Posts Tagged ‘Elections’
 

 
 

How will the Greek election result affect the rest of Europe?

“The vicious cycle of austerity is over,” declared Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras on the day of his party’s election win. After six years of austerity, recession, mass unemployment and falling living standards, the Greek pe...
by Robert Van Egghen
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International Political Forum

Why You Should Vote In The 2014 European Parliament Elections

May of this year will see the eighth European-wide European Parliament (EP) elections since the first were held in 1979, which will be, in the eyes of many, the most significant thus far. This election will be the one and only ...
by Oscar Isham
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Debating The Debates: Who Should Appear In The Televised UK Election Debates?

Which political parties should take part in the General Election Debates depends on what you think each of them stands for: if you view them as purely Prime Ministerial debates, then only David Cameron and Ed Miliband should ta...
by Oliver Fletcher
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Cyber Attack Downs Mozambique’s @Verdade News Site On Election Day

@Verdade, a Mozambican weekly newspaper and Global Voices partner, was the victim of a massive cyber attack on Oct. 15, 2014, when Mozambican general elections took place last week. The attack began on the eve of the electi...
by Janet Gunter
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What Should International Development Look Like After 2015?

In 2000, the member states of the United Nations made a historic commitment to achieve eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. The MDGs focus on some of the world’s most pressing development issues, such as pover...
by Ayesha Saldanha
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Pak Votes 2013: Cheer up, PTI!

A day before the elections, I joined the PTI crowd gathered in front of the parliament to sing to the tunes to Jazba-e-Junoon. It was an appropriate song. There was junoon everywhere. We have always been a highly political na...
by Pak Votes
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Female Participation in the Kenyan Political Process

The March 2013 general elections in Kenya left me with one burning question. Where are the women? In response to my question you might point out the 47 women representatives in each county, a result of the special post created...
by Elizabeth Maina
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Kenyan Elections: Perspectives from an Inadvertently Unregistered Voter

March 4th will be an historic day for Kenya. We will be electing the president under a new constitutional dispensation. In addition to the president’s post, Kenyans will be selecting the candidates that they want to fill five...
by Eunice Kilonzo
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Stability In The Balance: Elections In Guinea-Bissau

On Sunday April 13th the chronically war-torn state of Guinea-Bissau successfully held its first round of presidential and People’s Assembly elections since a 2012 coup d’état interrupted the last planned vote. The coup, c...
by Tarleton Watkins
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