Election Updates & News:
Turkish Cypriot Leader Launches Election Campaign
Posted: 03/09/2010
NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat kicked off his presidential campaign Saturday (March 6th) in the northern part of the divi...
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Togo: Incumbent Faces Strong Challenge At Polls
Posted: 03/03/2010
Togo's election campaign culminated in a major show of strength at rallies in the capital, Lomé, ahead of the presidential poll on Thursday.
Read full story. Source: AllAfrica News: Latest
Niger: The Fall Of Tandja
Posted: 03/03/2010
THE military takeover, February 18, of neighbouring Republic of Niger at a time when coup d'états were thought to be no longer fashionable, is, indeed, West Africa's latest democracy deficit and must be condemned in all its ramifications.
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Nigeria: Ruling Party Dumps Acting President
Posted: 03/03/2010
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears to have finally dumped Acting President Goodluck Jonathan, with its resolve yesterday, that the north will be allowed to complete its tenure of eight years.
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Ghana: Party Boss Angered Over Election Results
Posted: 03/03/2010
Mr. Stephen Ayensu Ntim, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who lost the national chairmanship race narrowly to Mr. Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, has expressed regret over certain developments that occurred during the party's national conference held in Kumasi on Saturday.
Read full story. Source: AllAfrica News: Latest
Namibia: Elections Ruling Tomorrow
Posted: 03/03/2010
A DECISION on the challenge to Namibia's presidential and National Assembly elections three months ago will be given in the High Court in Windhoek tomorrow afternoon.
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Government, Opposition Dispute Source Of Election Violence
Posted: 03/03/2010
Opposition politicians this week accused Ethiopia's ruling party of orchestrating violent acts against its candidates. Spokespeople for Medrek, an alliance of opposition parties, said that government mercenaries on Tuesday stabbed one candidate to death and that members of the army beat another to the point of hospitalization. GEBRU Asrat, leader of one of Medrek's member parties, said that both events were part of a wider escalation of government repression in advance of legislative elections on May 23. A government spokesman on Wednesday denied government involvement. Medrek last week said the ruling party was instigating its supporters to harass opposition candidates. Government representatives similarly denied the charge.
Read full story. Source: ElectionGuide
Togo: Nation Heads For Polls On Thursday
Posted: 03/02/2010
This week's presidential election is a "crucial opportunity" for Togo to continue efforts to consolidate democracy, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, appealing for the poll to be unscarred by violence.
Read full story. Source: AllAfrica News: Latest
Orange Coalition Falls In Ukraine
Posted: 03/02/2010
The coalition of Western-leaning political factions in Ukraine's Parliament disintegrated, in what could be the first stage in an effort to unseat the prime minister.
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