Election news this week 9-15th May 2017

Information Commissioner opens enquiry into use of social media by parties- use of data analytics by political parties.
Electoral Commission partners with snapchat to attract young voters.
see more on the follow my vote website


Manifestoes

Womens Equality Party Manifesto 

Plaid Cymru Manifesto launched. 

Labour Party Manifesto 
TV broadcast
Document criticising the Conservative Manifesto

Liberal Democrats manifesto

Conservative Party


reports and analysis.

If only …’ Guardian writers on the one policy they’d have in their manifesto

The Guardian view on Labour’s manifesto process: get ready for the blame game

Bar Council

RSPB 

Kings Fund - Health and Social Care election tracker- how are health and social care issues beign discussed in the 2017 election.

Election Briefing - Christian Institute

What do we know about the new French president?

As Emmanuel Macron is elected French president get some facts about this political newcomer!

All the newspapers listed in our earlier presidential election blog have the latest results and analyses
For example see the original Le Monde article which discussed the launch of his En Marche movement in 2016.


The official En Marche website discusses the aims and progress of the movement and includes a biography
Macron also has a Facebook site and Twitter account which link to recent statements and videos.

Get initial twitter reaction from world leaders and the public

Other reaction from US think tank Council Foreign Relations

Chatham House (UK foreign policy)
LSE Europp blog
House of Commons briefing paper on the implications for the UK

UK election 2017 - news and reports May 8-13

 Labour party election launch on facebook


NHS providers manifesto
EEF manufacturers manifesto
Six Form Colleges Manifesto
Election briefing: NHS and social care funding –three unavoidable challenges Health Foundation
End Violence against women election manifesto 
Fawcett society womens general election manifesto

Algeria elections - are they fair?

Elections are due to be held in Algeria on May 4th - but despite recent reforms will they be fair?

the Ministry of the Interior in Algeria is organising the elections and has official information (most in French) on the procedures.

Background information on the electoral system can be found on the IPU website with details on the 2012 elections 

information on citizen perspectives on the state of democracy in the region can be found in the Arab Barometer files. These give insight into what Algerians thought of democracy in the early 21st century.

IFES has a guide to the revised procedures in the elections.

European Forum for Democracy and solidarity country file. includes background to earlier elections and some news

civil / democratic and human rights reports on Algeria.

Human Rights Watch report 2017

Amnesty International

Carnegie Endowment has a primer on the 2017 elections

 

Concerns have been raised about the position of women and their involvement in the elections.

Middle East Monitor has said they have been removed from the elections.

UNDP has background on raising female democratic participation in the region.

The Project on Middle East Democracy has stated that opposition parties are demanding an independent electoral authority.

UK election 2017 - news and reports 1st-6th May 2016

Progressive Alliance - Compass. campaigning for tactical voting. "vote for a progressive candidate who has the best chance of beating the regressive right"

Case for an anti-Tory progressive Alliance. Key letter in the Guardian

Guardian politics had a Teresa May bingo card on twitter for viewers to tick of the same words/ slogans used in her interviews.

British Chambers of Commerce election manifesto 

Federation of Master Builders’ Programme for Government
The General Election on 8th June is much more
than a referendum on Brexit.

the Society of Editors has called for manifesto commitments to protecting press freedom and of support for the public’s right to know during the election campaign.

Sutton Trust mobility (Social mobility) manifesto 

Food and Drink Federation Manifesto

Royal College of Physicians

IPPR's manifesto for change: General election 2017

Students support Labour but don’t trust them on fees, according to HEPI / YouthSight poll

General Election 2017: The Agenda for Energy Networks  

UK Election 2017 - 19-30th April 2017

Here are some key publications
Gina Miller Best for Britain Campaign supporting candidates backing a soft Brexit and encouraging tactical voting.

Open Britain has a map of key constituencies which it is targettign to campaign for a soft brexit

Jeremy Corbyn has released 10 pledges on his website which wil form the basis of the party manifesto. they also posted on facebook their pledges about the NHS

UKIP launch integration strategy - including banning of face veils

House of commons Library research briefing Political disengagement in the UK: who is disengaged?

France presidential elections useful resources

As the first round of the French presindetial elections will be happening soon here are some useful academic resources.

Official government resources
Check the regulations and official candidate lists on the Constitutional Court website

News coverage

France

France 24    
includes a vote compass for you to pick your candidate

 L'Express

Le Monde

Figaro

Humanite

Foreign news.

BBC

Guardian 

Huffington Post has daily poll summaries

Independent

 New York Times 

Washington Post

Economist

Sciences Po Cevipol

Boussole for testing which candidate you should vote for  

Cevipol election studies of voter interest and engagement

Polls

Commission des sondages has lists and results from recent polls

major agencies include:  Presitrack

elabe

Depuis 1958 has an anlysis of the polls

Social Media trends

facebook tools

Google Trends 

Bakamore social is conducting  a study of social media trends in the election.

Ezy Insights - election on Facebook