ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Slovakia, Vote 2010: Fico accepts election defeat, returns mandate (The Slovak Spectator, 2010)

Prime Minister Robert Fico is to return to President Ivan Gašparovič the mandate to form a new government on Wednesday, June 23. "I respect the election result," Fico said following a cabinet session on Wednesday, the SITA newswire reported.

Slovak president asks centre-right to form cabinet (Reuters, 2010)

Slovakia's president asked centre-right leader Iveta Radicova on Wednesday to form a government, to be made up of four centre-right parties that won a combined majority in the country's June 12 election.

Bid to break Nauru stalemate continues, Australia Network News (2010)

This article reports on the latest updates in Nauru. The caretaker President, Marcus Stephen, is holding talks with members of the parliament. The country's immediate future is probably in the hands of the only independent candidate in the Parliament, Mr. Milton Dube.

Vote 2010: New Slovak coalition continues talks on governing programme (The Slovak Spectator, 2010)

The coalition council comprising Slovakia’s four centre-right parliamentary parties met on Tuesday, June 22, to continue discussion about the content of their joint governing programme, the SITA newswire wrote.

Georgian Opposition Parties Realign In Wake Of Local Election Defeat, RFE/RL (2010)

The article writes that after poor results in May 30 local elections, realignment of the political spectrum is now under way as opposition parties take stock and look ahead, individually and collectively, and begin to plan their strategy for the parliamentary ballot due in 2012.

Hungary: Act C of 1997 on Electoral Procedure, last modified on 6 May 2010

Act C of 1997 on Electoral Procedure, last modified on 6 May 2010 (abstract issue).

Nauru parliament continues to negotiate deadlock, Australia Network News (2010)

This article reports on the latest updates in Nauru. Days after the elections, the parliament is holding coalition talks, and the only independent candidate is still unaligned. Caretaker President Marcus Stephen is asking the MPs to find a way to solve the political deadlock.

New Zealand: Law change allows serving police to stand in local elections, Radio New Zealand (2010)

This article discusses the new and controversial bill allowing serving police to become local body politicians. According to the former legislation, police constables, officers and supervisors had to go on leave if they wanted to run for elections, and they had to quit their positions if elected. The Green Party strongly opposed this bill.

Venezuela’s Chavez Shuffles Cabinet Ahead of Congressional Elections, Latin American Herald Tribune (2010)

President Hugo Chavez has reshuffled his cabinet to allow seven ministers to compete for seats in the upcoming legislative elections

Hong Kong preps election reform plan, The Global Times (2010)

This article presents an electoral reform that is currently being discussed in Hong Kong. The Democratic Party expressed its satisfaction for the revised version of the reform, yet hundreds of local activist groups are strongly opposing it because it does not address the universal suffrage issue.

DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE TO OBSERVE ELECTIONS IN BURUNDi, Reuters AlertNet (2010)

Caritas Canada will be sending an observation team to Burundi for the presidential elections, though there will only be one candidate in the election.

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Rwanda: Civil Society Lines Up 540 Election Observers, All Africa (2010)

More than 500 election observers will be deployed for the August 9 presidential elections. Some will monitor the election day while others will focus on pre-election activities.

Democratic Rights Group Criticizes Burma's Election Directive, The Irrawaddy (2010).

This article discusses ANFREL, a regional network of civil society organizations in Asia which stated that directive released by Burma's election commission (EC) violates Article 21 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

Malaysia: Sarawak 10th State Election: Getting Too Crowded For Comfort? Bernama (2010).

This article discusses parties and candidates contesting in the Sarawak 10th State Election.

Indonesia: Members of KPU to be banned from party posts, The Jakarta Post (2010).

This article discusses a proposed revision of General Election Law to bar election commission members from political party posts for five years after their tenure.

Indonesia: Home minister deplores regional election-related conflicts, Antara News (2010).

This article discusses several regional election-related conflicts in Indonesia in which 244 regional elections are held in Indonesia.

Thailand: Thai court allows release of "red-shirt" suspect on June 28 for by-election, Xinhua News (2010).

This article discusses the temporary release of Korkaew Pikulthong by Thailand's Criminal Court for July 25 by-election for the Bangkok Constituency 6.

Thailand: The candidates, The Nation (2010).

This article provides details of candidates to contest the July 25 by-election in Bangkok's Constituency 6.

Sri Lanka to hold elections for the rest of the local councils by May or June, Colombo Page (2011)

The article discusses local elections in Sri Lanka held on Friday 18 March. In 65 local government units the elections were however postponed until May or June due to petitions demanding rejection of candidate nominations.