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BCE: il ne faut pas confondre Ennahdha et frères musulmans

Mar 24 2014
Tunisia
Source: 
Radio Mosaique

Le président du parti Nidaa Tounes, Beji Caid Essebsi a déclaré lors d'une interview diffusée sur la chaine Nessama TV, qu'il ne faut pas confondre le mouvement Ennahdha et les Frères Musulmans en Égypte même si certaines rumeurs disent que Rached Ghannouchi est candidat à la présidence de l'organisation internationale des frères musulmans. 

Il a ajouté que le mouvement Ennahdha est un parti tunisien comme en témoigne sa décision de rejoindre le dialogue nationale et de céder le pouvoir en vue de favoriser le consensus national. 

Strength in numbers: JSQM's 'Freedom March' turns into party's biggest-ever rally

Mar 24 2014
Pakistan
Source: 
The Express Tribune

KARACHI: Supporters and activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) converged at MA Jinnah Road in Karachi for the Freedom March on Sunday. The party managed to attract a respectable crowd, despite the recent killings of two of its leaders and the threats of possible attacks at the rally.

“Is it a sin to love your motherland? Have we ever adopted the path of violence?” questioned the party’s chairperson Sunan Qureshi while addressing the rally. He alleged that his uncle, Maqsood, and another party leader, Wadho, were killed by ‘hidden hands’.

Beji Caid Essebsi exclut la tenue des élections si..

Mar 24 2014
Tunisia
Source: 
Radio Mosaique

Le président de Nidaa Tounes, Beji Caid Essebsi a indiqué lors d'une interview diffusée sur la chaine Nessma TV qu'il est difficile d'organiser les élections dans un futur proche si des partis politiques au sein de l'Assemblée Nationale Constituante insistent sur l'insertion de l'article 15 du décret-loi 35 de l'année 2011 dans la nouvelle loi électorale.

IEC concerned at govt officials’ interference

Mar 24 2014
Afghanistan
Source: 
Pajhwok Afghan News

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Monday voiced concern over government servants’ participation in the election campaign, saying necessary materials could not be transported to some restive areas.

Addressing a seminar on the role of religious scholars and tribal elders in the election process, IEC Secretary Ziaul Haq Amarkhel said preparations were in place to hold the vote on schedule.

Chynybai Tursunbekov: All factions identified their terms of accession to parliamentary majority coalition

Mar 24 2014
Kyrgyzstan
Source: 
24.kg News Agency

"All the factions have already defined their terms of accession to the coalition of parliamentary majority," the leader of SDPK faction Chynybai Tursunbekov informed 24.kg news agency.

According to him, today the official negotiations with all factions on the issue of forming a new configuration will start. "Till April 11 we must resolve all the issues and make a new coalition agreement. I still can't say about the membership of a new coalition, but we will negotiate eith all leaders," Chynybai Tursunbekov added.

JI demands an ‘Islamic Pakistan’ on Pakistan Day

Mar 24 2014
Pakistan
Source: 
The Express Tribune
KARACHI: The Demand for an ‘Islamic Pakistan’ was the hallmark of the Tahaffuz-e-Pakistan convention organised by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) at Nishtar Park on Sunday.

Thousands of people, waving the national and the political party’s flags, gathered at the venue in order to attend the event, which coincided with Pakistan Day, that had called for the creation of an independent state for the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent.

Sudan’s PCP blames government for death of protester at Khartoum university

Mar 24 2014
Sudan
Source: 
Sudan Tribune

The Sudanese opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) has held the government and the University of Khartoum (UofK) administration responsible for the death of Ali Abakaer Moussa Idris earlier this month.

Idris, a third-year economics student, died in hospital of gunshot wounds sustained during a demonstration which took place at the UofK on March 11th.

The PCP mentioned that the criminal report stated that Idris was shot by a Kalashnikov rifle from from a distance of 18 yards, stressing that the PCP demands retribution and rejects impunity.

Omurbek Tekebayev: New coalition, most likely, to be preserved in the same format: SDPK, Ata-Meken and Ar-Namys

Mar 24 2014
Kyrgyzstan
Source: 
24.kg News Agency

"A new coalition, most likely, will remain in the same format: SDPK, Ata-Meken, Ar-Namys," the leader of parliamentary socialists Omurbek Tekebayev stated to 24.kg news agency.

According to him, the only thing left is to speak with the head of Ar-Namys parliamentary faction Felix Kulov.

Le gouvernement manque d’une véritable vision sur le plan social

Mar 24 2014
Morocco
Source: 
Aujourd'hui le Maroc

Trois questions à Abdelhamid Fatihi, secrétaire général adjoint de la FDT

 

ALM : Pourquoi avoir choisi d’organiser une marche nationale le 6 avril?
Abdelhamid Fatihi : Tout d’abord, je tiens à rappeler que nous avons épuisé toutes les démarches pour rappeler au gouvernement la nécessité d’ouvrir un dialogue.

Serbia's Vucic Vows To Protect Republika Srpska

Mar 24 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Source: 
Balkaninsight

Aleksandar Vucic vowed to continue supporting Bosnia’s Serb entity after parliamentary polls in Serbia ended in victory for his Progressive Party.

Vucic said after a meeting with Republika Srpska’s leader Milorad Dodik in Belgrade on Saturday that his administration would always protect Republika Srpska, the Serb-dominated entity in Bosnia.

Respublika Faction nominates Omurbek Babanov as prime minister

Mar 24 2014
Kyrgyzstan
Source: 
24.kg News Agency

Respublika Parliamentary Faction nominates Omurbek Babanov as prime minister, the member of the faction Kenzhebek Bokoev said to 24.kg news agency.

According to him, this is the basic condition of entering of Respublika in the future coalition. "But we stand for all factions to nominate their candidates for alternative," Kenzhebek Bokoev noted.

He added that the faction hasn't received an official invitation on joining the alliance yet. "But we don't consider the variant to stay in opposition till the end of the term," he said.

Sticking to their guns: PML-N vows to materialise dream of Hazara province

Mar 24 2014
Pakistan
Source: 
The Express Tribune
HARIPUR: Though the resolution for a separate Hazara province has divided opinion across the region, people from Hazara division have welcomed the step as a positive one.

Speaking to The Express Tribune on Sunday, former MNA Gohar Ayub Khan lauded the move and assured the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to which he belongs will get the resolution approved from the Senate and Lower House.

Political parties told to contest ideas, not attack each other

Mar 24 2014
Indonesia
Source: 
The Jakarta Post

Political parties should change their old-fashioned way of campaigning by shifting away from gathering supporters on a large scale and attacking each other, and moving toward contesting one another’s ideas, a political observer said on Monday.

Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI) researcher Ikrar Nusa Bakti said gathering people during campaigns would only lead to brief excitement for potential voters.

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