Spanish voters head to the polls Sunday, with all indications pointing to a win for Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party after nearly eight years of Socialist rule led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The election comes as Spain fights to avoid slipping back into recession for the second time in two years. Unemployment […]
Rajoy’s Conservatives Appear Headed for Victory in Spain’s Sunday Elections
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
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Kazakhstan President Calls for Snap Elections in January
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has dissolved the lower house of parliament and called snap elections for January 15 in an attempt to shake up what is basically a one-party legislature. In a decree on his website Wednesday, Mr. Nazarbayev, who has ruled Kazakhstan for more than 20 years, called for the Mazhilis parliament of Kazakhstan […]
Rajoy’s Conservatives Appear Headed For Victory in Spain’s Sunday Elections.
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 10:50 am (UTC-5)
Spanish voters head to the polls Sunday, with all indications pointing to a win for Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party after nearly eight years of Socialist rule led by Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. The election comes as Spain fights to avoid slipping back into recession for the second time in two years. Unemployment […]
Liberian Judge Orders Re-opening of Closed Radio Stations
Posted November 16th, 2011 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
A judge in Liberia has ordered the re-opening of four pro-opposition radio stations that were shut down by the government one day before run-off elections. Judge James Zota said Tuesday that the stations should be re-opened, but warned their licenses would be revoked if they repeated what he called the spread of “hate messages” likely […]
Liberia’s President Promises Reconciliation After Disputed Poll
Posted November 11th, 2011 at 6:10 pm (UTC-5)
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has announced that her fellow Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Leymah Gbowee, will lead reconciliation efforts after Mrs. Sirleaf’s re-election divided the country. Gbowee shared this year’s Nobel Peace Prize with President Sirleaf and Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman. In the announcement Friday, President Sirleaf said Liberia must move forward in harmony […]
Liberian President Vows to Include Rivals in New Government
Posted November 11th, 2011 at 4:40 am (UTC-5)
Newly re-elected Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is promising to try and unite the country by including her rivals in the new government. President Sirleaf said late Thursday that she intends to reach out to Liberians from all political parties and ensure that they have a stake in the future, including members of the opposition […]
Liberia’s Sirleaf Wins Presidential Runoff Boycotted by Opposition
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 6:00 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa’s first democratically elected female leader, has easily won a second term in a run-off election boycotted by her rival. With almost all the ballots counted from Tuesday’s voting, the election commission said Mrs. Sirleaf won more than 90 percent of the vote while opposition candidate Winston Tubman took 9 […]
Liberia’s Sirleaf Clear Winner in Boycotted Run-Off
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
Liberia’s President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson, Africa’s first democratically elected female leader, has easily won a second term in a run-off boycotted by her rival. With nearly all precincts reporting , the election commission said Thursday that Mrs. Sirleaf swept more than 90 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s poll. Earlier Thursday opposition candidate William Tubman […]
Monitor: Liberia Elections Democratic
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 1:40 pm (UTC-5)
Election observers from the Carter Center say Liberia’s presidential run-off this week was credible and met international standards for democratic elections. In a statement Thursday, the U.S.-based monitoring group said democracy in Liberia still faces “important challenges.” But the Carter Center dismissed as “unsubstantiated” claims by the opposition that the election process was seriously flawed. […]
Monitor: Liberia Elections Democratic
Posted November 10th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Election observers from the Carter Center say Liberia’s presidential run-off this week was credible and met international standards for democratic elections. In a statement Thursday, the U.S.-based monitoring group said democracy in Liberia still faces “important challenges.” But the Carter Center dismissed as “unsubstantiated” claims by the opposition that the election process was seriously flawed. […]
