So the results have been announced in the Zimbabwe elections - but it is not over yet, if you can believe it. The opposition's Morgan Tsvangirai won, but only with 47.9%, forcing a second round of voting.When will it...
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Despite widespread belief that the 2007 election was rigged, petitioners have failed to convince Nigerian courts of the allegations of against President Umaru Yar'Adua."A Nigerian election tribunal has upheld...
Update: Observers are calling the results fo the election "fair", though they acknowledge some irregularities: "A snap
presidential election in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia was
democratic and the outcome should...
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UPDATE: Violent protests have broken out in response to the election results.UPDATE: Incumbent President Mwai Kibaki has been declared the winner amid accusations of voter fraud following a harrowing and violent...
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""The Democratic Party is going after anyone who presents a credible challenge to their monopoly over their perceived voters," Nader said in a statement. "This lawsuit was filed to help advance a free and open electoral process for all candidates and voters. Candidate rights...
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"Press Statement
Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman
Washington, DC
April 27, 2007
Nigeria’s Elections
The United States regrets that Nigeria has missed an opportunity to strengthen an element of its democracy...
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The fears and cynicism of Nigerians were yesterday
confirmed as the gubernatorial and state assemblies elections were
conducted in a do-or-die manner with massive rigging and extensive
violence recorded across the...
As the votes get counted, results begin to point to a victory by the ruling party, causing many to cry foul.The voting process was far from smooth, and one gets the feeling that the tallying process will be equally turbulent."Opposition supporters burned buildings, blocked...
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April 2, 2007
Tough Week for Bush's
Middle East Strategy
by Jim Lobe
To the extent the administration of President George W. Bush has a coherent Middle East policy, it took some serious hits this past week.
No, not the democracy-promotion strategy, although that didn't...
"Judges to boycott referendum
Egypt's judges have announced that they will not supervise next week's referendum on the amendments to the constitution, reports Mona El-Nahhas
Too little, too late
Constitutional articles: then and now
Protests at amendment 179
Winner takes...
The memory cards used in Diebold touchscreen voting systems could carry computer viruses that would infect voting machines and steal votes on the infected machines.