ELECTIONS

Nepal Ban urges all parties to maintain momentum to hold elections within timetable

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:18:08 GMT

Source: www.laosnews.net --- Friday, May 24, 2013
24 May 2013 150 Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged all parties in Nepal to overcome remaining political obstacles to hold the country's next ELECTIONS within the existing timetable. In a statement, Mr. Ban's spokesperson said the Secretary-General "has been following events in Nepal closely," and "urges all parties to maintain momentum by overcoming the remaining political obstacles ... ...

Protester Jonathan Elliott given curfew after dropping stink bombs in Herne Bay ballot box during Kent County Council elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:34:30 GMT

Source: www.kentonline.co.uk --- Friday, May 24, 2013
A campaigner who sparked a police alert when he dropped stink bombs in a ballot box today said he was protesting against publicity given to UKIP. ...

thenation: Public financing of elections is not about drafting citizens to endorse particular politicians. http://t.co/Gk43PEiVof

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:00:38 GMT

Source: twitter.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
thenation: Public financing of ELECTIONS is not about drafting citizens to endorse particular politicians. http://t.co/Gk43PEiVof ...

Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 5/24

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:12 GMT

Source: www.dailykos.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . 9:59 AM PT : IA-Sen : It looks like Iowa Republicans may finally have a Senate candidate. David Young, who is Sen. Chuck Grassley's chief of staff, began looking at the race late last month ; now, he's reportedly submitted his resignation and plans to announce "very soon." Amusingly, he has one of the tiniest favorability scores I've ever seen. Quinnipiac has, for the first time, started polling Iowa , and while they don't have any head-to-heads, they did ask about various potential candidates' name recognition. Young clocks in with 3 percent favorable 2 percent unfavorable! Democrat Bruce Braley is by far the best known of the bunch (all the rests were Republicans), with a 27-14 score, though that means he's still mostly un known. 10:07 AM PT : IA-Gov : As part of its new Iowa polling, Quinnipiac also took a quick look at GOP Gov. Terry Branstad, who sports a pretty solid 49-31 job approval rating. Despite those numbers, though, 43 percent of voters say Branstad does not deserve to be re-elected, versus 42 percent who say he does. Those figures are split almost identically along party lines, with independents 50-50 on the question. (There were no head-to-heads with potential Democratic opponents.) 10:30 AM PT : AL-01 : In the wake of GOP Rep. Jo Bonner's surprise resignation announcement Thursday, the interest level ...

Pakistan Intensifies Attack on Balochistan Following Failed Elections Exercises

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:00 GMT

Source: www.salem-news.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Reports just received through social media from locals said that a punitive military operation is being conducted by occupying Pak Army since early morning at 5:30 in Gomazi and Malant areas of Tump sub-district. In the wake of this unwarranted military operation local reported that Saleh son of Haji Rahmat was critically injured as result of indiscriminate firing by forces and two brothers were also abducted by forces from Cheribazar of Gomazi town. ...

Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Welcome back, Tom Tancredo!

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:13 GMT

Source: www.dailykos.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here . Leading Off : • CO-Gov : Aww yeah! Ex-Rep. Tom Tancredo, whose maximally anti-immigrant zealotry makes him exactly who the Colorado GOP does not want as their standard-bearer, just declared that he's going to make a second run for governor. I admit I'm surprised at this turn of events, since Tancredo only first publicly mooted the idea last week , and even he said that he wasn't seriously considering the race. But Tancredo says he was motivated by Gov. John Hickenlooper's decision to temporarily stay the execution of a convicted murderer, as well as new gun safety legislation signed into law earlier this year. It's immigration, though, where Tancredo has always shined brightest , and even if he doesn't capture the Republican nomination, he's very likely to pull the entire field rightward on the issue. That would be dangerous for whomever emerges with the brass ring. So far, the only other contender is Steve Laffey, the former mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island (yeah), though Secretary of State Scott Gessler may enter soon, too. Enjoy fending off Tom Tancredo, fellas. ...

