Stories about Elections from November, 2006
DRC: BanaCongo Rejects Official Election Results
Looking ahead to the publication of election results, UDPS Liege publishes a BanaCongo declaration stating (Fr): “Pressure group BanaCongo asks the Congolese people to remain vigilent and ready to vigorously protest the election results that the Western media are generally publishing to put the people to sleep.”
Pakistan: Reactions to elections in the US
Azad Forever has a video with reactions to the elections in the US – “On the eve of the election night we sat down with some American and Pakistani-American Law Students to hear their thoughts on the elections as well as on the results.”
Serbia: Issues to Resolve
Neretva River posts a list of “issues that need to be resolved for [Serbia's EU] accession process to move forward.” Wu Wei hopes Europe would not ignore the fact that during the recent referendum on Serbia's new constitution “Kosovars were not invited to vote unless they were Serbs, who were...
Nicaragua: Disgust with Daniel Ortega
If Uri Ridelman's first post about why he opposes Nicaragua President-Elect Daniel Ortega isn't clear enough, then the second one will hammer it home.
Armenia: US Election
Life in Armenia says that the results of US congressional elections is good for Armenian causes.
Nicaragua: Ortega Triumphs, US Protests
Leftside takes a look at how the US reacted to Ortega's victory in Nicaragua's presidential elections. Erwin Cifuentes has lots of informative election-related links. “Goyo and Juanita” at Pura Vida take a diplomatic stance on the results while Boz gives his usual five talking points.
Zimbabwe: taking stock of election promises
Sokhwanele compares Zanu PF‘s election promises with reality on the ground in Zimbabwe.
South Asia: Macaca, YouTube and Elections
Quite a few blogs have had a reaction to the elections in the US. Sepia Mutiny reflects on the Macaca incident that was widely blogged. “There was a bit of gallows humor following the “macaca” gaffe that the use of racial slurs might actually help George Allen, but that turned...
Tajikistan: Election Surprises
Alexander Sadikov says that those reporting that there were no surprises in Tajikistan's election are missing a few things.
DR Congo: presidential election in D.R. of Congo
The way the wind is blowing in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
DR Congo: tension in D.R. of Congo
Congo Girl getting worried about Kinshasa and D.R. of Congo.
Bangladesh blog buzz
Here are the latest buzz from blogs on Bangladesh: * Diaspora: Zubaer in Drishtipat blog gives an insight into the Bangladeshi Diaspora worldwide and how their remittances are contributing to Bangladesh's economy. Ulysses at Back to Bangladesh, an NRB himself had decided to return to Bangladesh despite many apprehensions and...
Recently in Peru
Senor de los Milagros by Juan Arellano A Doce Horas De Distancia (“12 Hours Away”) is the weblog of a Peruvian mother of two living in Maryland and married to a Jewish American man. In a post titled “Prejudice, Discrimination, or Simply a Mistake?” she describes the faulty assumption of...
Brazil: Lula's Victory
The presidential election results in Brazil showed, despite dire opposition predictions that victory for Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would produce an untenable political situation, that Lula indeed has the political capital needed to lead Brazil for the next 4 years. Speculations about a divided country and the possible governance...
Tajikistan: The Election
neweurasia Tajikistan reports on voting for Tajikistan's president within the country and outside the country.
Nicaragua: Early Election Results
“Daniel Ortega is President again,” writes VivirLatino as the Sandinista frontrunner remains about six percentage points ahead of Eduardo Montealegre. Boz reminds readers of “el pacto” between former Presidents Aleman and Ortega which has led to the latter's plausible victory. Randy Paul gave some more background information on election eve....
The Week That Was in Bahrain
Freedom of expression in Bahrain received yet another slap in the face this week with a government ban on what is the kingdom's most famous blog. The Ministry of Information issued a gag order, blocking Mahmood Al Yousif’s blog, among a handful of other sites for breaking publication laws. The...
Tajikistan: Low Key
Alexander Sadikov reports that with Tajikistan's presidential election only three days away, the campaign is still very low key.
Nicaragua: Sunday's Elections
Writing from Costa Rica, Tim gives a short, investment-minded introduction to Nicaragua's Sunday elections.
Who owns Jamaica?
The central issue in Jamaica's next general election, says Xamayca, is determining who has “ownership” of the country.
Serbia: Referendum Fraud and Other Issues
All ballot stations across Serbia closed in the evening of Sunday, October 29, as people voted for or against the constitution draft proposed by all political parties represented in the parliament. Radical party officials were saying: adoption of the new constitution is important because it states that Kosovo and Metohia...
