ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Profiles of Russia's 2012 presidential election candidates, BBC (2012)

Russian people will choose one of five presidential election candidates on 4 March 2012: Vladimir Putin, Gennady Zyuganov, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Sergei Mironov and Mikhail Prokhorov. Mr. Vladimir Putin is considered to win presidential election.

Russia election: Vladimir Putin rejects poll review, BBC (2012)

Protesters in Russia claim for a review of disputed parliamentary election results. To this claim Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says: “there can be no talk of any review”.

Russian watchdog condemns ‘unfair’ election, Euronews (2012)

A Russian independent election watchdog considers presidential election of Russia to be unfair. The Russia’s election law allows for fraud and can be the reason of elimination of opposition politicians in presidential elections.

OSCE/ODIHR opens observation mission for Russian presidential election, OSCE (2012)

The observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) will observe 4 March presidential election in the Russian Federation. Observers will issue a statement of preliminary findings and conclusions regarding process of election.

Prokhorov Would Attack Putin in Case of Two-Man Runoff, Ria Novosti (2012)

Candidate of presidential elections in Russia Mikhail Prokhorov sees himself and Vladimir Putin as potential rivals in the second round of elections.

Indonesia: Golkar announces Bakrie as candidate for 2014 presidential elections, The Jakarta Post (2011).

This article discusses the announcement of Aburizal Bakrie as presidential candidates from Golkar political parties for 2014 Presidential Elections.

Is East Timor's former army chief preparing for a presidential run? Australia Network News (2011).

This article provides dialogue discussing the speculation of Timor Leste’s former army chief to run for Presidential elections.

EC says some canvassers fled Thailand after election, Bangkok Post (2011).

This article discusses the report from the Election Commission that political canvassers had left Thailand after the July 3 elections due to fear of retaliation from losing candidates and political parties they worked for.

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US Virgin Islands:Elections Board creates new committees, VI Daily News (2011)

The VI Joint Board of Elections has created two new committees - an Interviewing Selection Committee and a Rules and Regulations Committee - to deal with major issues, including legislative changes and the applications for supervisor and deputy supervisor of elections.

St. Lucia: General Elections 2006 official Results, St. Lucia Electoral Department

A breakdown of results from the 2006 general elections.

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Constitution of Turkmenistan (2008)

This is a link to the most recent version of the Constitution of Turkmenistan.

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya Accused of Intent to Rig Forthcoming Elections, Newstime Africa (2010)

The opposition in Cameroon has accused President Paul Biya of intent to steal the forthcoming election in the country and has made moves to seize control of vote preparations from a specially created independent body.

Sri Lanka: Military security for polls, Lanka Times (2010)

The police have sought the assistance of the three armed forces to ensure that security is maintained during the General Elections next week with more than 7000 candidates expected to contest for a seat in parliament, IGP Mahinda Balasuriya said.

Government in Ghana accused of Willfully Targeting former Kufuor Officials, Newstime Africa (2010)

The present government in Ghana have initiated graft charges against top officials of the previous governments.

Cayman Islands: Pastor to tackle election issue , Cayman News Service (2010)

The chair of the newly appointed Constitution Committee has said that he and his colleagues will be looking at how the new Cayman Islands Constitution relates to the election law in order to avoid future ambiguities.

Solomons to toughen penalties for electoral fraud, Radio New zealand International (2010)

No date has been set yet for the general election, but the Solomon Islands Electoral Commission supports harsher penalties for election offences, including voting multiple times and under different names.