Despite Flyers Outing HIV Status, Kris Sharp Proves Victorious in UHD Student Elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:00:01 GMT

Source: blogs.houstonpress.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Before Kristopher Sharp even knew the final results of this month's student body vote at the University of Houston-Downtown, he learned that there was a petition circulating that was already dem... ...

Iran: Questions Of Free And Fair Elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:56:59 GMT

Source: www.eurasiareview.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government undermine any meaningful prospect of free and fair ELECTIONS on June 14, 2013, said Human Rights Watch. Dozens of political activists and journalists detained during the violent government crackdown that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election remain in prison, two former presidential candidates are [...] The post Iran: Questions Of Free And Fair ELECTIONS appeared first on Eurasia Review . ...

Guinea on Edge - Violence Continues in Conakry Over Upcoming Elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:05 GMT

Source: www.thecuttingedgenews.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Guinea's government says it deployed extra soldiers and police to the streets of the capital, Conakry, Friday, as youth in several neighborhoods set up makeshift barriers, vandalized cars and attacked private businesses. The unrest comes the day after an opposition protest during which the government says one person was killed and at least ten were injured. The opposition puts the death toll at four and says dozens were injured. The main opposition parties accuse the government of trying to rig upcoming ELECTIONS, and say they will not take part in the polls scheduled for June 30. Opposition protestors once again clashed with security forces in Conakry Thursday. The protests, and the subsequent violence, have become a weekly event since the government announced the new poll date in mid-April. Monday was the last day for candidates to sign up for legislative ELECTIONS. Several key opposition parties did not put forward any candidates, saying to put their names on the list would have validated the poll date. ...

Gay candidates win in L.A. elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:23:41 GMT

Source: sdgln.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
LOS ANGELES -- Ron Galperin has become the first openly gay candidate to win a citywide race in Los Angeles, the second largest city in America. Galperin defeated Dennis Zine in the race for city controller, an office currently held by Wendy Greuel, who lost a bid to become L.A.’s mayor to City Councilman Eric Garcetti. Galperin is an attorney, business owner, community leader – and a recognized expert on L.A. municipal government and finance. Ron Galperin has become the first openly gay candidate to win a citywide race in Los Angeles, the second largest city in America. read more ...

9 interesting facts about the past 36 years of presidential elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:12:00 GMT

Source: www.prez16.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Mitt Romney = least bipartisan appeal since, at least, 1976 (photo: Iowapolitics ) The Roper Center of Public Opinion Archives has been compiling presidential election exit polls since Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter's thrilling throwdown in 1976. After scouring the data, here are some of the most interesting things I found. 1. Mitt Romney did worse with Democrats than any other GOP nominee since exit polling began It turns out that Democrats weren't very fond of the "Massachusetts Moderate". Here's how each GOP nominee has fared with Democratic voters over the past 36 years. 2012: Mitt Romney 7% 2008: John McCain 10% 2004 : George W. Bush 11% 2000 : George W. Bush 11% 1996: Bob Dole 10% 1992: George H.W. Bush 10% 1988: George H.W. Bush 17% 1984 : Ronald Reagan 26% 1980: Ronald Reagan 27% 1976: Gerald Ford 20% Visually. I continue to think Rick Santorum would have been utterly obliterated in a 2012 general election, but honestly, would he have done too much worse with Democrats than Romney? Probably not, but that doesn't mean he was as electable as Romney. Independents probably wouldn't have given him a 5% win as they gave to Romney. One more thing -- as you can see, self-described Democrats have apparently grown considerably more partisan over the years. Ford won 20% of them, and Reagan hit 26% and 27% with them. So what's going on? Well, there's a chance that many former Democrats are now calling themselves "independent", and that ...

Pension payments increased ahead of elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:49:26 GMT

Source: www.swradioafrica.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
By Alex Bell 24 May 2013 With the government’s election bill continuing to stretch into the multimillion dollar bracket, the nation will be required to pay more in pension contributions to try to fund it. The election date is still to be announced, but the poll is expected sometime this year. In the meantime, the [...] ...

