It’s election time in Denmark, and internationals can vote too. Here’s how: Smiling, reassuring faces hang from every tree and lamppost in Aarhus: most of them even surviving the recent storm. These, and the banners hanging in the main shopping streets, remind citizens of the upcoming local election on 19 November. Voters will be asked … Continue reading
Dutch voters choose for two parties on the opposite sides of the political spectrum The New Church in The Hague looked different on election night. Its solemn atmosphere was completely overturned by green lights, loud music and balloons of the D66, a secular party, which was celebrating the election result in this unorthodox location. The … Continue reading
President Alyaksandr Lukashenka has set 23 September as the date for parliamentary elections. He stressed the need to involve political parties and civic organizations “regardless of their political affiliation,” according to the Belta state news agency. International observers may also be allowed to monitor the election process, The Voice of Russia writes. These will be the first national … Continue reading
Bidzina Ivanishvili’s party Georgian Dreams organized on Sunday the second rally of its campaign in Kutalsi, Georgia’s second largest city, gathering between 20 000 and 50 000 supporters, reports Democracy and Freedom Watch. Mr. Ivanishvili, standing behind a bulletproof glass, promised its audience to reduce utility fees, cut unemployment, boost industry, raise pensions, and improve … Continue reading
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