Stories about Elections from October, 2009
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Yes or No
As referendum day approaches for a new constitution in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Abeni says: “These days it is so hard to find a Vincentian as people prefer to identify themselves as NDP or ULP.”
Russia: Election Fraud and Blogging
Reports of vote-rigging in the local elections, which took place in 75 of Russia’s 83 regions on Oct. 11, spurred protests by citizens and politicians in Moscow - and quite an outrage among some of the country's bloggers.
Tunisia: Electoral Campaign Not on Track
Tunisia is gearing up for its presidential elections on October 25. The election campaign started on October 11, but not all political parties and politicians are able to join the fray. Read this post to find out why.
Botswana: Monitoring Elections Using Blogs, SMS and Twitter
Parliamentary and council representative elections are taking place in Botswana today, October 16, 2009. A number of journalists are using new media tools to report and monitor the elections.
Botswana: African Elections Project to cover elections
The African Elections Project (AEP) www.africanelections.org will be covering Botswana’s 10th general election, taking place on October 16 2009.
Russia: “Russian Obama” Defeated
Asylum in Bardak – Africans in Russia reports that Joachim Crima (a Guinea-Bissau native aka “Russian Obama”) did not get elected to the post of district chief or to the local parliament of the Srednyaya Akhtuba district in Volgorgad region.
Russia: Protest Against Voter Fraud
LJ user avmalgin posts footage from and writes this (RUS) about the rally against voter fraud in Moscow, following the governing party's victory in local election: “On Pushkin Sq., it turns out, someone was going to protest against something. Naive people. It's like coming out of the theater and holding...
Serbia: Moja Rusija/My Russia Party
Belgraded writes about a new Serbian party – the Moja Rusija (My Russia) Party: “As it usually happens, the best kind of comedy is the non-intentional kind.”
Uruguay: The Vote by the Diaspora
Mario Blanco of Asi ta'l mundo, Botija [es] wonders why Uruguayans living abroad have not yet been given the right to vote in elections. He also links to a campaign called Voto x Uruguay that is calling attention to this cause.
Ukraine: Yushchenko's Alleged Poisoning Case
Foreign Notes writes about the new developments in president Victor Yushchenko's alleged 2004 poisoning case.
Ukraine: “Dictatress”
Ukrainiana writes about PM Yulia Tymoshenko's evolution “from Gas Princess to Queen of Populism to Dictatress.”
Trinidad & Tobago: Yes, Mr. Prime Minister
From Trinidad and Tobago, Gab Hosein posts another installment of her video series, “If I were Prime Minister…”
Gabon’s bloggers struggle to take hold
Adriankoto Harinjaka Ratozamanana, a Global Voices in Malagasy translator, went to Gabon to help report the presidential election on Twitter, Facebook, and blogs in a country where journalists are at risk. Here is his story.
Afghanistan: Conflicted Response
Captain Cat is conflicted over the dispute within UNAMA: she thinks they do good work, but their acceptance of the fraudulent election is ruining their credibility.
Romania: General strike start of presidential campaign
Gabriela Ionita of Power&Politics World links a general strike planned for Monday with the start of the country's presidential election campaign.
Bermuda: Reflections
Rumours of a snap election being called in Bermuda remind 21 Square of an Aesop’s fable.
Aruba: “Election Reflection”
Arubagirl reflects on the country's recently concluded elections.
Mozambique: Presidential campaign online
Mozambique will elect a President on October 28 and candidates have adopted the "Obama" model of online mobilization. Can it impact the results of the election in a country where only 9-10 out of 1000 people have internet access?
Ukraine: Broken Promises and the Presidential Election
Ukraine's presidential election is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2010, and there's no shortage of posts on pre-election politics on Ukrainian blogs. Bloggers who exhibit genuine trust in the nation's politicians are somewhat hard to find, however. Instead, there is plenty of cynicism.
