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15/03/06 Belarus

EXPULSION OF MONITORS IN BELARUS UNACCEPTABLE - MOORE

Responding to reports that a further seven members of an unofficial, Scandinavian election monitoring team have been forced to leave Belarus, Liberal Democrat Shadow Foreign Secretary, Michael Moore MP, said:

"These expulsions are unacceptable: the election observers were performing a important task of real benefit to the Belarusian people.

"Against a background of serious restrictions of press and political freedom, election observers have a vital role in trying to ensure free and fair elections.

"The representatives from Liberal Democrats sister parties have an established track record on promoting democracy.

"This is a serious misjudgement by the Belarus government. It should accept the presence of independent monitors, and respect the democratic rights of the Belarusian people." 

23/05/05 Mozambique
The “threshold” clause has been accused of keeping minor political parties out of parliament.  Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (AIM) wanted to investigate the true effects of the “threshold” clause on minor political parties, and their results showed that the clause does not affect minor parties, other than the Party for Peace, Democracy, and Development (PDD).  If the clause were to be abolished, the PDD would have two seats in parliament.
Full Story  http://allafrica.com/stories/200505250369.html


23/05/05 Zanzibar
It is likely that voter registration in Urban-West and other Civic United Front (CUF) strongholds has been tampered with, reports the CUF website.  CUF strongholds fell short of voter registration projections, and it is assumed that citizens were prevented from voting and fake voters padded the Chama cha Mapinduzi (CCM) registration numbers.
Full Story  http://www.cuftz.org/habari/voter_register.htm


 
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