Election Updates & News:

Romania's PSD-PC Coalition Says It Is Not Looking For Potential Partners

Posted: 11/21/2008
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Main opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) leader Mircea Geoana promised on Thursday (November 20th) that if the PSD's coali...

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Mozambique: Frelimo Coasts To Victory In Maputo

Posted: 11/21/2008
As expected, David Simango, Mozambique's Minister of Youth and Sport, and the candidate of the ruling Frelimo Party for mayor of Maputo, has won an overwhelming victory in Wednesday's municipal elections.

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French Socialists In Run-off Vote

Posted: 11/21/2008
France's opposition Socialists face a run-off vote for a new leader, after a first ballot failed to produce a winner.

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Russian MPs Back Presidency Bill

Posted: 11/21/2008
A bill to extend Russia's presidential term from four to six years wins the overwhelming backing of MPs.

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Guinea Bissau: UN Welcomes Peaceful Election

Posted: 11/20/2008
The Security Council today welcomed last weekend's legislative elections in Guinea-Bissau and called on the political parties in the troubled West African country to respect the results.

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Africa: Keen On Democracy, Despite Mixed Results

Posted: 11/20/2008
Over the last twenty years, the ballot box has replaced military coups as a means of political change across Africa, says Professor Emmanuel Gyimah-Boadi, a political scientist from the University of Ghana. However the results of democratic practices are a mixed bag of sand and sim-sim.

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Mozambique: Ruling Party With Huge Lead In Local Elections

Posted: 11/20/2008
Provisional election results from 18 of Mozambique's 43 municipalities, issued on Thursday afternoon by the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE), the electoral branch of the civil service, confirm that the ruling Frelimo Party has scored a huge victory, winning across the board.

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Zimbabwe: Mbeki Convenes Talks On Constitutional Changes

Posted: 11/20/2008
THE facilitator of the inter-party talks, former South African president Cde Thabo Mbeki, has scheduled a meeting of the negotiators in South Africa next week to discuss the draft Consti-tutional Amendment Number 19 Bill.

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Zimbabwe: Row Erupts Over Constitution Changes

Posted: 11/20/2008
AS ZIMBABWE's rival political parties drift further apart on the implementation of their power-sharing pact, a new row has erupted over the unilateral drafting of a proposal to amend the constitution by President Robert Mugabe's negotiation team.

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