Politics of Swaziland A parliamentaryelection was held in Swaziland for the House of Assembly of Swaziland House of Assembly on 19 September 2008. ref http english.people.com.cn 90001 90777 90855 6463488.html Swaziland sets parliamentary poll for Sept. 19 , Xinhua People s Daily Online , 31 July 2008 ref It was the first election under the new constitution introduced in 2006, and the first time that foreign observers were allowed to monitor an election in the country. ref name BBC http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 7624634.stm Swazis vote in controversial poll , BBC News, 19 September 2008 ref It was observed by an Expert Team established by the Commonwealth Secretary General at the request of the Elections and Boundaries Commission of Swaziland. ref name SNE2008 cite web url http www.thecommonwealth.org files 184644 FileName SwazilandNationalElections2008 CETReportFinalPrint.pdf title Swaziland National Elections, 19 September 2008 publisher Commonwealth Secretariat accessdate 2009 10 14 location London ref On the day before the election, several union officials were arrested for attempting to block the border with South Africa at Oshoek for a pro democracy protest. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 7622667.stm Police hold Swazi poll protesters BBC News, 18 September 2008 ref Political parties remained banned in Swaziland, so all candidates for the 55 seats were Independent politician independents . ref name BBC Following the election, List of kings of Swaziland King Mswati III of Swaziland Mswati III was to appoint 10 more MPs. The National Assembly would then elect 10 members for the Senate of Swaziland Senate , with the King appointing 20 more. ref name BBC References reflist Swazi elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 2008 elections in Africa Category 2008 in Swaziland Election Category Non partisan elections swaziland stub africa election stub fr lections l gislatives du Swaziland de 2008 pt Elei es parlamentares na Suazil ndia em 2008 ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland on 27 October 1978. The elections was held using the T inkhundla system, in which voters elected 80 members out of the 160 candidates to an electoral college, who then selected 40 non party candidates for the Parliament of Swaziland Parliament , whilst the King of Swaziland King appointed a further ten. ref http africanelections.tripod.com sz.html 1978 House of Assembly Election Elections in Swaziland African Elections Database ref The new system strengthened the position of the country s traditionalists. ref name EISA http www.eisa.org.za WEP swatinkudlaelection.htm Tinkhundla elections, 1978 1993 EISA ref The number of seats had been increased from 24 at the Swazi parliamentary election, 1972 last election in 1972 to 50 due to a significant population increase. There was no voter registration and Paramount chief chiefs were required to ensure that only Swazi citizens could vote. ref name EISA References reflist Swazi elections Category Non partisan elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1978 in Swaziland Category 1978 elections in Africa ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland between 19 and 20 April 1967. Unlike the Swaziparliamentaryelection, 1964 previous election in which there were two Voter file voter rolls for black and white voters, the election was held with a single voter roll. The result was a second successive victory for the royalist Imbokodvo National Movement , which won 79.4 of the vote and all 24 seats. ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP swa1967election.htm Swaziland 1967 Pre independence General Election EISA ref Voter turnout was 97.8 . ref Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B 1999 Elections in Africa A data handbook , p868 ISBN 0198296452 ref Results class wikitable style text align right Party Votes Seats align left Imbokodvo National Movement 191,160 79.4 24 15 align left Ngwane National Liberatory Congress 48,744 20.2 0 0 align left Swaziland United Front 681 0.3 0 New align left Swaziland Progressive Party 356 0.2 0 0 align left Invalid blank votes 3,888 align left Total 84,685 100 24 1 colspan 5 align left Source Nohlen et al nowiki nowiki Each ballot paper entitled the voter to three votes. The total is the number of ballot papers. References reflist Swazi elections Category 1967 elections in Africa Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1967 in Swaziland ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland on 18 October 2003. Fifty five non party candidates were elected to the Parliament of Swaziland Parliament . Voter turnout was only 18.4 of the 213,947 registered voters. ref http www.eisa.org.za PDF eu 200402sw.pdf Election Update 2003 Swaziland EISA, p27 ref class wikitable style text align right Members Seats align left Independents 55 align left Attorney General 1 align left Women elected for each region 4 align left Appointed members 10 align left Total 82 References reflist Swazi elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 2003 in Swaziland Category 2003 elections in Africa Category Non partisan elections ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland in October 1983. The elections was held using the T inkhundla system, in which voters elected members to an electoral college, who then selected 40 non party candidates for the Parliament of Swaziland Parliament , whilst the King of Swaziland King appointed a further ten. ref http africanelections.tripod.com sz.html 1983 House of Assembly Election Elections in Swaziland African Elections Database ref Although there was no voter registration, the government claimed voter turnout was around 80 , although there were suggestions that people were pressured to vote. ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP swatinkudlaelection.htm Tinkhundla elections, 1978 1993 EISA ref References reflist Swazi elections Category Non partisan elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1983 in Swaziland Category 1983 elections in Africa ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland in September and October 1993. The elections was held using the T inkhundla system, in which voters elected members to an electoral college, who then selected 55 non party candidates for the Parliament of Swaziland Parliament an increase from 40 at the previous election , whilst the King of Swaziland King appointed a further ten. ref http africanelections.tripod.com sz.html 1993 House of Assembly Election Elections in Swaziland African Elections Database ref Unlike previous Tinkhundla elections, voters were registered, with a total of 283,93 people on the voter roll. The number of candidates was 2,094, though observers estimated voter turnout to be only 13 15 . ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP swatinkudlaelection.htm Tinkhundla elections, 1978 1993 EISA ref References reflist Swazi elections Category Non partisan elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1993 in Swaziland Category 1993 elections in Africa ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland on 16 and 24 October 1998. The elections was held using the T inkhundla system, in which voters elected members to an electoral college, who then selected 55 non party candidates for the Parliament of Swaziland Parliament , whilst the King of Swaziland King appointed a further ten. 198,445 voters were registered out of a potential pool of around 400,000 due to calls from the opposition to boycott the election , ref name EISA http www.eisa.org.za WEP swa1998election.htm The fifth Tinkhundla general elections, 1998 EISA ref with 119,845 casting votes, giving a turnout of 60.4 . ref http africanelections.tripod.com sz.html 1998 House of Assembly Election Elections in Swaziland African Elections Database ref References reflist Swazi elections Category Non partisan elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1998 in Swaziland Category 1998 elections in Africa ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland in November 1987, having originally been scheduled for 1988, but brought forward due to tensions in the country. ref name EISA The elections was held using the T inkhundla system, in which voters elected members to an electoral college, who then selected 40 non party candidates for the Parliament of Swaziland Parliament , whilst the King of Swaziland King appointed a further ten. ref http africanelections.tripod.com sz.html 1987 House of Assembly Election Elections in Swaziland African Elections Database ref Unlike previous elections, all forty of the selected candidates were new to parliament. ref name EISA http www.eisa.org.za WEP swatinkudlaelection.htm Tinkhundla elections, 1978 1993 EISA ref References reflist Swazi elections Category Non partisan elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1987 in Swaziland Category 1987 elections in Africa ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland between 23 and 25 June 1964. There were two Voter file voter rolls , a national roll from which eight blacks and four whites would be elected, and a white roll from which four people would be elected. The election was won by the Imbokodvo National Movement , which claimed all eight black roll seats and one white seat, as well as the eight seats in Parliament of Swaziland parliament elected by the T inkhundla chiefdoms grouped for age regiment mobilisation . ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP swa1964election.htm Swaziland The 1964 election EISA ref Results class wikitable style text align right rowspan 2 Party colspan 2 Black seats colspan 2 White seats rowspan 2 Total seats Seats Seats align left Imbokodvo National Movement 85.5 8 1 9 align left Ngwane National Liberatory Congress 12.3 0 0 0 align left Swaziland Democratic Party 1.4 0 0 0 align left Swaziland Progressive Party 0.7 0 0 0 align left United Swaziland Association 0 0 6 6 align left Unknown 1 1 align left Tinkulndla seats 8 align left Total 100 8 8 25 colspan 6 align left Source http www.eisa.org.za WEP swa1964election.htm EISA References reflist Swazi elections Category 1964 elections in Africa Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1964 in Swaziland ... more details
