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Dominican Republic: Politics Leonel Fernández Eyes 3rd Term in Dominican Republic, Fox News Latino (2011)

Leonel Fernández, the popular two-term president of the Dominican Republic, hinted on Sunday that he would be open to standing for election to a third term of office.

India: CBDT examining reports on political parties provided by EC Read more: CBDT examining reports on political parties provided by EC, The Times of India (2011)

This article reports on the Central Board of Direct Taxes' examination of the reports on political parties provided by the Election Commission to investigate on alleged violation of tax laws and allegations. If the CBDT will certify the violations, the responsible parties will be de-recognized.

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Bahamas: Local Government holds national elections in Family Islands, Bahamas Weekly (2011)

Bahamians await the results for the Local Government elections held on Thursday June 23, 2011. Local governement elections are held every three years in the 32 districts across the Family Islands.

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Egypt: Brotherhood's FJP secures 40% of the vote in 1st round of Egypt's elections, Ahram Online (2011)

This news article says that initial results for the first stage of parliamentary polling show the Muslim Brotherhood's FJP receiving 40 per cent of the vote, followed by Salafist parties and the liberal Egyptian Bloc.

Argentinian leader to re-run for presidency in October elections, Guardian (2011)

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's current president, has said that she will run for the position again in the upcoming election. The article touches on a brief background of her political history before moving on to assess the chances of her opposition.

Nigeria: Witnesses recount election violence experience before panel, NEXT (2011)

The article highlights some of the findings of the post-election commission set up by the Nigerian government to investigate violence related to the vote earlier this year. Witnesses have thus far been either unable or unwilling to identify the primary instigators of the violence.

Afghanistan: Afghanistan election panel expels 9 lawmakers from parliament, Los Angeles Times (2011)

The article discusses the actions undertaken by Afghanistan's Independent Electoral Commission to combat electoral fraud and end the agitations over the last elections.

Ex-minister wins elections in Colombia, The New York Times (2010)

The Colombian Electoral Office released the final results for the Colombian presidential elections: Juan Manuel Santos received 69% of the votes, winning over his rival, Antanas Mockus (27.5%).

Colombia: Fewer monitors for 2nd round elections, Colombia Reports (2010)

This article discusses the lack of independent voting officials monitoring the polling stations during the Colombian presidential elections. In its first statement, the Electoral Observation Mission (MOE, a local NGO) expressed concerns over violence and voter abstention.

Australia: Election campaigns run online, The Australian (2010)

This article presents a new election portal (Electionmall) that will be launched in Australia. In Electionmall, candidates can manage their electoral campaigns from fund-raising to volunteer recruitment. This portal, which signed a deal with Microsoft last month, has been used in the recent Colombia and British elections.

Mexican mayor killed before elections, Press TV (2010)

This article reports on the murder of Jesus Manuel Lara Rodriguez, mayor of Guadalupe Distrito Bravo, a town on the US border. As state and local elections are coming up, police believe that the murder of the mayor is politically motivated.

Ethiopia:21 opposition candidates in East Shoa Zone withdraw from election, The Reporter (2010)

21 opposition political party candidates running for parliamentary and regional council seats in the East Shoa Zone of Oromia Region withdrew from the election. The candidates are from the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (Forum), the Ethiopian Democratic Party (EDP), the All Ethiopia Unity Party (AEUP), the Oromo National Congress (ONC) and Ethiopia Raey Party (ERP).

US kicks off Poland’s election (thenews.pl, 2010)

Because of time difference, Polish Americans in the US were the first to vote in Poland’s presidential elections. The June 20 elections were actually being held on June 19 in North America, with polling stations open from 6 am to 8 pm local time.

Ethiopia: Opposition’ parties' appeal for election re-run rejected, The Reporter (2010)

The Federal Supreme Court yesterday rejected the petitions submitted the appeal for re-run by the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (Forum) and the All Ethiopian Unity party (AEUP), contestant parties in the last month’s national and regional election of Ethiopia for a re-run of the elections. Before the case went to court the parties had lodged complaints with the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE). However, the board decided that the complaints had no legal grounds and accordingly rejected them.

Polish soldiers vote in Afghanistan (thenews.pl, 2010)

Over 2,500 soldiers currently on a tour of duty in Afghanistan are registered to vote in today’s presidential election.

PROFILE: Bronislaw Komorowski, Poland's election front-runner (Earth Times, 2010)

Polish presidential candidate Bronislaw Komorowski, who is leading in the polls ahead of the June 20 election, is regarded as a centre-right candidate eager to push for political unity and a greater Polish presence in the European Union.

Interim President Leads Polish Voting (The Wall Street Journal, 2010)

The standard-bearer of Poland's ruling party, which seeks closer ties with other members of the European Union and wants to curb the state's role in the economy, won the first round of the country's presidential election Sunday, according to exit polls cited by national broadcasters.

First round of Polish elections sets tone for white-knuckle race (Financial Times, 2010)

Bronislaw Komorowski’s unexpectedly narrow win in the first round of Poland’s presidential elections opens the way for a bruising battle for the second round on July 4, something that may prompt an auction of promises between him and his rival, Jaroslaw Kaczynski.