Ten months after the surprise toppling of long-time dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisians head to the polls Sunday to vote in the country’s first ever democratic election in since its independence in 1956. More than 100 parties are running for a place in the 217-seat Constituent Assembly, a sharp contrast from past elections […]
Voters in Tunisia Gear up for Historic Election
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
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Cameroon Supreme Court Confirms Biya’s Election
Posted October 22nd, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
Cameroon’s Supreme Court has declared incumbent President Paul Biya the winner of this month’s election despite opposition calls to throw out the vote because of fraud allegations. Mr. Biya was reelected to a sixth term with 78 percent of the vote. The court’s confirmation Friday comes a day after rejecting calls by opposition candidates, including […]
DRC’s President on Election: ‘I will not lose’
Posted October 19th, 2011 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila says he is certain he will win re-election in next month’s presidential poll. During a news conference in Kinshasa late Tuesday, Mr. Kabila promised to step down if he is defeated, but said “I know one thing for sure, I will not lose.” Earlier this week, a widely […]
UN Calls for “Credible and Peaceful” DRC Elections
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 8:55 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations Security Council is renewing its call for “credible and peaceful” elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same day an internationally-respected election monitoring group reports next month’s vote faces “serious” credibility threats. The U.N. said Monday the Security Council was briefed on preparations for the vote scheduled on November 28. The […]
Cameroon Opposition Calls For Protests if Vote Stands
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Seven opposition candidates in Cameroon say if results from the recent presidential election are not thrown out, they will call on their supporters to begin protesting in the streets. The candidates said Monday that because of irregularities and fraud during the vote, there can be no legitimate winner. They called for a new election to […]
Liberia’s President Faces Runoff Vote
Posted October 17th, 2011 at 8:50 am (UTC-5)
Liberia’s president says she is ready for a run-off vote, after falling short of the majority needed to win last week’s presidential election outright. With nearly all the ballots counted, Liberia’s National Elections Commission said Monday that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has garnered 44 percent of the vote. Her top rival, former Justice Minister Winston […]
Aubry Concedes French Socialist Primary
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Former French Labor Minister Martine Aubry has conceded defeat to Francois Hollande in the Socialist Party primary election to pick a challenger to President Nicolas Sarkozy. Aubry gave up Sunday when partial results gave her 44 percent of the vote compared to 56 percent for Hollande, who won last week’s first round. She congratulated her […]
Liberian Opposition Calls off Election Boycott
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 3:45 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia’s opposition parties say they will participate in a second-round presidential vote, despite rejecting the first-round results. Second-place candidate Winston Tubman and other members of the opposition said Sunday they will call off a boycott since the preliminary results show no candidate has won the outright majority needed to avoid a run-off. But they cautioned […]
French Socialists Vote to Determine Party’s Presidential Candidate
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
In France, Socialist Party members and their supporters are casting ballots Sunday in a second round of voting to determine who will face President Nicolas Sarkozy in next year’s general election. The U.S.-styled primary, the first of its kind in France, pits Francois Hollande, a moderate Socialist Party veteran, against former labor minister Martine Aubry, […]
French Left Votes for Presidential Candidate
Posted October 16th, 2011 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
French Socialists and their supporters are voting Sunday for a nominee to run against President Nicolas Sarkozy in general elections next year. The primary, the first of its kind in France, pits Francois Hollande, a moderate Socialist Party veteran, against one-time labor minister Martine Aubry. She is the author of France’s 35-hour work-week law. Hollande, […]
