Elections and major political developments

Recent elections and political issues

B. Political parties and elections

B. Political parties and elections

F. Political Rights and Preparation of Elections

The current political momentum towards the elections should be maintained.

The Political Parties Order 2002 governs the conduct of political parties and the Conduct of General Elections Order 2002 was enacted to facilitate holding the October 2002 elections.

In terms of the political changes, they have introduced village elections.

Elections alone, however, will not resolve all of Iraq's political problems.

Israeli political parties and preparations for the elections to the Knesset

The concept of free elections required the existence and operation of plural political parties and contested elections permitted by the State.

Since the elections, the political process has continued to unfold in Iraq.

Elections should be open to all political parties that publicly renounce violence.

Delegations have been mobilized to observe transitional elections and mediate political stalemates.

Elections will usher in a new and more promising phase in the country's political history.

(c) Some countries are lowering the age for political rights, including participation in national elections.

Moreover, we will continue to exert efforts to impose law and order and to enhance our political system on the basis of real democracy, encompassing political pluralism and elections at all levels, including municipal and legislative elections.

These elections represent a historic moment for Iraq and a positive step in its political transition.

The political reform project includes capacity building for women candidates in preparation for the 2005 elections.

Greatly concerned also at the delay in preparations for the elections resulting from a political deadlock,

Although there is still almost a year until the next local government elections, women's associations of political parties already prepare their members to stand as candidates in elections.

Developments related to the presidential and legislative elections dominated political activity in Liberia during the reporting period.

It is critical that the parties deal with major pending political problems before the elections are held.

Even though women are present in political parties, not enough of them stand as candidates at elections.

The official political parties have continued to mobilize their support base and constituents for the upcoming elections.

The elections that took place on 30 January were an important milestone in the transitional political process.

He has dissolved Nigeria s five State sanctioned political parties and cancelled the elections held under General Abacha.

During two consecutive elections the 2004 presidential elections and the recent parliamentary elections the women of Afghanistan manifested their political awareness by turning out in overwhelming numbers at the polls and exercising a right that they had never known before.

In the current context, moving the political agenda forward and organizing the elections are widely considered a priority.

The timetable for the elections seems to be in jeopardy in the light of the current political tension.

These elections are an important step for Iraq's political transition, as outlined in UN Security Council resolution 1546.

The results of the elections show positive positive development in relation to participation of women in BiH political life.

Progress made on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration has helped improve the political environment for the organization of meaningful elections.

Political leaders in Haiti have a special responsibility to ensure the success of both the national dialogue and elections.

As regards political participation, 20 women had been elected to the Iraqi National Council in the most recent elections.

The Law did, however, have important political effects, such as the cancelling of provincial elections in Kivu in 1987.

The instability of political regimes, characterized by the alternation between coups and elections, is also an indicator of underdevelopment and the absence of a truly national political programme.

To this end, a substantive political dialogue should be urgently engaged with the leaders of political parties returned at those elections, including representatives of ethnic groups, and political parties should be permitted to function freely.

This began with the elections and will continue with the Palestinian Legislative Council elections on 25 January 2006, which aim at laying the foundations of political pluralism based on the rule of law.

The legislative elections have changed the political landscape and the negotiation process has to be resumed by the new Government.

But successful elections require not only that technical conditions be met, but also that an appropriate political context be developed.

Political activities including debates among the candidates for the elections to be held in 2007 have remained peaceful so far.

Individual candidates from political parties or individuals in their own right are at liberty to contest any National Assembly elections.

An independent electoral commission was indispensable for the conduct of the elections and would allow political violence to be averted.

During the political elections the multinational protection force provided security to 238 OSCE teams, covering a total of 12,000 kilometres.