Full Coverage: Democracy

31.05.2006 Achievements of OSCE-supported projects aimed at increasing the participation of women in decision-making processes and bodies were discussed today in Skopje at the conference "Women Can Do It II-2006 Parliamentary Elections."

29.05.2006 Alvaro Uribe fue relegido hoy presidente de Colombia para el periodo 2006-2010 con siete millones de votos, 62 por ciento de los casi 12 millones de sufragios depositados.
Publica: La Jornada

29.05.2006 As South Asia enjoys unprecedented economic growth, soaring summer temperatures have highlighted a chronic shortage of electricity that is crippling enterprise and leaving millions to suffer without any hope of respite, reports.

27.05.2006 Domani 28 maggio la Colombia si appresta a riconfermare alla presidenza della Repubblica Alvaro Uribe, che ha modificato la Costituzione per farsi rinnovare il mandato. Continua il balletto delle cifre in merito alle elezioni presidenziali. Secondo l’agenzia di sondaggi “Invamer Gallup”, mentre fino a poche settimane fa Uribe veniva indicato come vincitore già nella prima tornata con almeno il 61% delle preferenze, ora potrebbe vedersi costretto al ballottaggio a causa di una progressiva perdita di consensi. Sono infatti in ascesa le intenzioni di voto per il candidato del Polo democratico alternativo, Carlos Gaviria, poiché, ha sottolineato, “il suo programma politico è orientato verso temi di carattere umanitario”. Il consenso al Presidente Uribe, a pochi giorni dalla data delle elezioni, si aggirerebbe attorno al 50% o poco più”, mentre Gaviria godrebbe dell’appoggio di circa il 24% degli elettori. Terzo il candidato del partito liberale, Horacio Serpa, con il 10%.
di Cristiano Morsolin

26.05.2006
Iako je odlukom Vrhovnog suda Srbije bila u obavezi da do danas dostavi podatke o broju prisluškivanih građana, BIA to nije učinila.

26.05.2006 SAN FRANCISCO, May 25 (OneWorld) - Many secular Iraqis have been expressing their displeasure with the new Iraqi government that was sworn-in Saturday and introduced with much fanfare by politicians in Washington, Baghdad, and London this week.

25.05.2006 The media campaign for the Montenegro Referendum was conducted correctly, but in the field work of the activists a number of inadequate actions were registered that could qualify as pressure on the voters, states the CEMI Centre for Monitoring in its Final Report on the Monitoring of Referendum Process. The Report provides a global evaluation of the overall referendum campaign, the work of the referendum bodies, as well as the conduct of the actual ballot day and the atmosphere after the results were announced.

24.05.2006 O povo mexicano vai às urnas no dia 2 de julho para escolher seu novo presidente. Felipe Calderón é o candidato do PAN, que hoje é governo. Contra ele, o principal nome é o de Lopéz Obrador que apesar de aparecer como um candidato de esquerda sofre a crítica de setores mais radicais que o consideram moderado demais.

24.05.2006 Après six années de crise politique, dont les deux dernières furent marquées par l’occupation militaire étrangère et la mise sous tutelle du pays, Haïti renoue avec un optimisme relatif, à la suite de l’annonce des résultats du second tour législatif.

24.05.2006 MPs in Nepal have unanimously approved a landmark plan to drastically curtail the powers of King Gyanendra, including stripping him of control of the army.

24.05.2006 The legal and sub-legal framework for the preparations of voter lists ahead of the forthcoming local government elections will be the focus of a roundtable discussion today (May 24), jointly organized by the OSCE Presence in Albania and the Albanian Interior Ministry.

22.05.2006 The Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research (ISPPI) and SUNA NGO organized a debate today in Skopje, discussing the topic of the Role of NGO Sector in the Electoral Process. The debate, organized under the "Regional Development of Civic Society Capacities in Serbia, Kosovo and Macedonia", aims to contribute to a more efficient promotion of democratic values.

22.05.2006 According to last estimates made by CESID (Centre for Democracy and Free Elections) 55.3 percent of citizens of Montenegro voted for independent Montenegro at the referendum held yesterday.

19.05.2006 A senior United Nations official began the first high-level talks, in more than two years, between the world body and the Government of Myanmar, bearing a clear message about the need to restore democracy and full human rights in the South Asian country.

18.05.2006 The CESID (Centre for Free Elections and Democracy), in cooperation with the CEMI (Centre for Monitoring) from Podgorica, will monitor the referendum on the state status of Montenegro in all ballot stations, announced CESID.

18.05.2006 Pokret MJAFT! pokrenuo je ovaj tjedan novu web stranicu Glasam kako bi javnosti pružao informacije i osigurao punu transparentnost političkih aktivnosti zastupnika.

17.05.2006 Nakon što je političkim partijama Bosne i Hercegovine dostavila 40.000 pisama građana koji su se izjasnili da na predstojećim izborima neće glasati za one političke partije koje u svoje programe ne uvrste programe za mlade i održala sastanke sa predstavnicima brojnih institucija Omladinska informativna agencija Bosne i Hercegovine (OIA) jučer je ispred zgrade Parlamenta u Sarajevu službeno započela veliku kampanju "Razdrmaj državu!" koja će trajati do parlamentarnih izbora u oktobru.

16.05.2006 Para introducir el tema de los ciudadanos mexicanos ante la coyuntura política del 2006, es preciso traer a colación, así sea a manera de recordatorio telegráfico, la enorme complejidad del contexto socio-político y cultural que estamos viviendo en México al inicio del siglo XXI.

16.05.2006 Në kuadrin e projektit kombëtar të Parlamentit Rinor për Perfekturen Shkodër, i cili mbështetet nga UNICEF, me 18 Maj 2006 janë planifikuar për tu zhvilluar zgjedhjet për Deputetë në të gjitha shkollat e mesme të Shqipërisë. Ky proçes do të përfshijë edhe shkollat e mesme të Prefekturës Shkodër si vijon: 28 Nentori (3 Deputet), Jordan Misja (3 Deputet), Shejnaze Juka (3 Deputet), Oso Kuka (3 Deputet), Arben Broci (3 Deputet), Muzikës (1 Deputet), Pjetër Mëshkalla (3 Deputet), Kol Idromeno (1 Deputet), Lagja e romëve (1 Deputet), Velipojë (1 Deputet).

10.05.2006 Agencija lokalne demokratije Mostar pokreće internet-info centar “Demokratija i ljudska prava” koji pruža mogućnost prikupljanja informacija vezanih za demokatiju i ljudska prava putem interneta i literature koja je dostupna u uredu agencije.