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Collapse of Bosnia’s Ruling Coalition Deepens Crisis
Bosnia’s ruling coalition has effectively collapsed after the three main parties in the Federation failed to agree on the makeup of the entity's new government on Sunday.
This development puts in question the recent agreement on the formation of the new state government, and threatens to push the country deeper into political chaos five months after the elections.
Talks were held in Sarajevo on Sunday aimed at finding an agreement on how to distribute eight Bosniak, five Croat and three Serb ministerial positions in the new Federation government.
Rally as Sudanese opposition leaders face court
Politicians, lawyers, and civil society activists rallied in front of the Khartoum North criminal court this morning, in support of Faroug Abu Eisa, head of the National Consensus Forces (NCF), and Dr Amin Mekki Madani, chairman of the Civil Society Initiative (CSI), who made their second court appearance today.
Committee to begin reviewing elections law after court deemed it unconstitutional
Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb ordered on Monday the formation of a committee to re-draft the constituency law, which was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Constitutional Court on Sunday.
The committee is headed by Transitional Justice Minister Ibrahim al-Heneidi, according to a cabinet statement.
Mehleb said the amendments to the law should come in line with the regulations and standards set by the court in its ruling.
Sudanese government rejects opposition calls to postpone elections
The Sudanese government rejected once again calls by the political and armed opposition groups to postpone the general elections and reiterated determination to move forwards and hold it next April.
Révision de la Constitution : Bensalah contredit Ould Khelifa
« Tous les indicateurs indiquent que la révision de la Constitution n’est pas loin, » a annoncé le président du Conseil de la Nation, Abdelkader Bensalah, dans son discours d’ouverture de la session de printemps du parlement. « Peut-être que l’honneur de [la révision de la Constitution] marquera l’histoire du parlement durant cette session, » a-t-il précisé.
Netanyahu lands in US ahead of Congress speech
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has landed in the US ahead of a speech he called "historic" before the US Congress. Netanyahu will address AIPAC on Monday and will then address Congress on Tuesday in a speech that has seen political tensionsbetween Israel and the US reach a record high.
According to a source within Netanyahu's entourage, the prime minister will expose details of the looming deal with Iran, which will show the world powers have conceeded to much to Iran as part of the negotations.
No Talks so far Between Ghani and Abdullah on Electoral Reforms: Danish
The National Unity Government (NUG) leaders have still not agreed on how to bring reforms to the electoral system and the establishment of the special electoral reform commission, a senior NUG official told TOLOnews.
In an exclusive interview with TOLOnews, second Vice President Sarwar Danish expressed that President Ashraf Ghani and CEO Abdullah Abdullah have not met with each other so far on electoral reforms.
Egypt parliamentary elections postponed as constituencies' law ruled unconstitutional
Egypt has postponed parliamentary elections originally set to start in less than three weeks, after the country's highest court struck down one of the laws regulating the electoral process.
On Sunday morning, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled that the country’s Elections Constituency Division Law is unconstitutional.
Shortly after the SCC issued its ruling, a spokesman of the Higher Electoral Commission (HEC) said that the parliamentary elections, previously scheduled to start on 21 March, would be put on hold for the time being.
Egypt's political parties blame government for imminent election delay
Egypt has postponed parliamentary elections originally set to start in less than three weeks, after the country's highest court struck down one of the laws regulating the electoral process.
On Sunday morning, Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled that the country’s Elections Constituency Division Law is unconstitutional.
Shortly after the SCC issued its ruling, a spokesman of the Higher Electoral Commission (HEC) said that the parliamentary elections, previously scheduled to start on 21 March, would be put on hold for the time being.
Sisi urges cabinet to amend unconstitutional parliamentary law within a month
Egypt's president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday urged the cabinet to amend a law regulating parliamentary elections, which the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled on Sunday were "unconstitutional", within a month.
Earlier in the day, the Higher Electoral Commision (HEC) put parliamentary elections previously set for March on hold, following a SCC ruling which deemed the Elections Constituency Division Law “unconstitutional.”
The Elections Constituency Division Law determines the number of voters per constituency and their representation.
Elections communales, régionales et du district de Bamako : plus d’une centaine d’associations et ONG recommandent le maintien du 26 avril 2015
Elles sont plus d’une centaine d’ONG et d’Associations à mettre en place depuis le 22 janvier 2015, l’Observatoire pour les élections et la bonne gouvernance (Observatoire). Né sur les cendres du Réseau APEM, actuellement plongé dans un imbroglio judiciaire, l’Observatoire, avec l’expertise accumulée par ses membres fondateurs à travers le Réseau APEM, se fixe comme objectif la supervision du processus électoral. Il a rencontré aujourd’hui la presse pour parler des élections communales, régionales et du district de Bamako.
Libya PM: Turkey Keeps Supplying Anti-government Militias with Weapons
Libyan PM casting his vote during the elections of the House of Representatives in 25 June 2014.
Libya Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni has strongly criticized Turkey for supplying anti-government militias with weapons in violation of international law and Security Council resolutions.
Zionist rabbis switch from Habayit Hayehudi to Yahad
A group of senior rabbis from the religious Zionist movement announced Thursday it had withdrawn its endorsement of Habayit Hayehudi in the March 17 election in favor of Yahad, the party established recently by former Shas chairman Eli Yishai.
The announcement was in the form of an open letter published as an advertisement in the religious Zionist weekly BeSheva.
“At this time, we are called upon to make our calculations according to the Torah’s truth,” the letter said.
Appels à l’armée et transition démocratique
Les appels adressés à l’armée pour intervenir sur la scène politique en vue de mettre fin à la crise politique et de peser en faveur d’une transition démocratique se sont multipliés ces dernières années.
Les élections municipales en 2015, improbables
Le président de l’Instance supérieure indépendante pour les élections, Chafik Sarsar, a jugé improbable la tenue d’élections municipales en 2015, invoquant le facteur temps pour la promulgation préalable de l’arsenal législatif nécessaire à cette opération, dont une nouvelle loi électorale.
«Au vu du rythme d’avancement du travail législatif, il serait difficile de tenir les élections municipales cette année», a déclaré Chafik Sarsar.
Elections générales: Les listes seront arrêtées le 20 mars
Le ministre de l'Intérieur a annoncé vendredi que les commission administratives arrêteront les listes électorales générales des communes et arrondissements du Royaume le 20 mars 2015.
Organisation des prochaines élections : Le dilemme persiste
Kidal est occupé, Tombouctou et Gao restent sous menace. Alors, en organisant des élections sans Kidal, les contestataires estiment que l’Etat participe à la partition pure et simple du Mali. D’où la dénonciation de l’opposition et de certains partis de la majorité dont le Sadi d’Oumar Mariko.
Talks on New Govt for Bosnia Federation Fail
Tough negotiating positions and maximalist demands by the leaders of the three strongest parties in Bosnia's Federation entity have scuppered the latest attempt to establish a new entity government. Party leaders pledged to reconvene negotiations at the end of the week.