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ACE Electoral News

Thailand: Court clears election bills, Bangkok Post (2011)

This article reports that Thailand's Constitution Court has cleared three election-related organic laws passed by Parliament recently, citing that they complied with the March amendments. The three organic laws pertain to the election of MPs, senators, political parties and Election Commission. The bills will become law after they are published in the Royal Gazette.

Thailand: Thai general election to take place July 3, Bangkok Post (2011)

This article reports that Thai general election will take place o 3 July 2011. The King has endorsed the royal decree for the dissolution of parliament as sought by Thai PM on 6 May 2011. Under Thailand's constitution, a general election must be held between 45 and 60 days after the dissolution of Parliament.

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Burma to elect first 'civilian' president in decades, BBC (2011).

This article discusses the presidential election in the Myanmar parliament among three candidates from USDP party which won majority in November elections.

Myanmar PM Thein Sein is new president, CNN (2011).

This article discusses the election of Myanmar new Preseident General Thein Sein by the parliament.

Philippines: 2 Comelec commissioners retire, NewsBreak (2011).

This article discusses the resignation of two commissioners from the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and the candidates for the replacements.

Thailand: Censure debate may set back early poll, The Nation (2011).

This article discusses the possibility of holding snap elections in Thailand after the charter amendments is passed.

Thailand may have April election, Asean Affairs (2011).

This article discusses Thai Prime Minister statement which gave indication that the general elections might be held on April 2011.

Far-right anti-Islam party set to double seats in Dutch election, The Telegraph (2010)

This article discusses the latest polls for the upcoming elections in the Netherlands. According to the polls, the far-right Party of Freedom led by Geert Wilders will win 18 seats in the Parliament.

Australian PM could lose looming election: polls, Reuters (2010)

This article presents the results of the latest opinion polls in Australia: Kevin Rudd's Labor Party lost support of the majority of the electorate.

Fijian fear of election delay, Australia Network News (2010)

This article reports on the fear of the Fijian Labour Party about a possible delay in the 2014 elections. Last week, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, the interim Prime Minister, stated that Fijian people do not want elections so early.

Opposition leader urges Central Election Commission to do its job, Focus Taiwan News Channel (2010)

The Referendum Review Commission rejected a referendum initiative presented by the opposition Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU), claiming that the referendum question was contradictory. The opposition party, however, asked the Central Election Commission to intervene.

Slovenia's reputation could suffer in referendum (WAZ.euobserver.com, 2010)

On Sunday (6 June), Slovenian voters will go to a referendum in which they have to declare if they support an arbitration agreement for resolving the Croatian-Slovenian border dispute.

Slovenia: 4 PM Turnout at 30.4% (STA - Slovenian Press Agency, 2010)

The latest unofficial turnout data from the National Electoral Commission show that 30.41% of the registered voters cast their ballots in the referendum on the border arbitration agreement with Croatia until 4 PM.

Slovenians en route to approve key border deal with Croatia (Earth Times, 2010)

Slovenians on Sunday backed an agreement their government made with Croatia to send a border dispute to international arbitration, early figures from a referendum indicated.

Slovenian referendum clears Croatia's path to EU - Summary (Earth Times, 2010)

Slovenians backed an agreement their government made with Croatia to send a border dispute to international arbitration in a referendum Sunday, clearing the path for their neighbour's accession to the European Union.

OSCE starts monitoring Slovak elections (The Slovak Spectator, 2010)

The Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) opened an election assessment mission on June 1 to monitor Slovakia’s parliamentary elections to be held June 12, the ODIHR press office informed.

Slovakia: Polls leave HZDS out in the cold (The Slovak Spectator, 2010)

WITH THE parliamentary election only days away, percentage points and even tenths of percentage points, are becoming subjects for animated discussions among Slovaks.

Moldovans To Go To Referendum, Early Polls In The Fall (Radio Free Europe, 2010)

CHISINAU -- Moldova's ruling coalition today announced it will hold a referendum in September to change the way the country's president is elected, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports.

Russia hogs centre stage in Poland campaign (Telegraph, 2010)

Six weeks before a snap election sparked by last month's death of president Lech Kaczynski in an air crash in Russia, Moscow has taken centre stage in the campaign to succeed him.