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2010 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2010. {{TOC right * National electoral calendar 2010 * Local electoral calendar 2010 * 2010 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 2010 Burkinabé presidential election * 2010 Burundian Senate election * 2010 Burundian legislative election * 2010 Burundian presidential election * 2010 Comorian presidential election * 2010 Darfurian amalgamation referendum * 2010 Egyptian parliamentary election * 2010 Egyptian Shura Council election * 2010 Ethiopian general election * 2010 Guinean presidential election * 2010 Ivorian presidential election * 2010 Kenyan constitutional referendum * 2010 Malagasy constitutional referendum * 2010 Mauritian general election * 2010 Namibian local and regional elections * 2010 Nigerien constitutional referendum * 2010 Rwandan presidential election * 2010 São Tomé and Príncipe legislative election * 2010 Somaliland presidential election * 2010 Sudanese general election * 2010 Tanzanian general elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Electoral Calendar 2010
This national electoral calendar for 2010 lists the national/Federation, federal elections held in 2010 in all List of sovereign states, sovereign states and their Dependent territory, dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January * 10 January: Elections in Croatia, Croatia, Croatian presidential election, 2009–2010, President (2nd round) * 17 January: ** Elections in Chile, Chile, 2009–10 Chilean presidential election, President (2nd round) ** Elections in Ukraine, Ukraine, 2010 Ukrainian presidential election, President (1st round) * 22 January: Elections in the Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands Antilles, 2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, Parliament * 25 January: Elections in Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2010 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election, Parliament * 26 January: Elections in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 2010 Sri Lankan presidential election, President February * 3 February: Elections in G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Namibian Local And Regional Elections
Namibia held elections for their local and regional councils on 26 and 27 November 2010. The terms of regional councillors and local authority representatives were originally set to expire in 2009. As a local and regional election in 2009 would have meant to organise four different elections in one year, this part of the election was postponed and terms of office extended by one year. Regional election Regional elections contested 101 seats in 13 regional councils. Electoral Commission of Namibia, retrieved 27 September 2020 Local election Local elections determine the population of the village, town, and city councils and have a direct influence on who will become mayor, as this position is elected among ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Hong Kong By-election
The 2010 Hong Kong Legislative Council by-election was an election held on 16 May 2010 in Hong Kong for all five geographical constituencies of the Legislative Council (LegCo), triggered by the resignation of five pan-democrat Legislative Councillors in January of the same year. Discussions among the pan-democrats commenced in July 2009 for five legislators to resign to force a territory-wide by-election.Fung, Fanny (19 January 2010), "Referendum bid is against Basic Law, minister says", ''South China Morning Post'', Retrieved on 20 January 2010. The plan, which they dubbed the Five Constituencies Referendum (五區公投) or Five Constituencies Resignation (五區總辭), involved one pan-democratic legislator resigning from each of the five geographical constituencies, thereby triggering a by-election in which all Hong Kong citizens could participate. Although the Basic Law of Hong Kong does not provide for official referendums, the pan-democrats hope that by returning the res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Burmese General Election
General elections were held in Myanmar on 2010, in accordance with the new constitution, which was approved in a referendum held in . The election date was announced by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) on . The elections were the fifth step of the seven-step "roadmap to democracy" proposed by the SPDC in 2003,Myanmar Top Leader Advises People To Make Correct Choice With Upcoming Election . 2010. the sixth and seventh steps being the convening of elected representatives and the building of a modern, democratic nation, respectively. However, the |
2010 Bahraini Parliamentary Election
General elections were held in Bahrain in October 2010 to elect the forty members of the Council of Representatives. The first round of voting was held on 23 October, with a second round on 30 October. Amidst boycotts and arrests, Al Wefaq won 18 of the 40 seats. Four women were elected. Campaign The main opposition party Haq Movement and several other opposition parties such as the Al-Wafa Islamic Movement, Bahrain Freedom Movement, Khalas Movement and Islamic Action Society called for a boycott of the elections, on the grounds that participation would be "tantamount to accepting the unjust sectarian apartheid system." There were also further arrests and repressions of the Shia majority. Shia political activists and international human rights watchdogs warned of a "drift back to full-blown authoritarianism." However, Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad al-Khalifa claimed the arrests were "not linked to elections." Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Project on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Azerbaijani Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Azerbaijan on 7 November 2010. Candidates The registration of candidates ended on 15 October. Although 1,115 candidates filed application to run in the election, only 690 were given the go ahead by the electoral commission. Conduct The elections were observed by monitors from the European Parliament, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe. OSCE stated that the election campaign had been marred by restrictions on media freedom and freedom of assembly. Many opposition candidates were unable to register themselves, thus creating an "uneven playing field", according to the OSCE. The pre-election atmosphere was tense with the media complaining of pressure and intransparent financial transactions of state officials. The observation mission of the PACE reported that "the whole election process showed progress in reaching Assembly and OSCE standards and commitments" but that "significant progress would s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Afghan Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Afghanistan on 18 September 2010 to elect members of the House of the People (Wolesi Jirga). The Afghan Independent Election Commission - established in accordance with the article 156 of the Constitution of Afghanistan for the purpose of organizing and supervising all elections in the country - postponed the poll from its original date of 22 May to September 18. The results were delayed on several occasions, but were finalized on October 31. The Taliban issued a direct threat to all those involved in the House of the People elections. Campaign The campaign period kicked off on June 23 and ran until September 16. On June 23, 2010, the full list of candidates was announced; 2,577 candidates filed to run, 405 of them women. On July 7, 2010, the Electoral Complaint Commission announced that it had disqualified 36 candidates because of ties to illegal private militias. However, according to critics "the net caught a few small fish while the shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Zanzibari Government Of National Unity Referendum
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A referendum on establishing a national unity government after the Tanzanian October 2010 elections was held in Zanzibar on 31 July 2010. The proposal was approved, and the losing party in the elections was subsequently allowed to nominate the First Vice President. Results References Referendums in Tanzania Zanzibar Zanzibar Zanzibar (; ; ) is an insular semi-autonomous province which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of many small islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Togolese Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Togo on 4 March 2010.Togo: la présidentielle reportée du 28 février au 4 mars AFP, 11 February 2010 Incumbent President —who won his first term in a that followed the death of his father, long-time President , in 2005—faced radical opp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Tanzanian General Election
General elections were held in Tanzania on 31 October 2010. The presidential elections were won by the incumbent President Jakaya Kikwete of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM), who received 63% of the vote. The parliamentary elections resulted in a victory for the CCM, which won 186 of the 239 elected seats. In the elections in semi-autonomous Zanzibar, Ali Mohamed Shein of the CCM won the presidential election, whilst the CCM also won the most seats in the House of Representatives. Electoral system For the 2010 elections, the National Assembly had 317 members, of which 239 (up from 232) were elected by plurality voting in single-member constituencies, 102 were reserved for women, five elected by the House of Representatives of Zanzibar and up to seven appointed by the president.Bunge (National Assembly) IPU The Attorney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Sudanese General Election
General elections were held in Sudan between 11 and 15 April 2010, extended from the original end date of 13 April.BREAKING NEWS: Sudan election board extends voting period for two days . 12 April 2010 The elections were held to elect the and , as well as the |
2010 Somaliland Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Somaliland on 26 June 2010. The elections were originally scheduled for August 2008 and numerous delays, endangered political stability in the country. On 1 July 2010, the Somaliland National Election Commission announced that opposition candidate Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud had won the elections, defeating incumbent President Dahir Riyale Kahin. Background The elections were originally scheduled for 31 August 2008, but the instability in the eastern Sanaag and Sool regions led the Guurti to extend the incumbent's term for a year in early April 2008, setting the election for 15 March 2009. This was heavily criticised by the opposition—in the end, a compromise led to the date of 6 April 2009, which was later changed to one week before that (29 March). On 3 March, it was announced that the elections were postponed by two more months, to be held on 31 May. On 6 September 2009, the electoral commission announced that the election could not be held on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
