Stories about Elections from February, 2007
Haiti: Political maturity
Alice Backer views Haitian — indeed, Caribbean — supporters’ throwing their support behind a single candidate in a New York City Council election as a sign that the community is approaching political maturity.
Armenia: Election Monitor
Onnik Krikorian has another update on the upcoming Armenian parliamentary election, saying that managed “democracy” will be the order of the day until Armenian citizens feel they have a stake in their country's future.
South Asia: unemployment, congregation, cricket, richest beggar and extra bed for bloggers
South Asia is one of the poorest regions in the world. Unemployment is one of the major problems for all the countries in this region. South Asia Biz writes a series on the employment situation in South Asia. The biz blog reviews online job portals from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan,...
Czech Republic: Ethnic Kazakh Minister
Leila of neweurasia.net writes about one of the four Green Party ministers in the newly-formed Czech government – Dzhamila Stehlikova, an ethnic Kazakh born in Almaty, Kazakhstan: “Appointed as a minister without portfolio, pani Stehlikova is responsible for the policies in the sphere of ethnic minorities and human rights.”
Armenia: Demo for Zhirayr Sefilyan
Onnik Krikorian reports on a demonstration in support of Zhirayr Sefilyan, a critic of the Armenian government who was arrested in December on charges of planning a coup. Onnik says that the arrest probably has to do with the upcoming parliamentary election.
Belarus: Film on March 2006 Protests
TOL's Belarus Blog writes about a new film about the post-election protests in Minsk in March 2006.
