by Ernesto Parisca | May 5, 2015 | Elections, General interest, In the news
The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) and Democracy International (DI) recently published a white paper titled “Election Audits: International Principles that Protect Election Integrityâ€, which provides guidance to election commissions on how to conduct successful post-election audits in developing democracies and post-conflict environments.
The investigation, authored by S. Darnolf, K. Ellena, E. Lippolis, E. Shein and C. ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Apr 30, 2015 | Asia, Elections, General interest
Kazakhstan’s presidential election came with no surprises on April 26. After his 25-year rule, the Central Asian country’s incumbent leader Nursultan Nazarbayev won a fifth consecutive term, with a massive 97.7 percent of the vote. Passed this quarter-century, you probably knew that Nazarbayev was expected to continue governing Kazakhstan. But, Did you know?...
About the country:
The ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Mar 24, 2015 | Elections, General interest, Middle East
Israelis headed to the polls on March 17 to elect their 20th Knesset (Parliament). The event was widely seen as a referendum on the governance of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu; who –after a close-fought campaign- has claimed victory.
His party Likud won 30 seats, six more than his closest follower the opposition Zionist Union (led by ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Mar 4, 2015 | E-voting, Elections, General interest, i-voting
Here are the 5 W's of the latest Estonian i-voting experience
What happened? The Estonian online voting platform was used for the eighth straight national election. This time, Estonians were electing their Rigiikogu (Parliament). 176,328 people i-voted. This represents an increase of 71% since last elections - May 2014-  and 25% as compared to the previous Rigiikogy elections ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Feb 17, 2015 | E-voting, General interest, In the news, Internet voting
This February, Lithuania is not only celebrating the 97th anniversary of its independence from the Russian Federation and, the 25th anniversary of its State formal reestablishment from the Soviet Union in 1990. It is also rejoicing in the fact that as early as 2016, i-voting could be a reality for its voters.
Recently, two ministers of ...
by Ernesto Parisca | Feb 12, 2015 | Africa, Elections, General interest
1. Wind of democratic change in Africa’s giant. Even though incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan’s People's Democratic Party (PDP) has dominated Nigerian politics since civilian rule was restored, political experts argue that things could be about to change in Africa's biggest economy. Jonathan, who is seeking a second four-year term, now faces its toughest election challenge ...
