botswana: BDP wine and dine opposition, Mmegi (2012)

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is preparing for its 50th anniversary celebrations. It is reported that the opposition Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has accepted the invitation to the celebration. The same invitations are said to have been extended to the ruling parties in the SADC region.

Lebanon: EU calls for electoral reform, The Daily Star (2012)

In this news article; the European Union stressed the importance of electoral reform in Lebanon, as it issued its first policy paper on its human rights and democracy work around the world as part of a yearly report Monday 25 June.

Jordan’s parliament endorses elections reforms gearing up for 2012 elections, Washington Post (2012)

This news article says Jordan’s powerful Islamist opposition dismissed elections reforms Wednesday as “cosmetic,” hours after the legislature passed the changes to govern a parliamentary vote scheduled for later this year. Street protesters had demanded changes to the previous law dating from 2001, which the Islamist opposition says favors pro-government candidates and produces docile legislatures. The new law passed late Tuesday gives a concession to the opposition by allowing each eligible voter two votes, compared with one under the previous system. One vote goes to local candidates and the other to a 17-seat national list, giving country-wide ideological alliances like the Islamists a better chance to compete with region- or family-based politicians. But the opposition quickly said the changes were insufficient.

Jordan: Islamists to form "shadow gov’t", Ammon News (2012)

This news article says the Muslim Brotherhood is in talks with various political forces to form a "shadow government" in the latest sign that the Jordanian opposition is preparing to boycott upcoming parliamentary polls.

Egypt: First vote after Mubarak’s ouster may set pace of Democracy shift, Bloomberg (2011)

This news article talks about March 19 referendum on constitutional changes, drafted by a committee appointed by army leaders who have been running the country since Mubarak’s resignation last month, asks Egyptians to approve measures including term limits for presidents and fuller judicial oversight of voting. They are aimed at paving the way for the election of a new parliament and president, possibly within the next six months.

UAE to hold second ever election in September, Reuters (2011)

This news article says that the United Arab Emirates will hold the second election in its history in September to pick half the members of its advisory national assembly, the state news agency WAM said on Wednesday. The move to set the election for September 24 comes as anti-government protests rock the Arab world, including the wealthy Gulf Arab region.

Egypt: Doha Debates participants push for delay in elections, Gulf News (2011)

This news article says Doha Debates motion "This House believes for the sake of democracy, Egypt should postpone elections", was endorsed by an overwhelming majority of 84.4 per cent in a special edition of the debates held in Cairo. The audience of the Qatar-based debates, mainly students and young professionals, said they will not be rushed into parliamentary and presidential elections in the coming months.