Posts Tagged ‘elections’

The international community will fund the general elections in DRC

March 9th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
spokeswoman for the UN Mission in DRC (MONUC), Patricia Tome, said Wednesday that the international community will fund the general elections in DR Congo in June 2005 to 300 million dollars.
At the weekly press briefing at the MONUC headquarters in Kinshasa, she said that one third of the total amount estimated for the organization of [...]

Sadr will form a political party for the Iraqi elections in January

January 6th, 2010 | Tags: , , , ,
The radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and his followers intend to form a political party to participate in Iraqi elections scheduled for next January, said Sunday his spokesman.
“We found a party that expresses what people need because they have placed their trust in us,” said Qais al-Khazaali to reporters.
“We have this idea and we are [...]

Elections in South Africa

November 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Dix ans après la fin de l’apartheid, les Sud-Africains participent aux troisièmes élections démocratiques de leur histoire, un scrutin que l’ANC, le Congrès national africain, semble assuré de remporter.

选举在南非
10年后种族隔离的结束，参加在南非在其历史上，非洲人国民大会表决，非洲人国民大会似乎肯定会赢得第三次民主选举。

South Africa: ANC head of general elections (first results)

November 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
The African National Congress (ANC) ruling party of President Thabo Mbeki, took the lead in the democratic elections in South Africa, according to preliminary results released Wednesday by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC).
Preliminary results released around 23:00 local time (2100 GMT), show that the ANC is leading, followed by the Democratic Alliance and the New [...]

Haiti will hold its general elections in 2005 (PM)

November 24th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Haitian Prime Minister Gérard Latortue has Delcar Monday that general elections would be held in Haiti in 2005 through a consensus between political parties and civil society representatives.
At a joint press conference with Secretary of State Colin Powell visited Haiti, the prime minister announced that “a political agreement was reached between political parties and representatives [...]

The protest against unfair elections continues to Taiwan

November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Over 50 000 supporters of the opposition? the alliance of the Kuomintang and People First Party? held another big meeting last Saturday in Taipei, capital of the island of Taiwan, in protest against the rigged elections.
The protesters asked the authorities to make public the truth about the mysterious shooting.
Addressing the rally, Lien Chan, chairman of [...]

France: Opening of polling for the second round of the regional and cantonal elections

November 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Polling stations opened their doors on Sunday at 08:00 for the second round of the regional and cantonal elections, the first elections held since the presidential and legislative elections of 2002.
The 64,000 polling stations close at 18.00 in most regions, but the voters of Alsace, Aquitaine, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées and Rhône-Alpes have until 19:00 to [...]

Half a million Taiwanese demonstrators protest against “unfair election”

November 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , , ,
Approximately 500 000 Taiwanese gathered in Taipei Saturday to protest against “unfair election” of March 20, demanding a recount of votes and the truth about the mysterious shooting that wounded before the leaders of the region Taiwan.
Demonstrators from all over the island converged Saturday morning to Taipei. They joined with others to make a sit-in [...]