Politics of Swaziland General elections were held in Swaziland between 16 and 17 May 1972. The result was a third successive victory for the royalist Imbokodvo National Movement , which won 78 of the vote and 21 of the 24 seats, ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP swa1967election.htm Swaziland 1967 Pre independence General Election EISA ref based on a voter turnout of 74.0 . ref Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B 1999 Elections in Africa A data handbook , p868 ISBN 0198296452 ref The Ngwane National Liberatory Congress won three seats, but five days after the election one of its successful candidates was served with a deportation order as an undesirable alien . Although he subsequently won a High Court ruling against the order, in November the parliament created a tribunal through which his citizenship was revoked. The Appeal Court declared the act unconstitutional, and on 12 April 1973 the parliament passed a motion that called on the king to devise ways and means of dealing with the crisis . The result was that King Sobhuza II of Swaziland Sobhuza suspended the constitution, dismissed Parliament, banned all political parties and became an absolute monarch. ref http www.eisa.org.za WEP swaoverview3b.htm Swaziland Demise of democracy and the consolidation of autocracy 1968 1986 EISA ref Results class wikitable style text align right Party Votes Seats align left Imbokodvo National Movement 164,493 78.0 21 3 align left Ngwane National Liberatory Congress Zwane 38,554 18.2 3 3 align left Ngwane National Liberatory Congress Samketti 6,393 3.0 0 0 align left Swaziland United Front 797 0.4 0 0 align left Swaziland Progressive Party 582 0.3 0 0 align left Invalid blank votes 1,034 align left Total 71,307 100 24 0 colspan 5 align left Source Nohlen et al nowiki nowiki Each ballot paper entitled the voter to three votes. The total is the number of ballot papers. References reflist Swazi elections Category Elections in Swaziland Category 1972 in Swaziland Category 1972 elections ... more details
Politics of Monaco Parliamentary elections were held in Monaco on 3 February 2008. ref name NS Dieter Nohlen Nohlen, D & St ver, P 2010 Elections in Europe A data handbook , p1357 ISBN 9783832956097 ref The Union for Monaco was re elected, though with a reduced margin of victory. Results Monegasque parliamentaryelection, 2008 References reflist Monegasque elections Category Elections in Monaco Category 2008 elections in Europe Category 2008 in Monaco Parliamentaryelection monaco election stub fr lections l gislatives de Monaco de 2008 ... more details
Infobox Electionelection name Lithuanian parliamentaryelection, 2008 country Lithuania type parliamentary ongoing no previous election Lithuanian parliamentaryelection, 2004 previous year 2004 next election Lithuanian parliamentaryelection, 2012 next year 2012 seats for election All 141 seats to the Seimas br 71 seats were needed for a majority election date 12 October and 26 October 2008 image1 Image Andrius Kubilius.jpg 100px leader1 Andrius Kubilius party1 Homeland Union Lithuanian Christian Democrats last election1 25 seats seats1 45 seat change1 20 popular vote1 242,939 proportional percentage1 ... A parliamentaryelection was held in Lithuania in two stages on 12 and 26 October 2008. ref name Dapkus ... Lithuanian parliamentaryelection, 2008 References reflist External links http www.vrk.lt en The Central ... before election Gediminas Kirkilas before party Social Democratic Party of Lithuania after election ... Exit poll conservatives ahead in Lithuania vote , Associated Press, 12 October 2008. ref A failed Lithuanian nuclear power referendum, 2008 referendum on extending the operation of the Ignalina ... more than 50 of the vote on 12 October, a two round system run off was held on 26 October 2008. ref name Dapkus The election was won by a centre right coalition, led by Andrius Kubilius , who becomes ... EOM mission to Lithuania Kaunas en icon lt icon Lithuanian elections lithuania election stub Category Elections in Lithuania Category 2008 elections in Europe Category 2008 in Lithuania Parliamentaryelection ca Eleccions legislatives lituanes de 2008 de Parlamentswahlen in Litauen 2008 et 2008. aasta Leedu parlamendivalimised eo Parlamenta baloto en Litovio 2008 it Elezioni parlamentari lituane del 2008 lt 2008 m. Lietuvos Respublikos Seimo rinkimai ja 2008 pl Wybory parlamentarne na Litwie w 2008 roku pt Elei es parlamentares na Litu nia em 2008 uk 2008 ru 2008 ... more details
