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elections

March 29, 2011

Public back Scottish Greens over exclusion from TV election debates

A new opinion poll shows clear public opposition to the exclusion of the Scottish Green Party from the TV election debates that start tonight.
February 25, 2011

African bishops warn against rushed elections in Zimbabwe

Catholic bishops have warned that conditions are not yet fit for elections in Zimbabwe after the bloody presidential run-off that left scores of people dead.
November 11, 2010

Church and human rights groups warn over Zimbabwe elections

Church and rights groups in Zimbabwe have warned against new elections saying the situation in the country is "highly volatile, uncertain and tense".
March 24, 2010

Haiti's prime minister tells churches that elections will go ahead

Haiti's PM has said in a meeting with the head of a major church-backed aid group that 2010 elections will take place, and that putting them off is not an option.
October 21, 2009

Call for credible Afghan election plan

The Afghan government and its international supporters must immediately set out a clear and effective plan to ensure a credible second round of presidential election voting, says Amnesty.
June 17, 2009

New wave of protests, repression and cyber-action in Iran

Following the hundreds of thousands who took to the streets yesterday, a new wave of protests has begun in Iran about claims of election fixing and lack of freedom. Amid a state clamp-down, the internet is being used to assist protesters.
May 29, 2009

Free church leaders urge a vote for global change in Euro poll

Leaders of three large Free Churches in Britain have issued a statement encouraging the voting public in Britain to use the upcoming European elections to back major change on global finance, climate and international poverty.
May 28, 2009

Malawi's churches urge acceptance of country's election result

The Malawi Council of Churches has asked John Tembo, the leader of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party to accept the landslide victory of President Bingu wa Mutharika secured in the 19 May 2009 elections
May 23, 2009

Poll challenges Archbishop's idea that expenses scandal is bad for democracy

A public opinion poll by ComRes, commissioned by the religion and society thinktank Ekklesia, has challenged the Archbishop of Canterbury's suggestion that democracy will be damaged by the revelations about MPs expenses
May 20, 2009

Indian churches express hope for the future of India's democracy

More churches and Christian groups in India have hailed as a victory for secular governance and a non-sectarian society the convincing victory of the ruling coalition, which did much better than pre-election polls had suggested.