ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Philippine: Comelec sets rule on pre-proclamation issues, Manila Bulletin (2010).

This article discusses Philippine’s Commission on Elections (Comelec) limitation for the grounds of pre-proclamation controversies regarding illegal composition of the Board of Canvassers (BoC) and illegal proceedings of the BoC.

Philippine: Wider ballot audit sought, The Philippine Star (2010).

This article discusses the call from Electoral reform groups to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to allow wider random manual audit of ballots before proclamation of winners in the 2010 elections.

Singapore: Election battle lines form as opposition increases visibility in constituencies, Channel News Asia (2010).

This article discusses the boundary delimitation and political parties anticipation for the 2012 Singapore elections.

Elections 2010 - Voting ends in America, starts on other continents (MTI, 2010)

The first round of the general election was completed in order at Hungarian embassies in five countries on the American continent on Saturday, heads of the local election offices told MTI on Sunday.

Hungary: High voter turnout at embassies abroad (Politics.hu, 2010)

Some 77.79% of Hungary's registered expatriate voters turned out for the first round of the parliamentary elections at Hungarian embassies abroad, according to National Election Commission (OVB) data released on Monday.

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OSCE sends assessment mission to Hungary (Politics, 2010)

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has sent but an assessment mission to Hungary in connection with the general election on April 11. The ten-member mission arrived in Hungary last Monday, the Foreign Ministry told MTI earlier.

Hungary: Political parties on economic priorities (Realdeal.hu, 2010)

All political parties running in the election campaign consider job creation and promoting businesses as top priorities for the next government's economic policy. However, the ruling Socialists and main opposition Fidesz have not offered actual details in their programmes.

FACTBOX-Hungary vote: party profiles and programmes (Forexpros.com, 2010)

Hungarians will vote in parliamentary elections on April 11 and 25, with opinion polls showing the main opposition party Fidesz far ahead of the ruling Socialists. Following are the profiles and key economic policies of main political parties in the election.

Hungary's Viktor Orban: No Wiggle Room (Business Week, 2010)

Commentary: The head of the Hungarian right-wing Fidesz party will likely win April's elections and become prime minister. But he has little space to maneuver

Hungary: Fidesz passes preliminary test (The Budapest Times, 2010)

Two weeks before the nation was due to head to the ballot box on 11 April, a number of local authority by-elections were held on Sunday, 28 March. Combined with the findings of the latest opinion polls, the indications are that the centre-right Fidesz is set to romp home in the general election, while the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) could conceivably be beaten into third place by the radical nationalist party Jobbik.

Czech Republic: David Cameron's Prague spring (Guardian, 2010)

As a Czech party leader is forced to stand down over homophobic remarks, can we expect Tories to follow suit?

Czech Republic: Former FBI officials to help ČSSD (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) want to hire two former senior officials of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to battle corruption if they win the May elections, daily Pravo writes Tuesday.

Czech press survey - April 6 (Ceské Noviny, 2010)

The economic programme the new Czech conservative party TOP 09 offers to voters ahead of the May elections is almost identical with the plans presented by the rival Civic Democrats (ODS) and is thus quite unrealistic, Petr Kambersky writes in daily Lidove noviny today.

Afghan election chief and deputy resign, BBC (2010)

The head of Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) and his deputy have resigned, officials say.

Dominican Republic: Government says opposition party stokes tax reform fears, Dominican Today (2010)

The Government yesterday rebuffed reports it’s preparing a new tax reform, as denounced by the opposition PRD party, and instead affirmed that it is concentrated in maintaining macroeconomic stability.

Dominican Republic: Major opposition party’s “crazy man got loose,” again, Dominican Today (2010)

Dominican Republic’s major opposition party (PRD) is again suffering from “the crazy man gets loose,” in reference to its traditional internal bickering and which may prevent its success in the May 16 elections.

Sri Lanka votes in elections set to tighten president's grip on power, The Guardian (2010)

Fourteen million Sri Lankans will be able to vote today 8 April, in parliamentary elections that are widely predicted to see President Mahinda Rajapaksa consolidate his power, as economy recovers from conflict with Tamil Tigers.

Sri Lankans queue up to elect new parliament, BBC (2010)

Sri Lankans are voting for a new parliament amid heavy security, months after President Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected by a substantial margin.

Election dates finally set for São Tomé, Afrol News (2010)

President Fradique de Menezes of São Tomé and Príncipe has decreed that local and legislative elections will be held in July and August, after government had been unable to follow the original election schedule.