Infobox electionelection name Slovenian parliamentaryelection, 2008 country Slovenia type parliamentary ongoing no previous election Slovenian parliamentaryelection, 2004 previous year 2004 next election Slovenian parliamentaryelection, 2011 next year 2011 seats for election All 90 seats to the National Assembly Slovenia National Assembly election date 21 September 2008 image1 Image Borut Pahor.jpg ... Voters Put Social Democracy Ahead Angus Reid Public Opinion Bot generated title ref May 26 29, 2008 19.2 15.2 6.3 5.9 4.7 3.0 2.2 2.1 41.4 Results Slovenian parliamentaryelection, 2008 Reactions ... of election results, 1992 2008 Slovenian elections DEFAULTSORT Slovenian ParliamentaryElection, 2008 Category Elections in Slovenia Category 2008 elections in Europe Slovenia election stub ca Eleccions ... Assembly 2008 accessdate 2008 09 21 publisher Ministry of Public Administration ref 17 parties filed to run in the election, including all nine parliamentary parties. ref cite web url http ... publisher Ministry of Public Administration accessdate 2008 09 21 ref The election was won by the Social ... 29 seats seats2 28 seat change2 1 popular vote2 307,735 percentage2 29.26 title PM before election Janez Jan a before party Slovenian Democratic Party after election Borut Pahor after party Social Democrats Slovenia Politics of Slovenia Parliamentary elections for the 90 deputies to the National Assembly Slovenia National Assembly of Slovenia were held on 21 September 2008. ref name Ministry cite ... news url http edition.cnn.com 2008 WORLD europe 09 22 slovenia.elections.ap index.html Dead link date ... and Lipa political party Lipa , the parliamentary parties before the elections, did not reach the 4 ... ref July 15 17, 2008 25.7 22.4 8.4 6.3 7.2 4.5 1.7 1.5 22.3 Ninamedia ref http www.angus reid.com ... Reid Public Opinion Bot generated title ref May 20 22, 2008 22.1 18.9 8.6 6.8 6.6 4.2 2.4 1.9 37.1 ... References Reflist External links http www.nsd.uib.no european election database country slovenia ... more details
Infobox Electionelection name Nauruan parliamentaryelection, 2008 country Nauru type parliamentary ongoing no previous election Nauruan parliamentaryelection, 2007 previous year 2007 next election Nauruan parliamentaryelection, April 2010 next year 2010 April seats for election All 18 seats of the Parliament of Nauru election date April 26, 2008 image1 File President Marcus Stephen of Nauru.jpg ... The China Post , April 28, 2008. ref Nauruan parliamentaryelection, 2008 See also Politics in Nauru References reflist Nauruan elections Category 2008 elections in Oceania Category 2008 in Nauru Parliamentaryelection Category Elections in Nauru de Parlamentswahlen in Nauru 2008 fr lections l gislatives ..., 2008 ref Events leading to election The deadlock had been exacerbated by a crisis between the President ... Observers for Nauru election , Fiji Times , April 23, 2008 ref There were 65 candidates for the 18 ... seat change2 9 popular vote2 percentage2 title President posttitle President designate before election Marcus Stephen before party None after election Marcus Stephen after party None Politics of Nauru Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on April 26, 2008, ref http www.chinapost.com.tw asia australia 2008 04 19 152647 Nauru parliament.htm Nauru parliament dissolved before April 26 election , The China Post Taiwan , April 19, 2008 ref following the dissolving of Parliament by President Marcus ... snap polls , BBC News, April 18, 2008 ref ref http www.abc.net.au ra news stories 200804 s2220808.htm ... a Parliamentary session, allegedly without informing government ministers, who therefore did not attend ... Australia, April 8, 2008 ref , and Adeang subsequently sought to suspend all pro government MPs ... April 11, 2008 work Radio New Zealand International accessdate October 27, 2011 ref A week later, Stephen dissolved Parliament. Two observers from the Pacific Islands Forum were present to monitor the election ... seats date April 22, 2008 work Radio New Zealand International accessdate October 27, 2011 ref ... more details
Faroese parliamentaryelection, 2008 References reflist Faroese elections Category 2008 elections in Europe Category Elections in the Faroe Islands Category 2008 in the Faroe Islands Denmark election stub faroes stub da Lagtingsvalget 2008 no Lagtingsvalget p F r yene 2008 pl Wybory parlamentarne na Wyspach Owczych w 2008 roku ...Politics of the Faroe Islands Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 19 January 2008, the latest possible date. The Self Government Party Faroe Islands Self Government Party and the Centre Party Faroe Islands Centre Party gained a seat each while the Social Democratic Party Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party lost a seat. The number of women went from three to seven. ref http www.uf.fo les tidindi.asp?Id 52299 N ggja l gtingi valt st r tskifting og fleiri kvinnur Kringvarp F roya, 20 January 2008 fo icon ref The leaders of the ruling parties will discuss a possible continuation of the current government before trying other possibilities. ref http www.uf.fo les tidindi.asp ... 2008 fo icon ref It had been considered to amend the election law to hold the election two weeks later to pass a number of important bills before the election, but in the end the negotiations on this failed and the election was called on 2007 12 07. ref http www.norden.org webb news news.asp?id 7455&lang 6 Faroese election Norden, 10 December 2007 ref ref http jp.dk uknews politics article1194988.ece Faeroes to head to polls The Copenhagen Post, 7 December 2007 ref Prior to this election, the electoral ... to be held in 2010 . The coalition broke up in mid 2008, however, and a government consisting of the parties governing before the 2008election was sworn in on 26 September 2008, with Kaj Leo Johannesen ... http electionresources.org dk fo Elections to the Faroese L gting Election Resources on the Internet ref Prior to the election, the Social Democratic Party Faroe Islands Social Democratic Party formed ... more details
Infobox electionelection name Cambodian parliamentaryelection, 2008 country Cambodia type parliamentary ongoing no previous election Cambodian parliamentaryelection, 2003 previous year 2003 next election Cambodian parliamentaryelection, 2013 next year 2013 seats for election All 123 seats to the National Assembly of Cambodia National Assembly br 62 seats were needed for a majority election date 27 July 2008 image1 File Hun Sen.jpg 85px leader1 Hun Sen party1 Cambodian People s Party seats1 90 ... generated title ref election table Cambodian parliamentaryelection, 2008 Summary of the 27 July 2008 National Assembly of Cambodia election results style background color E9E9E9 align left valign ... five years after the Cambodian parliamentaryelection, 2003 last election . ref name Sets While the ruling ... register for parliamentaryelection of Cambodia People s Daily Online Bot generated title ref Ten ... in Cambodian election2008 People s Daily Online Bot generated title ref Ten parties were approved ... 90777 90851 6419827.html 11 parties finally approved to join parliamentaryelection of Cambodia People ... 90001 90777 90851 6414485.html Ten parties approved to join parliamentaryelection of Cambodia ... 123 colspan 4 Source http www.necelect.org.kh English ElectionResult 2008Election 202008.htm www.necelect.org.kh ... Category Elections in Cambodia Category 2008 elections in Asia Category 2008 in Cambodia Parliamentaryelection Category Parliament of Cambodia 2008election Asia election stub Cambodia stub fr lections ... Prime Minister before election Hun Sen before party Cambodian People s Party after election Hun Sen after party Cambodian People s Party Politics of Cambodia A parliamentaryelection was held in Cambodia on 27 July 2008. ref name Sets http english.people.com.cn 200705 30 eng20070530 379342.html Cambodian PM sets election date on July 27 next year , Xinhua People s Daily Online , 30 May 2007. ref Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the planned date of the election on 30 May 2007, saying that the date ... more details
Politics of Rwanda A parliamentaryelection was held in Rwanda from 15 September to 18 September 2008 .... ref Rwandan parliamentaryelection, 2008 References reflist Rwandan elections Category Elections in Rwanda Category 2008 elections in Africa Rwanda Category 2008 in Rwanda Election, Parliament Category Parliament of Rwanda 2008election rwanda stub africa election stub fr lections l gislatives du ... 16, 2008. ref ref name Without http afp.google.com article ALeqM5gpuR t vRJ6Yc4GZJCqZtEAq9M5w Rwanda votes in election without opposition , AFP, 15 September 2008. ref No opposition parties participated in the election. ref name Without The election produced the world s first national legislative ... election had given it 48.75 females. ref http www.eueomrwanda.org EN info.html ref This time ... news events story detail.php?StoryID 736 ref The EU sent an election observation mission, ref ... en European Union deploys Election Observation Mission to Rwanda , European Union press release, IP 08 1231, 1 August 2008. ref ref name Over http apanews.net apa.php?page show article eng&id article 75357 Over 1000 deployed to observe Rwandan parliamentary polls , African Press Agency, 15 September 2008. ref as did the Commonwealth of Nations , the African Union , COMESA , and the East ... 2008 Ruling FPR assembles wide coalition , Angus Reid Global Monitor. ref Aside from the FPR coalition, only two parties participated in the election the Social Democratic Party Rwanda Social Democratic ... Paul Kagame , there was no opposition participation in the election the opposition parties remained ... stood in the election. ref name Without ref name Over Campaigning for the election began on 25 August 2008. The day was marked by a march of about 2,000 FPR supporters through Kigali . ref http afp.google.com article ALeqM5jDgcMPycqevAaLKSYsOcJ302Y5jg Rwandan election campaign underway with ruling party march , AFP, 25 August 2008. ref The United Democratic Forces Rwanda United Democratic Forces ... more details
