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Although some of these countries do hold elections, they tend to stumble at even the simplest of coordination problems.
Enacted in 2012, amid nationwide protests against rigged elections, it has been used most often to target journalists and bloggers.
In the run-up to this year’s legislative elections, Macri’s government could try to stimulate economic activity by taking on more debt.
He can call general elections, declare war, impose a state of emergency, and issue decrees that have the force of law.
Demands for reform are now focused on introducing direct presidential elections with two or more contenders, and limiting presidents to two consecutive terms in office.
First, they are clearly worried that the Kuomintang, which lost last year’s local elections in a landslide, will lose the general election in January as well.
Ukraine faces a crucial presidential election in 2009 or 2010 (and Moldova will hold elections in March 2009).
Voters would treat the elections as they had in the past: an opportunity to protest – though not against Europe so much as against their own national governments.
America’s Election and the Global EconomySTANFORD – As America’s elections approach, with President Barack Obama slightly in front of his Republican challenger, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, pollsters still rate the races for control of the presidency and the United States Senate too close to call, with the House of Representatives likely to remain in Republican hands.
Donald Trump’s presidency, the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom, and the electoral rise of other populists in Europe have underscored the threat posed by “illiberal democracy” – a kind of authoritarian politics featuring popular elections but little respect for the rule of law or the rights of minorities.
Mr Cao was careful to stay within the bounds of moderate reformism, yet he openly called for reform within five areas of governance: the constitution, separation of powers, elections, political parties, and the culture of politics.
The mid-term elections cost an estimated $4.5 billion, with most of the contributions coming from big corporations and rich contributors.
The left, inspired by the siren call of Che, chose armed struggle instead of elections.
But does that mean that should we give up on democracy if Islamist parties have a chance of winning elections?
This was French policy after the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) won the first round of elections in Algeria in December 1991.
It was also the policy of the US after Hamas won the Palestinian elections in 2006.
But, even in the best case, if free elections were to be held, perhaps after interim governments led by such fatherly figures as Mohammed ElBaradei, Islamist parties could still play a major role.
As a result, the consequences of a failure to hold elections, a violent crackdown, or a takeover by another authoritarian regime would surely be worse than taking a chance on democracy.
During the 2010 elections in Tamaulipas, a candidate for governor and another one for mayor were assassinated, presumably by “organized crime.”
Hamas in PowerThe victory of the fundamentalist Hamas in the Palestinian elections will have far-reaching consequences for the region, some totally unexpected.
In the elections, Hamas received its dividend for doing what the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority failed to do.
Israel’s response to Hamas’s victory will obviously be complicated by its own elections on March 28, and by a government headed by an interim prime minister, Ehud Olmert, owing to Sharon’s incapacitation just weeks after leaving Likud and founding a new, centrist party, Kadima (Forward).
Meanwhile, in Germany, the elections this September may have surprising consequences for ECB monetary policy.
Indeed, in Mashad on March 21, Ayatollah Khamenei said, “There were some rumors that I support a special candidate for the presidential elections.
Turnout averages 60-65% in presidential elections, implying that around 29 million votes are likely to be cast.
Moreover, a key determinant of voting behavior in the upcoming elections is likely to be generational.
In previous elections, younger voters have turned out in greater numbers than their elders, leading some to predict that half of the voters will be in the 16-to-29 age bracket.
Meles Zenawi, who hosted the summit, has ruled Ethiopia for nearly 20 years and has convinced no one outside his circle of cronies that his country's elections have been free and fair.
Jonathan is President of Nigeria today because Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, his deceased predecessor, came to power through what many consider rigged elections.
Consider Germany, where the dreadful performance of Merkel’s Christian Democrats in a string of regional elections, including in her home state of Mecklenberg-West Pomerania, has caused many to question the country’s trajectory.
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