ACE Electoral News

ACE Electoral News

Ruling Socialists initiate debate with opposition next week (Politics.hu, 2010)

Ministers of the ruling Socialists invite experts of the main opposition Fidesz party for three policy debates next week, the Socialist prime minister candidate confirmed MTI's information on Thursday.

Over 3,400 Hungarians on registry to vote abroad (Politics.hu, 2010)

Some 3,400 Hungarians eligible to vote have indicated they would like to cast their ballots abroad, the national election office told MTI on Friday.

Poll reveals Jobbik scores better among young people than Socialists (Politics.hu, 2010)

For the first time, radical nationalist party Jobbik is more popular among young Hungarians than the Socialist party is, the outcome of a poll by Forsense showed on Thursday.

Jobbik Closer to Socialists in Hungary (Angus Reid Global Monitor, 2010)

The far-right Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) has increased its standing as the European country heads to a legislative election, according to a poll by Median. 15 per cent of decided voters would support Jobbik, up five points since January.

Yanukovych Resets Ukraine’s Kremlin Relations After Yushchenko (Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2010)

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych arrives in Moscow today after winning last month’s election on pledges to recalibrate relations with Russia.

Poll: ČSSD 10% ahead of ODS (Prague Daily Monitor, 2010)

The Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) would win the general election with 32.4 percent of the vote, followed by the Civic Democrats (ODS) with 23 percent at the turn of February and March, according to a SANEP poll released yesteday.

Czech Social Democrats Keep Upper Hand (Angus Reid Global Monitor, 2010)

People in the Czech Republic continue to place the opposition Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) as the most popular political organization, according to a poll by STEM. 28.6 per cent of respondents would vote for the CSSD in this year’s legislative ballot.

Patriotic Fervor Takes Center Stage Ahead of Slovak Elections (The Wall Street Journal - Blogs, 2010)

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico and his left-of-center Smer-Social Democratic Party are showing the will to sacrifice good taste and even irk of some of their own voters in order to make their fringe political partner happy.

Zim PM announces re-election bid, IOL (2010)

Zimbabwe's top two politicians are looking ahead to the elections that will end their uneasy governing partnership.

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai seeks observers for new poll, IOL (2010)

Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai said on Sunday that Zimbabwe should invite international observers and a peacekeeping force to ensure that its next national election is free and fair.

Namibia: Election case attracts huge public interest, New Era (2010)

A large crowd gathered at the High Court yesterday afternoon to hear the judgment in the 2009 election challenge by opposition parties.

Namibia: Swapo wins again, Mail and Guardian (2010)

Hopes by nine Namibian opposition parties to force an annulment of last year's November election -- which they said had been marred with systematic regularities -- were dashed on Thursday when the High Court threw their case out for filing it 90 minutes after the deadline had passed on January 4.

Namibia: Opposition parties to consider ruling today, New Era (2010)

Opposition parties hastily retreated outside court yesterday to discuss their next plan of action after the High Court ruled against them.

Botswana: Three could slug it out for BNF presidency, Mmegi (2010)

With the much awaited BNF central committee elections just three months away party activists are firing lobby lists in readiness for the make or break July 2010 congress. It appears there might be three presidential camps at the congress.

Q&A: Iceland debt referendum, BBC (2010)

Iceland has held a referendum on plans to repay the UK and the Netherlands debts owed from the collapse of Icesave bank.

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Indonesia: Party faction stalemate looks sure to end in vote, The Jakarta Post (2012).

This article discusses the voting in the house of representatives on issues in the election bill. The issues are electoral districts, the electoral system, vote counting and the parliamentary threshold.

Singapore: 2011 Presidential Election ballot papers to be destroyed, Channel News Asia (2012).

This article discusses the ballot papers and other documents used in the August 2011 Presidential Election. The Elections Department has stated that they will be destroyed on March 10th, 2012.

Philippine ex-election chief arraigned for fraud, Today Online (2012).

This article discusses the arraignment of former elections chief accused of aiding vote fraud. The former Elections Commission chairman has been detained since December 2011.

Philippines: Comelec special registration set, The Visayan Daily Star (2012).

This article discusses the special voters’ registration for persons with disabilities and senior citizens in Bacolod City conducted by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC).