Libya's House of Cards: Elections Without Institutions.
20 Ago 2018
Libia
Fuente:
Lawfareblog
Noticias
Imran Khan toma posesión como primer ministro de Pakistán
18 Ago 2018
Pakistán
Fuente:
El Diario.Es
Imran Khan tomó hoy posesión del cargo de primer ministro de Pakistán en una ceremonia celebrada en Islamabad, a la que asistieron las autoridades del país asiático y exjugadores de críquet con los que ganó la copa mundial de ese deporte en 1992.
"Yo, Imran Khan, juro solemnemente que soy un musulmán y creo en la unidad y finalidad del todopoderoso Alá. Yo, con la mayor sinceridad, seré leal al país", afirmó Khan ante el presidente del país, Mamnoon Hussain.
329 MNAs take oath as 15th National Assembly is born
13 Ago 2018
Pakistán
Fuente:
Dawn
he first session of the 15th National Assembly ended on Monday after 329 members of the lower house of the parliament took oath following their election in the July 25 countrywide polls.
Outgoing NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq administered the oath to the MNAs-elect in the 342-member house, in what is a part of only the second democratic transition in the country's history.
Opposition leaders sans Shahbaz Sharif lead protest against ‘rigging’ in Islamabad
08 Ago 2018
Pakistán
Fuente:
Dawn
Opposition parties held a protest demonstration outside the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Islamabad on Wednesday against alleged rigging in the July 25 general elections. PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif, however, was not in attendance.
President Ghani Issues Decree On Elections
08 Ago 2018
Afganistán
Fuente:
ToloNews
President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday issued a decree on elections to prevent any interference in the election process and to ensure the process is held in a safe and transparent environment.
This comes amid growing complaints over government’s “lack of commitment” in terms of holding transparent parliamentary elections in October.
Afganistán celebrará elecciones presidenciales el 20 de abril de 2019
31 Jul 2018
Afganistán
Fuente:
La Vanguardia
Kabul, 31 jul (EFE).- Afganistán celebrará elecciones presidenciales el 20 de abril de 2019, seis meses después de los comicios parlamentarios, informó hoy a Efe una fuente de la Comisión Electoral Independiente Afgana (IEC).
La decisión de la IEC fue tomada tras "una reunión consultiva con los partidos políticos y miembros de la sociedad civil", aseguró el portavoz de la IEC Mujib-ul-Rahman Shirzad.
El partido de Imran Khan lidera el recuento provisional en Pakistán
26 Jul 2018
Pakistán
Fuente:
El País
Ni los trasnochadores, ni los madrugadores, han logrado ser los primeros en conocer los resultados preliminares de las elecciones del pasado miércoles en Pakistán. La Comisión Electoral ha retrasado el anuncio de los datos provisionales inicialmente previsto para las dos de la madrugada de este jueves (las once de la noche del miércoles en la España peninsular) debido a “un fallo técnico”.
El primer ministro de Pakistán y su hija, detenidos al regresar a su país, donde un atentado deja ya más de 120 muertos
13 Jul 2018
Pakistán
Fuente:
El Mundo
El ex primer ministro paquistaní, Nawaz Sharif, ha sido detenido, junto a su hija Maryam, cuando ambos se disponían a regresar al país. El pasado año, el Tribunal Supremo de Pakistán inhabilitó a Sharif por corrupción.
Condenado a 10 años de cárcel por corrupción el ex primer ministro de Pakistán Nawaz Sharif
06 Jul 2018
Pakistán
Fuente:
El País
El ex primer ministro de Pakistán Nawaz Sharif ha sido condenado este miércoles a 10 años de cárcel por corrupción, según los medios locales. Sharif, de 68 años y figura clave de la política pakistaní durante las últimas cuatro décadas, apareció en los llamados Papeles de Panamá, lo que desató una investigación que ya le obligó a dejar el cargo el año pasado.
Erdogan gana las elecciones por amplia mayoría
25 Jun 2018
Turquía
Fuente:
La Vanguardia
El jefe de Estado de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ha conseguido su objetivo de asumir todo el poder ejecutivo del país, al ganar hoy por mayoría absoluta las elecciones
Who will Kurds vote for in key Turkey elections?
22 Jun 2018
Turquía
Fuente:
Al Jazeera
by Umut Uras
Istanbul, Turkey - In the run-up to Turkey's key parliamentary and presidential elections, the Kurdish vote is seen by many as one of the major factors that could determine the outcome.
Opposition Nation Alliance promises return to parliamentary system
22 Jun 2018
Turquía
Fuente:
Daily Sabah
In a joint statement released yesterday, the Nation Alliance promised to return to the parliamentary system if elected.
The parties in the Nation Alliance, namely the Republican People's Party (CHP), the Good Party (İP), the Felicity Party (SP) and the Democrat Party (DP), said that when and if they obtain a majority in Parliament, the political governing system is to be reconstructed in line with the principles of separation of powers and pluralistic democracy.
Iraq court rules cancellation of some votes in May election was unconstitutional
21 Jun 2018
Irak
Fuente:
Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq’s top court upheld on Thursday a law mandating a nationwide recount of votes in a May parliamentary election but ruled that the cancellation of overseas, displaced, and Peshmerga ballots was unconstitutional.
Parliament, which had mandated the recount after a number of political parties alleged fraud, had canceled some results such as overseas and displaced votes by amending the election law this month.
Erdoğan says ‘may seek coalition if fails to get majority’
21 Jun 2018
Turquía
Fuente:
Hurriyet Daily News
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in an interview late on June 20 that his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) could seek to form a coalition if it fails to secure a parliamentary majority in the elections on June 24.
Record expat voter turnout for Turkey's elections
20 Jun 2018
Turquía
Fuente:
TRT World
Almost half of Turkish voters living abroad cast votes in Turkey’s June 24 presidential and parliamentary elections – a higher turnout than in previous polls, the nation's top election official said on Wednesday.
More than 1.48 million Turkish expats went to the polls between June 7 and 19, a turnout of 48.78 percent, Sadi Guven, head of the Supreme Election Council (YSK), told reporters in the capital Ankara, adding that the voting at foreign missions in 60 countries had occurred without incident.
Opposition candidates offer each other vice president seats ahead of election
20 Jun 2018
Turquía
Fuente:
Daily Sabah
nly four days ahead of Turkey's June 24 presidential and parliamentary snap elections, top opposition candidates for the Turkish head of state announced that they will appoint each other for vice presidential seats as a sign of increasing cooperation between their recently forged electoral alliance.
Reviewing new Cabinet’s program on top of Parliament’s priority list
18 Jun 2018
Egipto
Fuente:
Egypt Today
CAIRO – 17 June 2018: The Parliament will review a number of topics following Eid Al-Fitr holiday, with the program of the new Cabinet headed by PM Mostafa Madbouly on top of the list. The program is set to be introduced to the Parliament in the upcoming sessions.
Eid al-Fitr is an important Islamic feast that follows the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
Cabinet’s program
Preparations begin in Tunisia for legislative and presidential elections
18 Jun 2018
Túnez
Fuente:
Middle East Monitor
The Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunisia has announced that it has started to prepare for the legislative and presidential elections due to be held next year. A detailed schedule and operational plan has been drafted, Quds Press has reported.
Jailed presidential candidate of HDP makes landmark pre-recorded election speech from prison
18 Jun 2018
Turquía
Fuente:
Hurriyet Daily News
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed presidential candidate of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), made his campaign speech on the state broadcaster TRT on June 17 from prison, marking a first in Turkey and the world's political histo
