Crisis Deepens in Bosnia's Federation Entity
The ongoing crisis in Bosnia's Federation entity prompted the sacking of the finance minister shows no sign of resolution
The ongoing crisis in Bosnia's Federation entity prompted the sacking of the finance minister shows no sign of resolution
Tunisia's Islamist Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has resigned, fulfilling a pledge taken last year to help end the country's political deadlock.
The political crisis was brought about by the assassination of secular politician Mohamed Brahimi in July.
He will be replaced by Industry Minister Mehdi Jomaa, who will head a non-partisan, caretaker government.
Handing in his resignation, Mr Larayedh said: "I hope the country will be a model for democratic transition."
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced new dates for local bodies elections in Punjab and Sindh on Wednesday, Express News reported.
The elections in Sindh will be held on February 23 instead of January 18 while in Punjab they will be held on March 13 instead of January 30.
The Sudanese presidency and the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) have agreed on the road map and schedules for the implementation of the security arrangements as stipulated in the Doha document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD).
The two parties decided to start with the practical implementation of the security arrangements immediately upon securing the necessary funds. On Tuesday, First Vice-President Bakri Hassan Saleh and the head of the DRA, Dr Tijani Sese, discussed the obstacles facing the implementation of the DDPD.
HERAT CITY (PAN): Female provincial council candidates on Tuesday said they could not travel to districts fearing attacks on them if they plunged into electioneering in western Herat province.
They said women were often attacked in Herat City by militants and unknown gunmen, accusing police of releasing individuals after their arrests on charges of insurgent activities.
Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) is not opposed to postpone the general elections of 2015, said the party’s spokesperson who called on the position parties to participate in the electoral process.
The head of NCP organisational sector, Hamid Sideeq made his remarks on Tuesday reacting to the statements by opposition parties threatening to boycott the next election as they demand a comprehensive conference to discuss regional conflicts and democratic reforms.
Voter registration for the elections for Benghazi’s new municipal council is to begin on 16 January and will last until the end of the month. Would-be voters will be able to register by texting their National ID numbers to the Benghazi sub-committee of the Central Committee for Municipal Council Elections (CCMCE). The phone number is 11711.
Budimir sacked Krajina on Friday over a complaint by several Croat war veterans’ organisations which said that their members had not received their pensions, but the president was quickly accused of forcing him out for political reasons.
After the dismissal of Krajina, a Croat, there are now not enough Croats in the Federation entity government for it to function properly.
Budimir has also demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nermin Niksic so that the whole entity government can be replaced.
Official Spokesperson Omar Hmaidan explained during a press conference yesterday that the GNC is on the verge of discussing the law for the return of property appropriated by the previous regime.
Despite the party’s efforts to restore the its reputation, not a single figure joining the Democratic Party convention to select a presidential candidate is popular enough to win the election, a new survey has shown.
The survey conducted by Indo Barometer found that Dahlan Iskan, the state-owned enterprise minister, was still the most popular, although he was only favored by 12.1 percent of the respondents.
Dahlan was followed by Pramono Edhie Wibowo, the former Army chief of staff and President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s brother-in-law, who could only garner 1.9 percent.
A rare meeting this week between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Prabowo Subianto, one of the front-runners to replace him next year, has rekindled long-running speculation about a possible coalition between the two former Army generals’ parties.
The meeting took place behind closed doors on Tuesday morning at the State Palace, with Prabowo, the founder and chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement Party (Gerindra), telling reporters afterward that he and the president had seen eye-to-eye on many of the economic and social issues affecting the country.
Abdelkader Bensalah a été élu, hier, à la majorité absolue des voix des congressistes, secrétaire général du RND pour les 5 années à venir. Sans surprise, le congrès a confirmé le soutien du parti à un quatrième mandat pour le président Bouteflika.
Libya's General National Congress on Monday voted to extend its mandate until December 24, 2014, a decision that will not be accepted by many Libyans who see the Congress as being a huge failure.
102 members out of 120 who attended the session voted in favour of the new transition plan.
Extremists can never understate the role of the Chinese and Indians in making Malaysia a better country, said an MCA central delegate from Bukit Mertajam.
Gui Guat Lye said Malaysians should not forget the sacrifices made by their ancestors in contributing to the country’s development.
“Extremists could ask us to return to China all they want but they cannot deny the role of our forefathers,” he said when debating the resolutions at the party’s 60th annual general meeting.
Bakrie, chairman of the Golkar Party, and Prabowo Subianto, founder and chief patron of the Great Indonesia Movement Party — known as Gerindra — are neck-and-neck in the most recent poll of prospective presidential candidates, a survey showed on Sunday.
Hanta Yuda, executive director of Pol-Tracking Institute, said the survey, conducted from Sept. 13 to Oct. 11, found that Aburizal and Prabowo’s electability levels were almost equal.
“Prabowo was voted for by 11.73 percent of the respondents while Aburizal got 11.67 percent,” Hanta said.
The General National Congress (GNC) and the High National Election Committee have been attacked by NGO Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL) over the low representation of Amazigh, Tebu and Tuareg ethnic groups in the framing of the constitution.