Politics of Cuba A parliamentaryelection to the National Assembly of People s Power was held in Cuba on 20 January 2008. ref name Hold http english.people.com.cn 90001 90777 6306681.html Cuba to hold provincial, national elections in January , Xinhua People s Daily Online , 21 November 2007. ref According to the Cuban electoral system, one candidate was nominated for each of the 614 seats in the Assembly, and candidates were elected if they received at least 50 of the vote. The date of the election was announced on 20 November 2007. ref name Hold It was considered uncertain whether the ailing Fidel Castro would run for the Assembly, which he had to do in order to continue as President of Cuba ... of the National Electoral Commission and Minister of Justice, announced the results of the election on 24 January 2008. Turnout in the election was placed at 96.89 , with 8,231,365 voters participating ... February. ref Maria Julia Mayoral, http www.granma.cu ingles 2008 enero juev31 05elecc.html Official results of January 20 elections , Granma.cu, 31 January 2008. ref Ra l Castro was re elected from ... Online , 31 January 2008. ref On 24 February 2008, the National Assembly began sitting for its new term, and Ra l Castro was Cuban presidential election, 2008 elected President . ref http granma.cu ingles 2008 febrero dom24 Raul Castro elected president.html Ra l Castro elected president of the councils of State and Ministers , Granma.cu, 24 February 2008. ref Alarc n was elected as President ... Brito was elected as its Secretary. ref http granma.cu ingles 2008 febrero dom24 alarcon.html Alarc n reelected as president of Cuban parliament , Granma.cu, 24 February 2008. ref Cuban parliamentaryelection, 2008 See also Liaena Hernandez Mart nez References reflist Cuban elections cuba stub caribbean election stub Category 2008 elections in the Caribbean Category 2008 in Cuba Category Elections in Cuba Category Elections in Communist states es Elecciones legislativas de Cuba de 2008 ... more details
Politics of Kuwait An early parliamentaryelection was held in Kuwait on 17 May 2008 after the Emir Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah dissolved the National Assembly of Kuwait on 19 March 2008 over constant clashes between the government and the elected MPs. ref http www.nzz.ch nachrichten international emir von kuwait setzt neuwahlen an 1.692247.html Emir von Kuwait setzt Neuwahlen an International, NZZ Online Bot generated title ref The last elections were held less than two years previously and saw a loose alliance of reformists and Islamists gain almost two thirds of the seats. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi middle east 7305262.stm BBC NEWS Middle East Kuwait emir calls fresh elections Bot generated title ref 361,685 Kuwaitis were eligible to vote, more than half of them women 27 of the 275 candidates were women. ref http derstandard.at ?url ?id 3337586 derStandard.at Bot generated title ref ref http ap.google.com article ALeqM5hXdyWt OJjHyVsa 0hpi3KZ9rFCAD90NL1I80 The Associated Press Kuwaitis elect new parliament Bot generated title ref None of the female candidates won. ref http www.gulf daily news.com Story.asp?Article 217873&Sn WORL&IssueID 31060 Poll snub for Kuwait women , Gulf Daily News , 2008 05 19. Accessed 2008 05 22. ref New rules introduced for this election have changed ... Kuwaitis elect new parliament , Associated Press , 2008 05 17 ref A leading theme in the election was inflation , which hit a record high 9.5 four months before the election. Many candidates in the election ... Kuwait election campaign , Reuters Reuters India , 2008 05 15. Accessed 2008 05 22. ref Results Kuwait parliamentaryelection, 2008 References reflist Kuwaiti elections Category 2008 elections in Asia Category Elections in Kuwait Category 2008 in Kuwait kuwait stub Asia election stub ar 2008 de Parlamentswahlen in Kuwait 2008 pl Wybory parlamentarne w Kuwejcie w 2008 roku ksh Parlamentswaahle Kuwait em Joohr 2008 ... more details
Politics of Djibouti A parliamentaryelection was held in Djibouti on 8 February 2008. ref name Debut .... ref name IPU Djiboutian parliamentaryelection, 2008 References reflist Djiboutian elections djibouti stub Africa election stub Category Elections in Djibouti Category 2008 elections in Africa Category 2008 in Djibouti fr lections l gislatives djiboutiennes de 2008 ... Djibouti votes amid opposition boycott , AFP IOL , February 8, 2008. ref The opposition boycotted the election ... , AFP Jeuneafrique.com , 9 February 2008 fr icon . ref In boycotting the election, the opposition ... in the previous Djiboutian parliamentaryelection, 2003 January 2003 parliamentaryelection , the UMP ... on 26 December 2007, President Ismail Omar Guelleh set the election date for 8 February 2008. ref ... e reports 2089 E.htm IPU PARLINE page for 2008election . ref In addition to the main governing party ... was represented as a separate constituency for the first time in the 2008election. Three seats were ... avec retard pour les l gislatives , AFP Jeuneafrique.com , 8 February 2008. ref There were 65 candidates ..., in a presidential decree on 6 January 2008, campaigning was scheduled to begin at midnight on 25 January and run until midnight on 6 February. ref http www.presidence.dj jo 2008 decr0001pr08.php D cret n 2008 0001 PR MID fixant la date d ouverture et de fermeture de la campaqne lectorale pour les lections l gislatives du 08 F vrier 2008. , Journal Officiel de la R publique de Djibouti, 6 January 2008 fr icon . ref The UMP filed its list of candidates at the Interior Ministry on 10 January ... 2008 ln6 national6.htm 14 de si ges aux femmes , La Nation , 16 January 2008 fr icon . ref and nine ... UPR . ref http www.lanation.dj news 2008 ln6 national6.htm 14 de si ges aux femmes , La Nation , 16 January 2008 fr icon . ref Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita headed the UMP list. ref name Debut ... Union and the Arab League observed the election and gave it a positive assessment. The Constitutional ... more details
