ACE Electoral News
ACE Electoral News
- Botswana: Political parties to conference, Mmegi (2011)
- Parties in Botswana are preparing for the weekend. It is reported that parties will hold their conferences over the weekend.
- Zambia: Elections to Cost K322 Billion, AllAfrica (2011)
- Zambia government is expecting to spent around K322 billion on this year's tripartite elections. The elections will be held in October 2011.
- Bulgaria PM Party to Have 116-121 MPs in Next Parliament – Survey, novinite.com (2011)
- According to a current survey no more than 3 parties could enter the parliament if general elections were held today. The most seats would own the current leader party – center-right GERB -, the Socialists are expected to come in second and the ethnic Turkish DPS in third.
- Serbia: Minister: Bosniak Council elections by year’s end, B92.net (2011)
- As Serbian Human and Minority Rights Minister Milan Marković said the elections for the Bosniak National Council is a national interest and a need of the Bosniak community. The Ministry would like to organize the elections before the end of the year.
- Jamaica PM calls election for December 29, Nomination Day December 12, Jamaica Observer (2011)
- Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness has announced that the caribbean island will go to the polls on December 29, with nomination day on December 12. This is the country's 16th general election since Universal Adult Suffrage in 1944.
- New date for Madagascar elections,News24 (2013)
- In this article, Madagascar's government sets a new date for the elections. It is reported that a decree adopted sets the new election date to August 23.
- SADC calls off Zimbabwe summit, News24 (2013)
- In this article, Southern African Development Community (SADC) postpones a special summit on Zimbabwe. The summit was expected to be held on Sunday in South Africa to assess Zimbabwe's readiness to hold the general elections. No reasons were given on the postponement nor was a new date announced.
- Zim polls: Tsvangirai hints boycott, News24 (2013)
- In this article,Zimbabwean Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai warns that his party would consider boycotting the next elections if media and security reforms are not implemented before the election. This comes after the Constitutional Court made a ruling last Friday that the country should hold elections by July 31.
- Upcoming and Past Elections
- IFES Election Guide - Côte d'Ivoire
- Upcoming and Past Elections
- This link leads to the IFES Election Guide for Gabon.
- Election Results
- Election results from Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Election Results
- Election results from Adam Carr's Election Archive
- Upcoming and Past Elections
- This link leads to the IFES Election Guide for Burma.
- Moscow police release election protesters, Ria Novosti (2011)
- Police in Moscow have released all of the protesters who were detained on Sunday for attempting to stage unsanctioned demonstrations against parliamentary elections, a police spokesman told RIA Novosti on Monday.
- United Russia wins 238 seats out of 450 – Churov, The Vocie of Russia (2011)
- United Russia may claim 238 seats out of the 450 in the wake of Sunday’s elections to the State Duma of the sixth convocation. This came in a statement at a news conference earlier today by the Chairman of the Central Elections Commission Vladimir Churov.
- Chad's Parliamentary Elections: Troubling Anomalies, Think Africa Press (2011)
- The article presents a critical analysis on Chad's parliamentary elections held on 13 February. The author points out several anomalies related to registered voters and spoiled ballots which may cast a doubt on the validity of the poll.
- Malaysia: CGG Wants PR To Implement The Local Council Elections, Bernama (2009).
- This article notes a coalition of civil society organizations, The Coalition for Good Governance (CGG) who asked the opposition coalition, 'Pakatan Rakyat' (PR), to fulfill their commitments prior to and during the 2008 General Election, including reinstatement of local elections for municipal and local councils .
- Myanmar: No charter change before 2010 elections, Asean Affairs (2009).
- This article discusses the Myanmar constitution prior the 2010 elections.
- Philippines: Extended voters registration starts next week, INQUIRER.net (2009).
- This article notes the Supreme Court ruling to extend voters' registration to January 9, 2010.
- Philippines: Comelec bans armed bodyguards for 2010 candidates, Philippine Daily Inquirer (2009).
- This article deals with prohibition stated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for any person or guards of candidates to carry firearms in the 2010 National elections.
