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(09/23/10) -

Brazil’s Lula Prepares to Pass the Baton

The president’s likely successor, Dilma Rousseff, should be given a chance to not be him.
Gabriela Perdomo - The toughest challenge Dilma Rousseff will face over the next four years, if she wins Brazil’s presidential election on Oct. 3 as expected, will be that she is not Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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(08/12/10) -

Germans Are Not Thrilled with New Coalition

The shift towards a more right-wing government seems to be backfiring for Angela Merkel.
Gabriela Perdomo – She used to complain that the alliance with the left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) made things insufferably slow and inefficient. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel must be missing the former junior partner in the Grand Coalition these days.

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(07/22/10) -

Will Australia’s Election Really be a Photo Finish?

Prime Minister Julia Gillard insists the race will be tight, but her party could win by a wide margin.
Gabriela Perdomo – Australia has seen a hot winter of politics, shaken by Julia Gillard’s sudden takeover of the governing Australian Labor Party (ALP). The new prime minister—and the first woman to ever fill the post in the country—has now called a snap legislative ballot for Aug. 21. Despite her ruthless manoeuvre to unseat former ALP head and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, Gillard appears to be a popular new leader who could carry her party into a solid new mandate.

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(07/12/10) -

Fledgling Party Sets the Tone in Slovakia

Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) played a key role in last months election, and now steers the country into a unique referendum.
Mario Canseco – The year 2010 promises to be particularly important for Slovakia. The country has effectively enacted a power shift after last month’s legislative election, and is just weeks away from a referendum that could significantly alter the way national lawmakers are elected.

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(06/29/10) -

Guinea and Burundi Show Two Faces of African Democracy

While Guineas elections are praised, Burundi faces accusations of holding an unconstitutional ballot.
Gabriela Perdomo – It is a tense week in Guinea, where the ballots of a presidential election held over the weekend are being counted. Observers in and out of the country are hoping that the success of this election, the first truly democratic process in more than 50 years, will not be broken by its aftermath. Vote-counting has been slow, and poor logistics could hamper the positive mood that has followed the ballot.

yukio
(06/04/10) -

Will Naoto Kan Bring Stability to Japan?

Another Japanese prime minister quits, further widening a four-year leadership gap.
Gabriela Perdomo – Another year, another Japanese prime minister. It has been almost half a decade since Japan has managed to hold on to a head of government for more than 12 months. The latest to go is Yukio Hatoyama, whose eight-month stint in power ended swiftly but not unexpectedly this week.

pencil
(05/27/10) -

Moving Beyond The Labels on Abortion

In order to see how people really feel, aspects such as legality, availability and funding must be explored.
Mario Canseco – In public opinion, there are issues that require only one or two questions, such as the approval rating for a politician or a quick reaction to a policy announcement. Abortion is not one of them. It is intrinsically complex, dealing with several underlying factors.

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(05/22/10) -

Outsiders Have Big Chance in Czech Election

A year of scandals and ill-timed statements may allow new parties to become kingmakers.
Mario Canseco – Czech voters will take part in a legislative ballot next week, after a campaign where support for the dominant parties has dwindled, and smaller political parties have taken advantage of a dejected electorate to make substantial gains.

aquino_statue
(05/17/10) -

Elections in the Philippines: Little to be Proud of

The most recent democratic process was overwhelmingly disappointing.
Gabriela Perdomo – Final results are yet to be announced but it is not too early to give a poor mark to the most recent presidential and legislative elections in the Philippines. The May 10 ballot was marked by allegations of fraud, vote-buying and violence, leading up to and on election day, leaving dozens of fatal victims behind.

narinyo
(05/12/10) -

Colombias Unexpected Campaign

A presidential election that was supposed to be dominated by outgoing President Uribe is surprisingly not.
Gabriela Perdomo – His popularity still rides around the 70 per cent mark, but Colombian president Álvaro Uribe is no longer the dominant topic at the kitchen table as a country of 40 million people prepares to vote in a presidential election on May 30. Since the Constitutional Court denied him the possibility to run for a third consecutive term in office earlier this year, Uribe has quickly faded into the back pages as an unexpectedly riveting presidential campaign is under way.

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