ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Croatian parliamentary elections scheduled for Dec. 4, EMG (2011)

On July 15, the representatives of Croatia's ruling coalition in Zagreb set Dec. 4 as the date of the next parliamentary election.

Opposition protesters arrested as Putin's party suffers losses, CNN (2011)

While Russian police arrested 170 opposition protesters in two cities, voters in the country's parliamentary election appeared to eat away at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's support in Sunday's elections, slimming down his party's parliamentary majority

Former Ivorian Ruling Party Quits Election Commission Voanews (2011)

Laurent Gbagbo’s politial party, the Ivorian Popular FRont , is quitting the electoral commission because they are saying that the government does not want to have a dialogue with them.

Opposition Groups In Moldova Rally Against Government, rferl (2012)

Protesters in Moldova demand early elections. Dissatisfaction rose after decision of the authorities to hold a referendum on amending the constitution regarding election of the president.

Serbia May Hold Parliamentary Elections May 6, Novosti Reports, Bloomberg (2012)

The Parliamentary elections will be held in the beginning of May 2012.

Minister again criticizes referendum in north, B92 (2012)

Kosovo Minister Goran Bogdanović says that Serbian Government has not yet decided whether to hold Parliamentary elections in Kosovo as well. The Minister criticizes referendum planned for February in Kosovo.

Kosovo Serbs Defy Belgrade on Referendum, Balkan Insight (2012)

Serbian people in four mainly Serbian municipalities in Kosovo are in favor of referendum on February 15 on the question whether accept the institutions of so-called Republic of Kosovo.

Kosovo Seeks Full Independence in 2012, Balkan Insight (2012)

Four years passed after Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. Kosovo’s parliament has adopted a resolution calling for independence at the end of 2012. 83 MPs voted for and 13 against a resolution.

2012 Parliamentary Elections: Boycott or Participation?, Belarus Digest (2012)

In September 2012, Belorussians will elect a new parliament. The regime opponents choose from two options boycott or participation in the elections to the parliament.

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Libya: Elections in city that defeated Gadhafi siege a window into splintering of the country, Washington Post (2012)

In this news article, a first local elections is taking place in Misrata where revolutionaries have accused the self-appointed city council that came to power early in the uprising of deeply rooted corruption, allegations which the council head denied. They staged a sit-in on the council’s steps, got the members to resign and call new elections, which were held on Monday (20 Feb).

Kenya:Cabinet fails to agree on election date,star(2012)

The article is about the on-going debate about the date of the next General elections in Kenya

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Philippines: Comelec wants amendments to election code, Philippine Daily Inquirer (2011).

This article discusses the proposal by the Commission on Election (COMELEC) to amend the Omnibus Election Code (OEC). The reason of the amendment is for the OEC to attune with election automation laws.

Philippines: Comelec eyes 1 million absentee voters for 2013 elections, The Philippine Star (2011).

This article discusses the target set by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the overseas absentee voters (OAV) in the 2013 midterm elections. There were 589,830 registered OAVs in the May 2010 elections.

Indonesia: Minor parties join forces to reject PT increase, The Jakarta Post (2011).

This article discusses the rejection to increase parliamentary threshold to between 4 and 5 percent in the 2014 general elections by six political parties in the parliament. These parties are the National Mandate Party (PAN), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), the National Awakening Party (PKB), the United Development Party (PPP), the Greater Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) Party and the People's Conscience (Hanura) Party.

South Africa: ANC probes Gauteng election lists, IOL (2011)

The ANC Investigating Task Team (ITT) has arrived in the Gauteng province. The team is probing alleged nomination list irregularities in the recent local government elections. It is led by NEC member and Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.

South Africa: ANC to woo members, Sowetanlive (2011)

The ruling African National Congress (ANC) has lanched one million membership recruitment drive yesterday. In his speech at the launch, President Jacob Zuma called the drive the M-Plan. He said the plan is named after Nelson Mandela's famous M-Plan, which was an underground recruitment campaign during the repressive government in 1950.

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Singapore: PE: Assembly centres for candidates & supporters on Polling Night, Channel News Asia (2011).

This article reports list sites to serve as assembly centres for the presidential candidates and their supporters.