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Sudan: 15 candidates for Sudanese presidential election

Jan 28 2015
Sudan
Source: 
PANA

The Sudanese National Election Commission (NEC) has officially cleared 15 candidates to contest next April's presidential and general elections.

The 14 candidates, who will contest against incumbent President Omar Al-Bashir, are little known except Prof. Fatima Abdul Mahmud.

Mahmud, who in the 2010 elections stood as candidate for the Sudanese Socialist Union, a party formed by late president Ja'afar Mohamed Nimeiri, 1969-1985, is herself a veteran politician.

Afghanistan parliament rejects most of Ghani's cabinet

Jan 28 2015
Afghanistan
Source: 
The Express Tribune

KABUL: Afghan lawmakers on Wednesday rejected most of President Ashraf Ghani’s nominees for the new cabinet, in a fresh setback for the newly formed “national unity government”.

The lower house of parliament voted on 18 of Ghani’s 25 selections for ministerial jobs and rejected 10 of them including the proposed defence minister.

Those who won approval included Salahuddin Rabbani, the former head of the Peace Council and nominee for foreign affairs minister, and Noorul Haq Ulumi, the nominee for interior minister.

Wolesi Jirga Approves Four Amendments in Election Law

Jan 28 2015
Afghanistan
Source: 
ToloNews

The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of the Parliament) approved the proposed amendments in four articles of the election law with majority votes on Tuesday as part of the promises to bring reforms in the country's electoral system.

Based on the new law, only those will be allowed to run for Parliamentary election that either hold a Bachelor's Degree or have been a MP in the past.

According to the amendment in another article of the election law, the selective members of the Senate should resign from their seats before they run for the House of Representatives elections.

Arab parties reach historic deal, unite for upcoming election

Jan 25 2015
Israel
Source: 
Jerusalem Post

Arab parties closed a historic unity deal to form a united bloc for the general election.

Despite the united list, the parties maintain unresolved ideological differences, but the move is meant to gain the maximum number of Knesset seats.

United Arab List, Ta’al, Hadash and Balad struck the deal Thursday night. The discussions revolved around running together on one list or on two.

The decision to raise the electoral threshold to 3.25 percent of the vote to win seats in the Knesset has forced the parties to band together.

Schedule for elections on 52 Senate seats next month

Jan 07 2015
Pakistan
Source: 
Dawn News

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce the schedule for elections on 52 Senate seats next month, an official told Dawn on Tuesday.

He said the polling day was likely to be fixed in the first week of March. Nomination papers for the elections have been printed and ballot papers will be printed after publication of the final list of candidates.

Elections will be held for seven general and four reserved seats from each province, including two each for women and technocrats, four seats from Fata, two from Islamabad and two minority seats.

Cabinet formation reaches final stage: Ghani

Jan 07 2015
Afghanistan
Source: 
Pajhwok Afghan News

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday said the cabinet’s formation had reached its final stage and the delayed announcement was coming soon.

Addressing provincial council members from 10 provinces at the Presidential Palace, the president said they wanted the upcoming cabinet to reflect a real image of the national unity.

He said the cabinet would be announced soon and its members would be responsible to people in every corner of the country, a statement from the Presidential Palace quoted the president as saying.

Afghan leader without cabinet after 100 days

Jan 06 2015
Afghanistan
Source: 
Al Jazeera

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has marked 100 days in office as he continues to struggle to name a cabinet, creating a political stalemate that threatens to hamper the fight against the Taliban.

A unity government was formed in September 2014 after Ghani agreed to a power-sharing deal with his political opponent Abdullah Abdullah, but the two men have since failed to agree on senior cabinet positions.

Abdullah was appointed "chief executive" - a new role similar to prime minister.

Les élections municipales en octobre ou novembre 2015, selon Abderrazek Ben Khélif

Jan 06 2015
Tunisia
Source: 
Webdo.tn

Après les élections législatives du 26 octobre et les présidentielles du 23 novembre et du 21 décembre, le prochain scrutin sera les élections municipales pour lesquelles aucune date n’est encore fixée.

Selon Abderrazak Ben Khélifa, secrétaire d’Etat auprès du ministre de l’Intérieur chargé des Affaires régionales et locales, les élections municipales peuvent être organisées en octobre ou novembre 2015 au cas où la loi électorale organisant ces échéances serait adoptée, rapporte l’agence TAP, ce mardi 6 janvier 2015.

HoR changes the guard

Jan 05 2015
Libya
Source: 
Libya Herald

The House of Representatives met in session today in Tobruk’s navy base to discuss its security and that of its members. In the absence of the President of the HoR, Ageela Salah Gwaider, who was in Cairo for the special Arab League meeting on Libya and to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi, nothing was formally decided.

Thinni cabinet cuts funding for displaced in bid to reduce expenses, also looks at axing attachés

Jan 04 2015
Libya
Source: 
Libya Herald

The Thinni government at its first meeting of the new year in Beida has cut spending on Libyans displaced as a result of the revolution and events since then from LD 41 million to LD 15 million. It has also decided in principle to reduce the number of attachés at Libya embassies around the world as part of its efforts to cut spending.

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