Stories about Elections from September, 2006
Latvia: Sandra Kalniete
All About Latvia writes about Sandra Kalniete, the newest candidate for president: “Kalniete’s biography represents Latvian history before and after the fall of the Soviet Union.”
Mexico: Calderon as president
Two months after Mexican voters went to the polls, Felipe Calderón has been officially declared president-elect of Mexico. Boz rounds up the mainstream media's reaction while A.M. Mora y Leon links to all the English-language blogs. Ana Maria Salaza has a useful final entry summarizing yesterday's events.
Latvia: Elections
All About Latvia writes about the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Mexico: Elections: A Winner, Finally
More liveblogging from Eduardo Arcos, this time of the decision by Mexico's electoral tribunal to declare Felipe Calderón winner of the July 2 presidential election (ES). El Blog de Rodrigo did the same (ES) as did Ana Maria Salazar with a series of (so far) nine posts. For more context,...
Moldova: Upcoming Vote in Transdniestria
Edward Lucas, the Central and East European correspondent of The Economist, writes about a “non-vote” that is taking place in a “non-country” – Transdniestria – on Sept. 17.
Kenya: A Vote of Confidence?
Mentalacrobatics experiences the good, the bad and the ugly of the voter’s registration process in Kenya and questions regulations which may discourage the political participation of many.
Belarus: News Roundup
Most recent topics covered by TOL's Belarus Blog include: short-wave radio and “independent information” in Belarus; a proposed linguistic “upgrade” and other threats to the Belarusian language; scandals surrounding scholarship programs for persecuted students; Russian criticism of the Belarusian election law.
Election and Censorship Dialectics in the Brazilian Blogosphere
The first Brazilian electoral process witnessed by an active blogosphere is starting to show its unique role. As campaigns intensify throughout the country in the last month before election day, cases involving blog censorship have emerged. It seems that politicians are having a hard time understanding why they can't control...
Nigeria: Dirty Politics
Adaure observes politician killings in light of the coming 2007 Nigerian elections and includes a list an “allegedly” official list of looters of the Nigerian national cake.
D.R. of Congo: In the Shadows of Leopold
To intervene or not to intervene? The Black Star Journal explores contradicting views on the role of foreign interventions in Africa with particular reference to the Democratic Republic of Congo.