Noticias

Giza criminal court upheld on Sunday a previous ruling that stipulated that the 2012 presidential election that brought Mohamed Morsi to power in Egypt was fair, according to the state-run newspaper Al-Ahram.

The lawsuit dates back to 2012 when the former presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq filed a complaint alleging that the Egyptian Election Committee rigged the outcome in Morsi’s favour.

At the invitation of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE), the European Union (EU) has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the municipal elections scheduled for May 6.

Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, appointed European Parliament member Fabio Massimo Castaldo as chief observer of the mission.

The Independent High Authority for Election (ISIE) has launched an awareness programme to encourage the voters to go to the polls massively, on May 6, 2018, the day of the municipal elections, said Tuesday ISIE President Mohamed Tlili Mansri.

This awareness programme includes the dissemination of awareness spots in several avenues in different regions of the country, the dissemination of awareness spots on national and regional television and radio, the sending of SMS awareness messages and the dressing of four trucks, he explained during an awareness meeting held in the capital.

Les démissions en cascade depuis plusieurs semaines ont enterré le bloc parlementaire de la formation centriste. Si certains évoquent des départs liés à un autoritarisme de la direction, il semble surtout qu'Afek Tounes paie le prix de son récent revirement politique.

Le FLN a fait le choix de son candidat pour la prochaine élection présidentielle. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, qui n’est autre que son président, répondra-t-il favorablement à sa demande ?

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) spokesperson Bülent Tezcan called out on the Constitutional Court to make a decision on the imprisoned CHP lawmaker Enis Berberoğlu, noting that the lawmaker has been in prison for 300 days.

“It has been 300 days since Enis Berberoğlu was arrested. A lawmaker in Turkey, where the law does not work and justice is controlled by politics, has been a hostage for 300 days and the Constitutional Court hasn’t made a decision on this subject yet,” Tezcan said on April 9 following the CHP Central Executive Board Meeting. 

The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) has handed over the list of 104.26 million voters to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

According to the electoral authority, the voters can confirm their registration and acquire details of their constituency on the mobile phones by sending an text message on 8300. In a statement, Nadra said that voters can contact their nearest display centre to have their voting constituency updated.

L'ex-chef du gouvernement d'IBK s'est déclaré dimanche candidat à l'élection présidentielle du 29 juillet. Moussa Mara, président du parti Yelema, entend faire mieux qu'en 2013, où il avait recueilli 1,5 % des voix au premier tour.

Sa candidature était un secret de polichinelle, elle est désormais officielle : Moussa Mara sera bien candidat à la présidentielle du 29 juillet. L’ancien Premier ministre de Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (avril 2014-janvier 2015) a annoncé son intention de se présenter à la magistrature suprême dimanche 8 avril.

Given the vicissitudes of Pakistan’s political situation, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) demands that free and fair elections be held this year, said the organisation in a statement. The statement was issued after HRCP’s 32nd annual general meeting at its office in Garden Town. In the statement, HRCP also highlighted the importance of ensuring an even playing field for all, without interference from any state agency.