Here are some sites for Spanish voters.
Aritmetica 20N- Maths to break the electoral game.
calculates which party would have more chances of breaking 2 party politics in each province. It aims to encourages people to vote for a potential third party force.
Elecciones.es
Find out which political parties are closer to your ideology, answer some questions, choose topics and discover the parties.
Friday, 18 November 2011
Coming soon Spanish elections!
Spain will soon be going to the polls. Here (with some help from my colleague Eugenie Gozalo-Velasco) are some recommended starting points!
Official website from the Ministry of the Interior
Use this to check for legislations, electoral laws, regulation of candidates and parties. Also has online collection of previous election results.
Includes a 2011 section.Earlier election results can also be found from Manuel Álvarez-Rivera's site which includes results from 1977 onwards.
Junta Electoral central has further official documents.
The Electoral Census Office/ Oficina del Censo Electoral
Get official statistics on voter registration.
Tribunal de Cuentas- The Spanish Court of Audit. Includes documents and press releases relating to elections.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Major conductor of public opinion polls amongst the Spanish public. Its website has information about its work and access to recent findings. Consult the databank for the latest barometers. These include recent voting intentions. Some information is offered in English.
News
El MundoIncludes polls analysis.
RTVE TV coverage Includes extensive video , analysis, films and graphs.
ABC. ES – TV coverage and analysis
EL Pais
Includes blogs with political satire cartoons
YouTube Channel contains videos, Google tendencies.
Electrometro.es site by Gonzalo González has news links to recent polls and surveys relating to Spanish 2011 elections.
OSCE will be assessing the conduct of the elections. See previous assessments on the website
Official website from the Ministry of the Interior
Use this to check for legislations, electoral laws, regulation of candidates and parties. Also has online collection of previous election results.
Includes a 2011 section.Earlier election results can also be found from Manuel Álvarez-Rivera's site which includes results from 1977 onwards.
Junta Electoral central has further official documents.
The Electoral Census Office/ Oficina del Censo Electoral
Get official statistics on voter registration.
Tribunal de Cuentas- The Spanish Court of Audit. Includes documents and press releases relating to elections.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Major conductor of public opinion polls amongst the Spanish public. Its website has information about its work and access to recent findings. Consult the databank for the latest barometers. These include recent voting intentions. Some information is offered in English.
News
El MundoIncludes polls analysis.
RTVE TV coverage Includes extensive video , analysis, films and graphs.
ABC. ES – TV coverage and analysis
EL Pais
Includes blogs with political satire cartoons
YouTube Channel contains videos, Google tendencies.
Electrometro.es site by Gonzalo González has news links to recent polls and surveys relating to Spanish 2011 elections.
OSCE will be assessing the conduct of the elections. See previous assessments on the website
Friday, 4 November 2011
Irish presidential elections 2011
This week the irish president was elected. here are some starting points for good quality facts about the election.
The Presidential Returning Officer website has the official results. Good graphs of the percentage achieved by each of the candidates. There is also a simple leaflet which explains the election process.
Results of past elections from 1938-2004 can also be downloaded.
RTE news has a special section with reports, analysis and social media from the election.
The Irish Independent also has a special section where you can find similar features.
Irish Times - special feature. This includes opnion polls, blogs and other social media. Look for vote 2011 external feature 2011 which highlights youtube videos from the campaigns - including today dancing candidates!
Other useful sources for Irish presidential elections are the
ElectionsIreland.org website which is strong on data. based on the work of Seán Donnelly.
Irish National Election study has research and discussion of voting in Ireland. covering the period 2002-7
The Irish Social Science Data Archive also has further references to social and political attitude surveys covering the Irish electorate.
The Presidential Returning Officer website has the official results. Good graphs of the percentage achieved by each of the candidates. There is also a simple leaflet which explains the election process.
Results of past elections from 1938-2004 can also be downloaded.
RTE news has a special section with reports, analysis and social media from the election.
The Irish Independent also has a special section where you can find similar features.
Irish Times - special feature. This includes opnion polls, blogs and other social media. Look for vote 2011 external feature 2011 which highlights youtube videos from the campaigns - including today dancing candidates!
Other useful sources for Irish presidential elections are the
ElectionsIreland.org website which is strong on data. based on the work of Seán Donnelly.
Irish National Election study has research and discussion of voting in Ireland. covering the period 2002-7
The Irish Social Science Data Archive also has further references to social and political attitude surveys covering the Irish electorate.
Monday, 24 October 2011
Tunisian elections: an Arab Spring victory?
This week Tunisians went to the polls in what was regarded by some as the first election of the Arab Spring
The BBC has a good FAQ on the importance of the elections.
Other sources of news include
The Official Tunisian News Agency (TAP) which has government press releases in English.
Tunisia.live.net - is a really good 'post revolution website' set up by Tunisians. It has blogs, podcasts and video and image content.
CNN coverage
Other sources of background information on Tunisia include:
Amnesty International
Frontline Defenders also has reports from human rights agencies/ grassroots groups working in the region.
Carnegie Endowment - website has an Arab Reform bulletin which contains a range of articles on political reform in the Arab World. These include some covering Tunisia.