&NrSection 10 Makfax vesnik Bot generated title ref Macedonian parliamentaryelection, 2008 Violence ...Update date September 2009 Lead rewrite date September 2009 Infobox Electionelection name Macedonian parliamentaryelection, 2008 country Macedonia type parliamentary ongoing no previous election Macedonian parliamentaryelection, 2006 previous year 2006 next election Macedonian parliamentaryelection, 2011 next year 2011 seats for election All 120 seats to the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia Sobranie election date June 1, 2008 image1 Image Gruevski.jpg 100px leader1 Nikola Gruevski party1 ... name mirror1 http www.mirror.co.uk news latest 2008 06 01 macedonia election tainted by violence and fraud ... Election, 2008 Category Elections in the Republic of Macedonia Category 2008 elections in Europe Category 2008 in the Republic of Macedonia Election ca Eleccions legislatives maced nies de 2008 ... 23,64 title PM before election Nikola Gruevski before party Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity after election Nikola Gruevski after party ... of the Republic of Macedonia Early parliamentary elections were held in the Republic of Macedonia on 1 June 2008 ref http www.iht.com articles ap 2008 04 12 europe EU POL Macedonia Elections.php ... itself on 12 April 2008. ref http afp.google.com article ALeqM5jPYpEVw6NkAP Tuj2eW41aYE5m0g AFP Google News ref The early election was proposed by the Democratic Union for Integration after Greece vetoed Macedonia s bid to join NATO at the 2008 Bucharest summit over the Macedonia naming dispute , and the request ... independence in 1991 that Macedonia has had to call early parliamentary elections. ref cite news title ...?VestID 91752 work A1 Macedonian TV channel A1 News language Macedonian date 2008 04 12 accessdate 2002 04 13 ref According to a poll of 1,108 citizens taken between 11 April and 15 April 2008, VMRO ... April 2008 gave VMRO DPMNE 26 , SDSM 12 , DUI 11 and Democratic Party of Albanians DPA 7 . ref http ... more details
Politics of Belarus The Belarusian parliamentaryelection, 2008 was held in Belarus on 28 September 2008 ...&spn 6.226695,14.150391&z 6 ParliamentaryElection in Belarus 2008 on Google Maps Belarusian elections DEFAULTSORT Belarusian ParliamentaryElection, 2008 Category 2008 elections in Europe Category 2008 in Belarus Parliamentaryelection Category Elections in Belarus Parliamentary, 2008 be ... title 282 contenders registered for Belarus parliamentary elections date 2008 08 09 accessdate 2008 ... 90001 90777 90851 6508695.html title Belarusian opposition wins no seat in parliamentary poll date 2008 09 30 accessdate 2008 10 12 publisher People s Daily ref The election was attempted to be monitored ... candidates for House of Representatives registered in Belarus date 2008 08 29 accessdate 2008 10 12 ... of the Central Election Commission, announced on 29 August that 276 candidates were registered for the election 365 people initially sought to run, but five withdrew and candidate registration for 84 others was rejected. ref name Law Just prior to the election, the number of the registered ... 263 publisher REGNUM News Agency date 2008 09 26 accessdate 2008 09 28 language Russian ref 82 of the candidates were members of political parties, the others ... REGNUM News Agency date 2008 09 27 url http www.regnum.ru news 1061121.html accessdate 2008 09 ... consisting of some 450 members from 43 countries. ref cite news title OSCE election observers to present ... operation in Europe date 2008 09 26 url http www.osce.org item 33229.html accessdate 2008 09 28 ref ... publisher REGNUM News Agency date 2008 09 26 url http www.regnum.ru news 1060984.html accessdate 2008 09 28 language Russian ref Advance voting occurred on September 23 through September ... News Agency date 2008 09 28 url http www.regnum.ru news 1061207.html accessdate 2008 09 28 language ... kritisieren Ablauf der Parlamentswahl publisher Der Spiegel date 2008 09 29 url http www.spiegel.de ... more details
of concerns over possible irregularities. Image Ghana 2008Parliamentary Map.png thumb Map showing party political geography of Ghana after 2008parliamentary elections References reflist See also MPs elected in the Ghana parliamentaryelection, 2008 External links and sources http www.ec.gov.gh node 134 Electoral Commission of Ghana Ghanaian elections ghana stub africa election stub Category Elections in Ghana Parliamentaryelection2008 Category 2008 elections in Africa Category 2008 in Ghana pt Elei es gerais em Gana em 2008 de Parlamentswahlen in Ghana 2008 ...Politics of Ghana Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 7 December 2008, at the same time as Ghanaian presidential election, 2008 presidential elections . ref http www.mherrera.org elections.htm Electoral Calendar world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties Bot generated title ref Results class wikitable style font size 90 colspan 3 Voter turnout width 200 