ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Albania Corruption Worst Before Elections, Study Says, Balkan Insight (2012)

Corruption issues worsen during the time of elections. Statistics show a significant increase of TV licenses granted around the time of elections.

Belarusians’ interest in political parties on the rise, Belarusian Telegraph Agency (2012)

Public interest in political parties is rising before the elections. However it is still considerably low and there are still many flaws to fix in the electoral procedures of Belarusian electoral process.

Russia vows to secure impartial assessment of Belarusian parliamentary elections, Belarusian Telegraph Agency (2012)

Foreign minister of Russian Federation vowed to ensure the objective assessment of the Belarusian parliamentary election in addition to OSCE observational mission.

OSCE/ODIHR observers to start arriving in Belarus 24 August, Belarusian Telegraph Agency (2012)

According to the secretary of the Central Election Commission of Belarus, the staff of OSCE/ODIHR observation mission for the upcoming Belarusian parliamentary elections will start arriving to Belarus on 24th of August.

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Opposition parties deceive Belarusians by pretending to run for parliament seats, Belarusian Telegraph Agency (2012)

Secretary of Central Election Commission in Belarus warned about the contestants who’s main purpose to hinder electoral process.

Belarusian election commission chair expects OSCE to be biased in monitoring elections, Interfax.com (2012)

Chair of Central Election Commission of Belarus stated that they suspect bias in OSCE observational mission, especially after the order to recall of Sweden embassy in Minsk.

Latvia: Berzins urges for calm on referendum issue, The Baltic Times (2012)

President of Latvia returned the project to amend the law on the initiation of referendum for reconsideration of Saeima. The new amendments would make the procedure of civil initiative much more difficult to go through.

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Lithuanian Central Electoral Commission closes registration for general elections, 15min.lt (2012)

The registration to the general elections to Parliament in Lithuania is closed. All in all 27 parties and 370 candidates were registered by the end of the deadline.

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Philippines: Comelec extends ARMM voter education through YouTube, Philippine Daily Inquirer (2011)

This article discusses the preparation of the Philippines’ Commission on Election (COMELEC) for the coming voters’ registration processes in the country, including in the ARMM. It also highlights the use of digital media such as Youtube by the COMELEC to educate the public on election-related matters.

Philippines: Special polls proceed smoothly, Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation (2011)

The article notes that the special elections in some parts of the Philippines went without hitches on 12 March 2011.

Thailand: Thai EC Proposes General Election In June Or July, Bernama (2011)

The article discusses the meeting between the Thai Election Commission and the Prime Minister that took place on 11 March 2011. The EC proposed in the meeting that the general elections be held in June or July preceded by the dissolution of the House of Representatives in Early May 2011.

Thailand: Govt pushes ahead with poll, The Nation (2011)

This article notes the dissatisfaction of the Thai opposition parties of the PM’s plan to dissolve the Parliament in May 2011. In response to this, the Deputy PM remarked that all parties in the Parliament should cooperate to pass two organic laws, which are the prerequisite to holding the general election.

Thailand: PM sets timetable for possible June election, The Nation (2011)

This article discusses at length the result of the Thai PM meeting with the Election Commission. The PM announced that he sought the dissolution of the Parliament in May, in order to pave way for a June / July 2011 election. He added that it is important to clear up the uncertainty in the country through polls.

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