Stories about Elections from September, 2011
St. Vincent & the Grenadines: Wikileaks & 2005 Election
The Wikileaks controversy involving journalist Peter Wickham and Prime Minister Gonsalves has Vincentian blogger Abeni commenting: “I suspect the fall out will be great.”
Cuba: Preparing for Elections
“In 2012 the electoral process must be executed”: Laritza Diversent explains how The Communist Party of Cuba, “the only political organization that is recognized as legal within the Cuban system”,...
Zambia: Netizens Worried About Poll Violence Rhetoric
Zambia goes to the polls on September 20 to elect a new president, members of parliament and local government representatives. The opportunity to discuss this important national event is not lost on netizens as they use the Internet to talk about the threat of violence, bribery and even just plain support of their political parties and candidates.
African Women Striving to be Heads of State
Since Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf became President of Liberia in 2006, several other African women have decided to run for the continent's top level political jobs. The increase of female candidates is undoubtedly a step in the right direction; Lova Rakotomalala introduces some of the rising stars.
Panama: Government Alliance Breaks
Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli has removed Vice-President Juan Carlos Varela from his post as chancellor, causing a rift the alliance between the country's ruling parties. On Twitter the reactions came fast from interested netizens.
Malaysia: Video salutes Generation 709
Following the formation of Generation 709 by young Malaysians to call for free and fair elections in the country, the Cantonese-speaking Malaysian music group EVYbody has created a video (with...