width 200 Votes width 200 Registered Voters align right 12,472,758 align center 100.0 Votes Cast align right 8,671,272 align center 69.52 of registered voters Valid Votes align right 8,465,834 align center 97.60 of votes cast Invalid Votes align right 205,438 align center 2.40 of votes cast colspan 3 align right Source http www.ec.gov.gh node 174 Electoral Commission of Ghana class wikitable width 80 style font size 90 style background color E9E9E9 colspan 12 Results by region style background color E9E9E9 Party style background color E9E9E9 Ashanti style background color E9E9E9 Brong Ahafo sup sup style background color E9E9E9 Central style background color E9E9E9 Eastern sup sup style background color E9E9E9 Greater Accra style background color E9E9E9 Northern style background color E9E9E9 Upper East style background color E9E9E9 Upper West style background color E9E9E9 Volta style background color E9E9E9 Western style background color E9E9E9 Total Seats National Democratic Congress Ghana National ... more details
align center 250 align center 250 align center 250 Result Serbian parliamentaryelection, 2008Election ...Infobox Electionelection name Serbian parliamentaryelection country Serbia type parliamentary ongoing no previous election Serbian parliamentaryelection, 2007 previous year 2007 next election Serbian parliamentaryelection, 2012 next year 2012 seats for election All 250 seats to the National Assembly of Serbia National Assembly election date May 11, 2008 image1 File BorisTadic.jpg 300x180px leader1 ... , dark blue SRS and light blue DSS title PM before election Vojislav Ko tunica before party Democratic Party of Serbia after election Mirko Cvetkovi after party none Politics of Serbia A pre term parliamentaryelection was held in the Serbia on 11 May 2008, barely a year after the Serbian parliamentaryelection, 2007 previous parliamentaryelection . There were 6,749,886 eligible electors who were ... Go Serbia Serbian Radical Party The Serbian Radical Party ran alone in this parliamentaryelection ... was formed on 7 July 2008 by 128 out of 250 parliamentary votes of ZES, SPS PUPS JS and 6 ... February 2008. Its stability, however, was also tested and questioned before, being comprised by two ... the DSS New Serbia NS populist coalition, the Premier finally stated on 8 March 2008 in a press conference ... for 10 March 2008, in which his proposal to issue a request to the President to dismiss the parliament and schedule pre term parliamentary elections for 11 May 2008, the same as the Serbian local elections, 2008 local elections . In the event that this did not occur, he would announce his imminent resignation. Subsequently, all parliamentary leaders, save for Ivica Da i of the Socialist Party of Serbia ... the parliament and schedule the election upon receiving the government s request, although unlike the PM ... European integration. The dissolution took place on 13 March 2008. ref http www.b92.net eng news politics article.php?yyyy 2008&mm 03&dd 11&nav id 48356 B92 News Politics Tadi to dissolve parliament ... more details
Zimbabwean parliamentaryelection, 2008 country Zimbabwe type parliamentary ongoing no previous election Zimbabwean parliamentaryelection, 2005 previous year 2005 next election next year seats for election ... of Zimbabwe A parliamentaryelection was held in Zimbabwe on 29 March 2008 to elect members to both ... election, 2008 presidential election was held on the same day as the parliamentaryelection. ref ... plan to delay the 2008 presidential election to 2010, it was decided to instead bring the parliamentaryelection forward by two years so that it could be held concurrently with the 2008 presidential election. ref http www.smh.com.au news World Zimbabwes Mugabe to stand in 2008 poll 2007 03 ... Results of the Zimbabwean parliamentaryelection, 2008 Candidates for the Senate election constituency ... elections DEFAULTSORT Zimbabwean ParliamentaryElection, 2008 Category Elections in Zimbabwe Category ... in the Senate of Zimbabwe Senate election date 29 March 2008 image1 Image Morgan Tsvangirai Oslo ... PF loses majority , BBC News, 2 April 2008 ref a month after the election, the MDC factions merged ... Mugabe s Ruling Party Loses Parliamentary Majority Update2 , Bloomberg.com, 2 April 2008. ref One ... would be held together with the second round of the presidential election on 27 June 2008. ref ... election, 2005 last parliamentaryelection having been held in 2005, the subsequent election ..., when constituency voter rolls were used, ward voter rolls were used in the 2008election. The Zimbabwe ... 2008, the specific date of the election was announced as 29 March. A spokesman for the faction ... Chivi Mwenezi Election Re Run , The Herald allAfrica.com , 28 February 2008. ref Three candidates ... stations in the 2005 parliamentaryelection. ref name Shaw According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission ... , Sapa IOL , 28 March 2008. ref Election day and aftermath Voting began at 7  am on 29 March ref ... election , Al Jazeera, 29 March 2008. ref and continued for 12 hours, with polling stations closing ... more details