Stories about Elections from November, 2010
Brazil: country elects first female president
Former Marxist rebel and President Lula's protegee, Dilma Rousseff, has become Brazil's first female leader, winning 56% of total votes in the second round of the country's presidential election.
Côte d'Ivoire: African Elections Project uses Motribe to cover elections
African Elections Project uses Motribe to covers elections in Côte d'Ivoire: “One day before the elections the African Election Project and Motribe decided to work together to launch a social network that would enable Ivorians to chat, share photos and find out more about the elections as they happened.”
Tanzania: Preliminary results in Zanzibar
Preliminary results [SW] of presidential election in Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Tanzania: Tensions after elections
Tensions in Tanzania after elections: “Tensions in Zanzibar, in Mwanza, Ubungo, Arusha, Dodoma… all revolving around the National Electoral Commission's laggardly pace with the results. While it makes some sense to keep quiet until they are “certain” of their results, this is not a time for reticence!”
Côte d'Ivoire: Presidential Election in Pictures
On this Sunday, October 31st, registered voters in Côte d'Ivoire cast their ballots in the first presidential election in 10 years, due to the Civil War that broke out in 2002 and the subsequent issues that arose from it. Despite some initial delays in some polling stations, voting has been reportedly peaceful and the turnout appears to have been good. Here is a selection of pictures of the voting day.
Azerbaijan: Sexual intrigues ahead of parliamentary election
Fatalin's Blog comments on the pro-government media the airing of a video depicting an opposition newspaper editor having sex. The blog decries the level of journalism in the country and how black propaganda is being spread ahead of the 7 November parliamentary election.