Also interesting is the Arab Reform Initiative which has been set up by a network of independent research and policy institutes. There are some recent articles and opinion pieces on Tunisia
However for the latest comment try the Global voices online project which has blogs.
finally the EU sent an observation mission to cover the elections. their findings can now be found on their website
The BBC has a good FAQ on the importance of the elections.
Other sources of news include
The Official Tunisian News Agency (TAP) which has government press releases in English.
Tunisia.live.net - is a really good 'post revolution website' set up by Tunisians. It has blogs, podcasts and video and image content.
CNN coverage
Other sources of background information on Tunisia include:
Amnesty International
Frontline Defenders also has reports from human rights agencies/ grassroots groups working in the region.
Carnegie Endowment - website has an Arab Reform bulletin which contains a range of articles on political reform in the Arab World. These include some covering Tunisia.
Also interesting is the Arab Reform Initiative which has been set up by a network of independent research and policy institutes. There are some recent articles and opinion pieces on Tunisia
However for the latest comment try the Global voices online project which has blogs.
finally the EU sent an observation mission to cover the elections. their findings can now be found on their website
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Oman elections - did they answer activist demands?
Recently Oman went to the polls. A number of newspapers asked the question of whether the elections would settle protestors demands.
Times of Oman reported a poll turnout success.
Al- Jazeera also referred to high turnout. as did the Oman Observer
The Government Ministry of information also hailed the success.
However in the past Freedom House has been critical of the state of democracy in Oman. Likewise
Human Rights Watch
Gulf Analyst JE Peterson has a number of articles on the political situation in Oamn which can be downloaded free from his website.
The Gulf Research center think tank also has analysis and news.
Arab Human Rights Index also has materials.
Finally try looking at Human Security Gateway which links to a collection of recent academic papers on politics and human rights from think tanks
Times of Oman reported a poll turnout success.
Al- Jazeera also referred to high turnout. as did the Oman Observer
The Government Ministry of information also hailed the success.
However in the past Freedom House has been critical of the state of democracy in Oman. Likewise
Human Rights Watch
Gulf Analyst JE Peterson has a number of articles on the political situation in Oamn which can be downloaded free from his website.
The Gulf Research center think tank also has analysis and news.
Arab Human Rights Index also has materials.
Finally try looking at Human Security Gateway which links to a collection of recent academic papers on politics and human rights from think tanks
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Cameroon Presidential elections were they fair?
Cameroon presidential elections took place on the 9th October.
the IFES website is a good starting point for data on the electoral system.
According to AfricaNews the official electoral body has suffered a blow to its credibility.
Allafrica.com reported that the opposition called the vote a 'mess'
Brookings Institution has also voiced doubts
Cameroon Center for Democracy and Human Rights - also has materials on its website discussing the state of democracy in the region.
The Commonwealth - had observers at the election. So they are likely to submit their reports soon. Though at present information is limited to a press release only.
Transparency International Cameroon also has information in French about elections and the state of democracy in the region.
the IFES website is a good starting point for data on the electoral system.
According to AfricaNews the official electoral body has suffered a blow to its credibility.
Allafrica.com reported that the opposition called the vote a 'mess'
Brookings Institution has also voiced doubts
Cameroon Center for Democracy and Human Rights - also has materials on its website discussing the state of democracy in the region.
The Commonwealth - had observers at the election. So they are likely to submit their reports soon. Though at present information is limited to a press release only.
Transparency International Cameroon also has information in French about elections and the state of democracy in the region.
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Poland goes to the polls
This week Polish voters will go to the polls
The Polish central Electoral committee has an official website with information
OSCE will be monitoring the conduct of the election.. Their website also has full text reports on earlier parliamentary and presidential elections.
Good news sources for following the polls and stories include:
Polish radio news has good summaries in English. It includes a simple guide to the elections
Get more English language news from the Warsaw Voice.
polish sources.
Rzeczpospolita
Interia.pl
Gazeta Wyborcza
Newsweek Polityka
Wprost
Dziennik
Polska - the Times TVN
the main political parties are
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
Polska Jest Najważniejsza
Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej
Ruch Palikota
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
Polska Partia Pracy - Sierpień 80
Platforma Obywatelska Nasz Dom Polska-Samoobrona Andrzeja Leppera
Komitet Wyborczy Nowa Prawica - Janusza Korwin-Mikke
Prawica Rzeczypospolitej
The Polish central Electoral committee has an official website with information
OSCE will be monitoring the conduct of the election.. Their website also has full text reports on earlier parliamentary and presidential elections.
Good news sources for following the polls and stories include:
Polish radio news has good summaries in English. It includes a simple guide to the elections
Get more English language news from the Warsaw Voice.
polish sources.
Rzeczpospolita
Interia.pl
Gazeta Wyborcza
Newsweek Polityka
Wprost
Dziennik
Polska - the Times TVN
the main political parties are
Prawo i Sprawiedliwość
Polska Jest Najważniejsza
Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej
Ruch Palikota
Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
Polska Partia Pracy - Sierpień 80
Platforma Obywatelska Nasz Dom Polska-Samoobrona Andrzeja Leppera
Komitet Wyborczy Nowa Prawica - Janusza Korwin-Mikke
Prawica Rzeczypospolitej
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