Stories about Elections from May, 2008
Kuwait: Post Election Thoughts
Kuwait's Hilaliya shares some post-elections thoughts in this post.
Ukraine: Vote-Buying
Kyiv Scoop reports on vote-buying in Kyiv.
Georgia: Election Observation
On the occasion of today's parliamentary election in Georgia, Social Science in the Caucasus calls for an overhaul of how international election observation missions work in the country. While new...
Bahamas, U.S.A.: Agriculture & Politics
Larry Smith at Bahama Pundit weighs in on this and that, saying that “Food self-sufficiency for the Bahamas is an illusion” and that “The American presidential election is…the most interesting...
Ukraine: Ad Campaign of Civil Activists of Kyiv
Ukrainiana dissects the ad campaign of one more party running in the May 25 Kyiv mayoral election.
Slovenia: Referendum on Regions
“Slovenian parliament yesterday passed a motion to hold a referendum on establishing regions in Slovenia,” Sleeping With Pengovsky reports.
Russia: Oleg Kozlovsky Update
Political activist Oleg Kozlovsky blogs about his release from jail: “I look a little worse for wear because I refused to eat while in prison as a way of protesting...
Bahamas: Thoughts on Crime
Rick Lowe at WeblogBahamas.com laments that crime is out of control, while Craig Butler over at Bahama Pundit thinks that parliamentary hearings on crime should be broadcast on television.
Trinidad & Tobago: Crash and Burn?
This Beach Called Life is worried about the direction Trinidad & Tobago is taking: “I am certain the economy will soon crash. I am basing my economic prediction, not on...
Paraguay: First Actions for Lugo
Edgar Ruiz Diaz of Las Preguntas de Venerando [es] provides his thoughts on the first steps that Paraguayan President-elect Fernando Lugo should take upon taking office, such as lowering his...
Ukraine: Political Ads
A guided tour through Ukraine's current political advertisement – at Ukrainiana.
Serbia: Coalition Options
East Ethnia writes on the coalition-building process in Serbia: “[…] the question remains whether for DS, the price of forming a coalition with SPS might not be higher than the...
Malawi: To believe or not to believe rumors of a coup plot
Following Victor Kaonga's Monday May 12th breaking news post of the unusual arrests in Malawi of high ranking former and current military and police officers, as well as opposition figures, amid government accusations of a coup plot, Malawian bloggers and netizens have been reacting to the news with shock, skepticism, bewilderment, and ambivalence.
Cape Verde: Three hours waiting to vote
Eileen Barbosa [pt] reports that the elections in Cape Verde yesterday were marked by long queues and people's good will to attend to the polls. “Personally, I found it quite...
Dominican Republic: The Defeat of the PRD
The Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) suffered a defeat in the recent elections in the Dominican Republic. Some residents of Las Caobas commemorated the defeat with by “burying” the party. Reynaldo...
Armenia: “Non-Armenians”
Seetizen, the blog of a youth activist in Armenia, decries the latest action by the pro-radical opposition Hima youth movement — a list which labels various celebrities, political figures and...
Armenia: News Roundups
The Armenian Observer rounds up and comments on the news headlines of the week. Not unpredictably, the main topic discussed in the local media was the post-election situation in Armenia...
Cape Verde: It is elections time
Abraão Vicente [pt] has a long and reflective post about the upcoming elections in Cape Town, which he iltustrated with a Gilbert & George pic. “I'm a little bit confused,...
Zimbabwe: Taking your power back
Taking power back to the people in Zimbabwe: “As Zimbabweans, we also have to start taking our power – from the politicians and unelected ministers and military authorities who are...
Zimbabwe: E-Cards For Democracy
Online activism using e-cards in Zimbabwe: “Sokwanele will be releasing regular e-card designs in the days leading up to the run-off election, now scheduled for June 27. We’d like to...
South Korea: Left Wing Politics
Newcham posts an article reviewing the left wing politics since the general election in April.
