Friday, June 4, 2010

Trinamool will require Congress support in several municipalities-Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times

Trinamool will require Congress support in several municipalities-Politics/Nation-News-The Economic Times

In North 24-Parganas district alone, Ms Banerjee would not be able to form boards in Garulia, Barasat, Baranagar, Titagarh and New Barrackpore municipalities without support from Congress. Similarly, Congress will require Trinamool Congress’ support to form boards in Basirhat and Baduria municipalities.

Cyclone Mamata breaches Red Fort in West Bengal- Hindustan Times

Cyclone Mamata breaches Red Fort in West Bengal- Hindustan Times

The winds of political change blowing over Bengal turned into a hurricane on Wednesday, wiping out any semblance of a Left fightback in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and 80 other municipalities in the state.

This result leaves the rout of the Left Front in rural, semi-urban and urban Bengal virtually complete, when combined with those of the panchayat polls in 2008, the Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly bypolls. It also sets up the stage for the assembly elections in the state in October next year

President Hosni Mubarak's party tightens its grip on Egypt - CSMonitor.com

President Hosni Mubarak's party tightens its grip on Egypt - CSMonitor.com

President Hosni Mubarak won 74 of 88 seats in elections for the Shura Council, Egypt's upper house of parliament, amid accusations of fraud and state intimidation. The vote sets the scene for more important upcoming elections.

The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Why Were Election Forecasts So Wrong?

The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - Why Were Election Forecasts So Wrong?

Trend News: Georgian President considers assessment of local elections in Georgia by NATO Secretary-General important

Trend News: Georgian President considers assessment of local elections in Georgia by NATO Secretary-General important

The Georgian President considers assessment of local elections held May 30 in Georgia by the NATO Secretary-General important. "Anders Fogh Rasmussen called the election fair, and it is a clear assessment of our elections," Mikheil Saakashvili said at the government meeting.

The Claremont Institute - Policy Analysis of Three California Ballot Measures

The Claremont Institute - Policy Analysis of Three California Ballot Measures

Imagine an election in which your only choice in November was between a liberal Democrat and a conservative Republican. It isn't hard to do. That scenario plays out in many California state assembly, state senate and congressional districts every election year.

CPM resorts to statistics jugglery- Hindustan Times

CPM resorts to statistics jugglery- Hindustan Times


A day after facing a rout in the municipal elections in West Bengal, the CPM said on Thursday that the downslide since the last Lok Sabha elections “appears to have been partially arrested”, and resorted to statistics-jugglery.

Obama’s Jobs for Dropping out of Elections Stimulus - HUMAN EVENTS

Obama’s Jobs for Dropping out of Elections Stimulus - HUMAN EVENTS

The charges of a second occurrence of the White House “Jobs for Dropping out of Elections” plan have finally hit the so-called mainstream media. We’re left to wonder if positions for soon-to-be-out-of-work Democrat candidates was hidden somewhere in the massive trillion-dollar stimulus package.

Kim Strassel: Washington Rebels Against Chicago - WSJ.com

Kim Strassel: Washington Rebels Against Chicago - WSJ.com

For those wondering what it would look like when the White House's Chicago politics finally hit a Washington wall, the answer is Joe Sestak and Andrew Romanoff. A patronage-politics mentality brought the Obama team to this pass, and a shifty cleanup effort threatens to turn it into a political scandal.

Business Insight Malaya | National

Business Insight Malaya | National

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said that except for a few distractions, the special elections in a handful of towns in Visayas and Mindanao were "generally peaceful".