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Samoa case over election candidate’s residency put off till next month, Radio New Zealand (2011)

The article discusses the decision of Samoa supreme court to adjourne an election dispute case to next month. One candidate is accused to be non-eligible regarding the recidency requirements.

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Sri Lanka Election Commissioner directs police chief to guarantee democratic rights of politicians in Kelaniya electorate, Colombo Page (2011)

The article discusses Sri Lanka's Election Commissioner and his order to ensure democratic rights in Kelaniya district. The commissioner has been accused of favouring the governing party in Sri Lanka general elections.

Multiple Problems Delay Benin Vote Again Voanews (2011)

The elections in Benin are delayed for another week because of the thousands of people who were not registered.

Zimbabwe: Regional leaders to meet on Zim, Madagascar, IOL (2010)

Key southern African leaders gathered in the Mozambican capital Maputo on Thursday for a special summit on the political crises in Zimbabwe and Madagascar.

Zimbabwe: Zuma urges Zimbabwe to act on crisis, Mail and Guardian (2010)

South Africa is urging Zimbabwean leaders to resolve political tensions in time for elections expected next year in the troubled country, a spokesperson for President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday.

No serious violations in Ukraine's presidential polls - election authorities (Finchannel, 2010)

According to RIA Novosti, the Ukrainian Central Election Commission said on January 18 no serious violations of the voting process were registered during Sunday's presidential polls in the ex-Soviet state.

Yanukovych received 36.86 % of votes, Timoshenko - 24.31 % in Ukrainian presidential elections (Gazeta, 2010)

The Central Election Committee of Ukraine has processed 50.36 % of ballots of the local election committees. The Central Election Committee's press service informed, Kazakhstan Today agency reports citing RIA RosBusinessConsulting (RBC).

Georgian President Flouts Election Law, RFE/RL (2010)

The article reports that Georgia's president Mikheil Saakashvili failed to name three candidates for heading the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Georgia. Saakashvili has told reporter that in the interest of holding free and fair elections in future, he sees no problem in ignoring the legal deadline by which elections should be held for the new Central Election Commission chairman. An opposition parliamentary deputy described the recently amended procedure for selecting the CEC as "a black hole within our legislation," given that it empowers Saakashvili's United National Movement, which controls 80 percent of the parliament mandates, to approve the majority of the commission's members.

OSCE/ODIHR to observe parliamentary elections in Tajikistan, UzReport (2010)

The articles reports that the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has formally opened an election observation mission for the 28 February parliamentary elections in Tajikistan. It comprises 17 international experts from 16 OSCE participating States based in Dushanbe, and 20 long-term observers to be deployed across the country. In addition, ODIHR requested 150 short-term observers. The mission will assess the overall framework and conduct of the elections. This includes the legal framework, the political campaign, the role of the media, the work of the election administration and the complaints and appeals process. On election day, observers will follow the voting, counting and tabulation process.

TABLE-Ukraine's presidential election results (Kyiv Post, 2010)

Ukrainian opposition leader Victor Yanukovych will face his old foe Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in a second round of a presidential election after gaining the most amount of votes in a Sunday, Jan. 17election.

Polish Observers Consider Presidential Election In Ukraine Transparent And European Standard-Based (Finchannel, 2010)

The mission of Polish observers from Sejm, Polish local authorities and experts consider the presidential election in Ukraine to be transparent and held in line with European democratic standards, the mission representatives told reporters.

Council of Europe: Ukraine’s presidential election meets most international commitments (Finchannel, 2010)

The first round of Ukraine ’s presidential election was of high quality and showed significant progress over previous elections, meeting most OSCE and Council of Europe commitments, concluded the international election observation mission in a statement published on January 18.

Yanukovich takes Ukraine poll lead (Financial Times, 2010)

Viktor Yanukovich, opposition leader, won the most votes in the first round of Ukraine's presidential election yesterday, according to early exit polls. He is likely to face Yulia Tymoshenko, the nation's prime minister, in a runoff vote on February 7.

Chile:Billionaire media mogul Sebastian Pinera wins Chile election, Times Online(2010)

A billionaire media magnate, is to become the next president of Chile after a runoff election on Sunday that put an end to a 20-year hold on power by the left-wing coalition of outgoing head-of-state Michelle Bachelet.

Indonesia: May elections prone to conflict: KPUD, The Jakarta Post (2010).

This article discusses the statement by KPUD chairman that five regional elections to be held May 2010 in Bali might be vulnerable to conflict.

Indonesia: Six civil servants to run in mayoral election, The Jakarta Post (2010).

This article notes the candidates competing for mayoral election in South Tangerang, October 2010 who are civil servants.

Burma Tells Neighbors Elections Will Be Free, The Irrawaddy (2010).

This article discusses the statement from Myanmar’s foreign minister that the countriy’s coming elections in 2010 will be free, fair and credible.

Philippines: Comelec to undergo extensive reorganization before elections, The Philippine Star (2010).

This article deals with Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) to conduct extensive reorganization to make sure no irregularities were found in the May 2010 elections.

Philippines: 144 party list groups included in May polls, Inquirer (2010).

This article notes the 144 party list groups that have been accredited by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to compete in the may 2010 national elections.