ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

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ُEgypt: Voting starts in first parliamentary elections since Mubarak’s ouster, Washington Post (2011)

This news article says Egyptians on Monday 28 November, began voting in their nation’s first parliamentary elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, a giant step toward what many in the country hope will be a democratic Egypt after decades of dictatorship. The landmark election has already been marred by turmoil in the streets, and the population is sharply polarized and confused over the nation’s direction. Still, the vote promises to be the fairest and cleanest election in Egypt in living memory, and long lines outside polling centers early in the day pointed to a respectable turnout.

Egypt: Live updates: First post-Mubarak elections kick off, Ahram Online (2011)

As Egyptians head to the polls in what looks to be a massive turn-out unprecedented for decades, Ahram Online provides a blow-by-blow account of Egypt's first post-Mubarak parliamentary election .

Egypt: The Concise Idiot’s Guide to the Elections, Ahram Online (2011)

This is a concise guide to the Egyptian Elections . 101 on the seat breakdown, when and where to vote and basic campaign regulations for the lower and upper houses of Egyptian Parliament (People's Assembly and Shura Council)

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IFES Thailand

 

EU Election Observation Mission, Sudan

 

EU Election Observation Mission, Niger

 

EU Election Observation Mission, Chad

 

IDEA Sudan

 

United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI)

This link leads to the United Nations peacekeeping Mission Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.

UNDP Côte d'Ivoire

This link leads to the UNDP webpage on Côte d'Ivoire. The content of the site is in French.

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Greece names caretaker cabinet ahead of new elections, BBC News (2012)

Greece has sworn in an interim cabinet and Prime Minister to guide the country into the upcoming June 17th election.

Election Supplier Directory

The IFES Buyer's Guide to Election Suppliers is an industry-specific directory offering information about companies selling voting equipment and electoral supplies used in public and private elections.

South Africa: Battle lines drawn ahead of ANC Limpopo conference, Mail and Guardian (2011)

The African National Congress (ANC) provincial conference is currently underway in the Limpopo province. The ANC members are expected to elect their provincial leaders during this elective conference.

South Africa: Motlanthe warns against ANC factions, IOL (2011)

It is reported that Deputy President, Kgalema Motlanthe arrived this afternoon at the University of Limpopo's Turfloop campus. This is where the elective conference is being held this weekend. It is reported that Motlante warned ANC members against factions.

Azerbaijan: Parliamentary Elections Yield a Lone Opposition Voice, EurasiaNet (2010)

The article writes about the results of November 7 parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan, mentioning that only one clear opposition candidate has managed to enter the parliament. According to independent election monitors, numerous irregularities have been observed during the voting.

ODIHR On Azerbaijan Vote: 'It Is Not Part Of Our Mandate To Say There Is Fraud', RFE/RL (2010)

This is an interview of RFE/RL's Azerbaijani Service with Audrey Glover, head of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) Election Observation Mission in Baku. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said "the country needs to do much more to make progress in developing a truly pluralist democracy."

Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Convenes, but Governing Coalition Remains Elusive, EurasiaNet (2010)

The article reports that Kyrgyzstan’s new lawmakers, representing five political parties, took their offices on November 10. At the opening session, provisional President Roza Otunbayeva implored assembled deputies “to be above political intrigues and ambitions” and called on them to nominate a prime minister and cabinet by November 27.