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Rival Factions Come Together in First Phase of Jubbaland Reconciliation

08 Nov 2013
Somalia
Fuente: 
Sabahi

The outcome of the first phase of the Jubbaland Reconciliation Conference held in Mogadishu this week was widely hailed as a success for the Somali federal government and the federalism process.

More than 200 delegates representing the federal government, the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) led by Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe, rival leaders including Barre Adam Shire Hirale and Iftin Hassan Basto, and international allies, including the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), attended the conference November 3rd-6th.

Rival Factions Come Together in First Phase of Jubbaland Reconciliation

08 Nov 2013
Somalia
Fuente: 
Sabahi

The outcome of the first phase of the Jubbaland Reconciliation Conference held in Mogadishu this week was widely hailed as a success for the Somali federal government and the federalism process.

More than 200 delegates representing the federal government, the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) led by Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe, rival leaders including Barre Adam Shire Hirale and Iftin Hassan Basto, and international allies, including the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), attended the conference November 3rd-6th.

Election Fraud Worries Eligible Voters: Study

07 Nov 2013
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Globe

Vote-buying and ballot fraud are voters’ chief concerns about next year’s general elections, a new study by the People’s Voter Education Network has revealed.

Thirty-four percent of the public were worried about the two points People’s Voter Education Network (JPPR) deputy coordinator Masykurudin Hafidz told the Jakarta Globe on Wednesday.

Masykurudin said 14 percent of eligible voters were also worried that general election organizers might use their positions to influence results.

R espondents also expressed concerns about intimidation.

Final Voter Roll Stirs Up Storm of Criticism

06 Nov 2013
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Globe

Poll observers and politicians have slammed election organizers for sticking with the current voter roll for the 2014 elections, warning of flawed data that could pad the list by more than 10 million fictional voters.

Ray Rangkuti, director of the Indonesian Civil Circle (Lima), an election watchdog, accused the General Elections Commission (KPU) on Tuesday of being “too forceful” in insisting on Monday that it would stick with its much-criticized list of 186.6 million registered voters.

Violación del consulado argelino en Casablanca

05 Nov 2013
Argelia
Fuente: 
el-Moudjahid

El embajador de Marruecos, Abdallah Belkaziz, expresó, ayer en Argel los « pesares » de su gobierno consecutivo a la violación del Consulado de Argelia en Casablanca, y la profanación de la bandera nacional  que calificó de «  acto inadmisible », se supo ante el ministerio de los Asuntos exteriores.  “El embajador del Reino de Marruecos , Abdellah Belkaziz , ha sido convocado esta tarde (domingo) , en la sede del ministerio de los Asuntos exteriores, donde le ha sido recordada la demanda  formulada, el viernes pasado, ante el encargado de negocios de su embajada  para obtener lo más rápidam

PDI-P Open to Joko Presidential Bid: Official

31 Oct 2013
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Globe

A senior member of the Indonesian Democracy Party of Struggle (PDI-P) said on Thursday that the party held no objection to nominating Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo as a presidential candidate in the 2014 national election.

“For Megawati [Sukarnoputri], it has never been a problem,” Sabam Sirait said. “The PDI-P has no objection if it is Jokowi, but let us see when the time comes. The time is not yet right, we only need to wait for the right moment.”

Sg Limau by-election: Government to continue helping vernacular schools

31 Oct 2013
Malasia
Fuente: 
The Star

The Barisan Nasional government will continue to assist Chinese and Tamil schools for as long as there is the sun and the moon, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said.

The Deputy Prime Minister said it was not true that the coalition was giving allocations to vernacular schools only when there was a general election or a by-election.

He said allocations announced ahead of the Sungai Limau by-election on Nov 4 were approved earlier and were not just “goodies” to entice Chinese voters, who number more than 1,800 here.

Hadi returned as PAS president for sixth term

25 Oct 2013
Malasia
Fuente: 
The Star

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has been returned unopposed as the party president for a sixth consecutive term.

Hadi, who assumed the post following the death of Datuk Fadzil Mohd Noor in 2002, had never been challenged in the biennial party elections.

He would have faced his first challenger this year had the party’s election committee not rejected the candidacy of Padang Serai chief Fauzi Tahir.

PAS slammed over false claim

25 Oct 2013
Malasia
Fuente: 
The Star

PAS has came under fire for making false allegations that Barisan Nasional will pay money to voters in a desperate bid to win in Sungai Limau.

Former Jerai Wanita chief Khalijah Arshad said it was unbecoming of a party that claims to uphold Islamic principles to make such baseless allegations.

“Even party workers who go down to the ground to campaign get only RM30 each.

KPU races against time to fix voter list problems

25 Oct 2013
Indonesia
Fuente: 
The Jakarta Post

The General Election Commission (KPU) is optimistic that it can beat the two-week deadline given by the Election Supervisory Body (Bawaslu) to fix the glitches in voter list data for the 2014 polls.

On Wednesday, the KPU postponed publication of the final voter’s list following protests from Bawaslu and political parties who said that the list was flawed and could leave millions of eligible voters disenfranchised.

Bawaslu had earlier said that more than 11 million voters could lose their right to vote if the glitches were not fixed.

Comisión Electoral rechaza a 16 candidatos presidenciales y aprueba a diez, incluido el hermano de Karzai Comisión Electoral rechaza a 16 candidatos presidenciales y aprueba a diez, incluido el hermano de Karzai - Expansion.com

22 Oct 2013
Afganistán
Fuente: 
Expansion.com

MADRID, 22 (EUROPA PRESS) La Comisión Electoral Independiente (IEC, por sus siglas en inglés) ha rechazado a 16 candidatos que querían participar en las próximas elecciones presidenciales y ha aceptado a otros diez, entre los que figuran Qayoum Karzai, el hermano mayor del presidente afgano, Hamid Karzai, y el exministro Abdul Rahim Wardak, ha informado el diario digital afgano 'Khaama'.

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