How can Iran hold free elections when opposition leaders are behind bars and peo...

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:40:49 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
How can Iran hold free ELECTIONS when opposition leaders are behind bars and people can’t speak freely? Iran: Threats to Free, Fair ELECTIONS www.hrw.org (Beirut) – Serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government undermine any meaningful prospect of free and fair ELECTIONS on June 14, 2013. ...

IOC sets September 1 deadline for India to hold elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:04:43 GMT

Source: in.reuters.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee has set India a September 1 deadline for a new election to facilitate the country's return to the Olympic fold. ...

GE13: CNN Censored News on Malaysian elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:23 GMT

Source: www.tindakmalaysia.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
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Iran: Threats to Free, Fair Elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:49:52 GMT

Source: www.hrw.org --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government undermine any meaningful prospect of free and fair ELECTIONS on June 14, 2013. Dozens of political activists and journalists detained during the violent government crackdown that followed the disputed 2009 presidential election remain in prison, two former presidential candidates are under house arrest, and authorities are already clamping down on access to the internet, having arbitrarily disqualified most registered presidential and local election candidates. (Beirut) – Serious electoral flaws and human rights abuses by the Iranian government undermine any meaningful prospect of free and fair ELECTIONS on June 14, 2013. read more ...

ABDULLAH BOZKURT - Turkey and the 2013 Bulgarian elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:21:30 GMT

Source: www.todayszaman.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
The results of the Bulgarian national ELECTIONS held on May 12 have exposed how a short-sighted and definitely ill-advised policy of sponsoring a newly established ethnic Turkish party in the Bulgarian political landscape by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Turkey wasted some 50,000 votes cast by Bulgarian citizens of Turkish origin.There have been complaints and legitimate concerns among Turks in Bulgaria and in the diaspora about Bulgaria's ethnic Turkish party, the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF), which has represented the Turkish minority, among others, in Bulgaria for more than 20 years. Whether or not the party has»» ...

AAA blog: It’s time to vote in the 2013 Elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:07 GMT

Source: www.antropologi.info --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Cast your vote by logging in to AnthroGateway, click on the “My Information” page, and then click on the “Vote Now!” button. This month we’ll take a look at the candidates. Today’s feature are the candidates for undesignated seat #7 of the Committee for Human Rights (CfHR). Responsibilities of the committee members include: To assist […] ...

City of London Elections 2013: the battle, the count, the lessons

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:23:31 GMT

Source: www.opendemocracy.net --- Friday, May 24, 2013
The recent ELECTIONS to the City of London’s local authority were fiercely fought, after years where the majority of seats went uncontested. Lessons should be drawn for any future attempt to reform the financial services industry. ELECTIONS for the City of London Corporation’s Common Council were for many years politics-free events in which a narrowly drawn electorate voted for a narrow range of candidates. As often as not, sitting councillors stood for re-election in seats that were uncontested. Debate about the sort of organisation the Corporation should be did not take place. The election on the 23rd March of this year was different. It involved public debates about the Corporation’s future and a genuine choice of candidates in 21 of the City’s 25 wards. The City Reform Group , of which I am a member, encouraged and supported independent, reform-minded candidates to stand and 10 did so. ( See my last article for OurKingdom , in the run-up to the ELECTIONS .) Those candidates presented programmes of reform that were couched in distinctly City-friendly tones, calling for transparency in the manner in which the Corporation spends its money and makes its decisions, advanced new proposals for how it could better deploy its considerable resources (for example, by ploughing money into the City’s police force in order that it may become a serious player in the fight against financial crime) and how it may act as leader in building a c ...

Right and left fight for Rome in Italy local elections

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:00:19 GMT

Source: www.expatica.com --- Friday, May 24, 2013
Italy's scandal-tainted former premier Silvio Berlusconi and anti-establishment firebrand Beppe Grillo rallied on Friday ahead of local ELECTIONS this weekend in a key test for the... ...