International Elections thread

[samFFC]

Primarily for the lower-profile elections, particularly those coming off the back of military coups or lengthy dictatorships, and now enjoying the wonders of democracy!

 

[samFFC]

Just in the next week and a bit we have:
Chile - Presidential and Parliamentary - Sunday 17th
Nepal - Parliamentary - Tuesday 19th
Mauritania - Parliamentary - Saturday 23rd
Honduras - Presidential and Parliamentary - Sunday 24th - coming off coup
Mali - Parliamentary - Sunday 24th - also coming off coup

Something I wrote about the Chile election: http://democracyaroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2013/11/14/chile/

 

[samFFC]

Latest results:

Chile:
Presidential: Michelle Bachelet, who was President from 2006-2010, ran again this year (you can't run twice in a row, so couldn't run at the last election). In the first run-off, she managed 46.7% of the vote, a strong tally but not enough for an absolute majority. We now move on to a run-off between Bachelet and Evelyn Matthei (25% of the vote) on December 15.

Parliamentary: Bachelet's New Majority coalition performed strongly, winning 67/120 lower house seats, and 12/20 upper house (taking their tally to 21/38). This figure might not be enough to allow Bachelet to achieve some of the sweeping, Constitution reform she is hoping to work on this term, because of a lack of "supermajority" numbers. We shall see.

Nepal:
Tough times, as votes are still being counted. The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN), a Maoist party, is rejecting the results. Time will tell: http://www.voanews.com/content/nepal-maoists-reject-election-results/1795067.html

This weekend is Mauritania, Honduras and Mali.