On 20 April 2005, the communal elections law and electoral code were promulgated, and CENI announced the revised electoral schedule communal elections on 3 June legislative elections on 4 July Senate elections on 29 July presidential elections (by the new Parliament) on 19 August and colline elections on 23 September 2005.

Legislative elections had been held, and a presidential election was under way.

Legislative elections were held on 4 July and Senate elections on 29 July.

The presidential elections were successfully conducted in 2004 and the parliamentary and provincial elections are due to be held on 18 September 2005.

Municipal elections were planned for 2006 and elections to the national parliament for the following year.

7. Reiterates the importance of the implementation of the timetable of the Joint Electoral Management Body for parliamentary and local elections scheduled for the spring of 2005

Owing to logistical and financial constraints, the Government is holding village elections in a phased manner three further districts will go to the polls in March, to be followed by elections in the eight remaining districts between April and June, according to a schedule to be decided by the National Electoral Commission.

Following the publication of the electoral law on 11 February 2005, preparations are under way to hold local elections on 9 October 2005 and the first round of parliamentary and presidential elections on 13 November a second round, if necessary, would be held on 18 December.

The 2005 parliamentary elections in Nagorno Karabakh were the first held under a new electoral code, which introduced numerous improvements to the procedures in force during previous presidential, parliamentary and local elections.

(c) Voter registration in preparation for the forthcoming elections

In Afghanistan, for example, we haven't just had one election or two elections. We've gone through three elections, presidential and parliamentary. And what do we find?

When adopted, the constitution and the electoral law will provide the framework for the upcoming elections.

The Council looks forward to the holding of parliamentary and local elections in Afghanistan in the spring of 2005.

A first round of legislative and presidential elections was held on 13 March 2005 a second round was scheduled for 8 May 2005.

The Ivorian parties also reaffirmed the need to hold presidential elections in October 2005 and legislative elections immediately thereafter.

There will be a new election on 15 December.

A referendum on the constitution, now scheduled for 28 February 2005, will be followed by a series of elections, from local to legislative and presidential.

The last of the constitutionally mandated elections, at the colline level, were conducted successfully on 23 September.

Voters The percentage of women voters was 46.3 for the 1988 elections.

Noting that the Belarusian authorities have decided to hold local elections on 14 January 2007, and expressing its hope that those will be free and fair, in full respect of international electoral standards,

A key element of the last election, in 2001, was the participation of more than 70 per cent of the electorate.

The first elections took place in September 1996.

The Electoral Assistance Division with UNDP and the Secretariado developed a technical assistance project to assist in the holding of local elections in the country.

In a few weeks, general elections will be held throughout the country to select the nation's elected representatives at all levels.

We want transparent elections in which the candidates elected will not be challenged.

Communal elections were held on 3 June 2005, with over 70 per cent of the registered voters voting for municipal councillors.

First, they detract from the effort to hold the transitional elections second, the commissioners and national electoral officers during the transitional period are often not selected for their expertise in electoral administration.

We held municipal elections and have begun preparations for legislative elections, which will be held early next year, with a view to firmly establishing the foundation for pluralism, democracy and the peaceful transfer of authority.

The benchmarks will be completed later in the year, following parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for September 2005.

Local elections were held in two phases in the districts of Cova Lima, Ermera and Viqueque, on 12 and 18 May, and in those of Ainaro, Aileu and Manufahi, on 27 June and 2 July.

(e) Should promote democracy and the holding of free elections,

The next election will be held in June 2005.1

Preparations are under way to help organize presidential, legislative and local elections in the third quarter of 2005.

Voters were able to exercise their franchise freely, despite a tense pre election period.

The democratic process which started with the referendum on a new constitution in February 2005 continued with commune elections in April and legislative elections for the National Assembly and Senate, in June and July respectively, and was successfully completed by presidential elections on 26 August and colline elections on 23 September 2005.

For example, they have attended several international and subregional conferences organized by the United Nations, United Nations agencies or by African subregional organizations, to wit

(iii) building the capacity of the National Electoral Commission to conduct a free, fair and credible electoral process in 2007

Recognizing with satisfaction also the organization and holding of general elections in Guatemala at the end of 1999, of municipal and parliamentary elections in El Salvador in March 2000 and of municipal elections in Nicaragua in November 2000,

It is still intended to hold the elections before the end of this year.

The election will take place in accordance with the following

The Electoral Assistance Division provided an electoral management adviser as well as other experts to the new, post independence electoral management body of Timor Leste, the Secretariado Técnico de Administração Eleitoral (STAE).

With regard to the electoral process, on 7 January the President of the Independent Electoral Commission indicated to the press that, in his view, it would not be feasible to hold elections in June 2005 and that a later date in 2005 should be considered.

Time is rapidly running out for the presidential and legislative elections, scheduled to be held within the next seven months, with protracted delays in their preparation and organization.

Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections Election of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (A 60 553) 112 (c)

Elections to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs and other elections