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2007 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2007. * Electoral calendar 2007 * Elections in 2007 * 2007 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress * 2007 Algerian legislative election * 2007 Beninese parliamentary election * 2007 Burkinabé parliamentary election * 2007 Cameroonian parliamentary election * 2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections * 2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo Senate election * 2007 Republic of the Congo parliamentary election * 2007 Egyptian Shura Council election * 2007 Egyptian constitutional referendum * 2007 Ethiopian presidential election * 2007 Gambian parliamentary election * 2007 Kenyan general election * 2007 Lesotho general election * 2007 Malagasy parliamentary election * 2007 Malian parliamentary election * 2007 Malian presidential election * 2007 Mauritanian Senate election * 2007 Mauritanian presidential election * 2007 Moroccan parliamentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Calendar 2007
This electoral calendar 2007 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2007 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not included. January * 19 January: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senate * 21 January: Serbia, National Assembly * 21 January: Mauritania, Senate (1st Round) * 25 January: Gambia, Parliament * 27 January: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Governors (1st Round) February * 4 February: Mauritania, Senate (2nd Round) * 9 February: Turks and Caicos Islands, Parliament * 11 February: Turkmenistan, President * 11 February: Portugal, Referendum on abortion * 15 February: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Governors (2nd Round) * 17 February: Lesotho, National Assembly * 25 February: Senegal, President March * 4 March: Estonia, Parliament * 4 March: Abkhazia, Parliament (1st Round) * 6 March: Micronesia, Parliament * 11 Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Malagasy Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Madagascar on 23 September 2007, with the vote to be repeated in two constituencies on 14 November 2007."Élections communales le 12 décembre 2007 : vers une abstention accrue ?" ''Temoignages'', October 25, 2007 . 637 candidates contested the election, in which the 127 seats in the were at stake.Gregoire Pourtier "Madagascans choose new leaders" AFP (''IO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Armenian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Armenia on 12 May 2007. 1,364 candidates ran for the 131 seats, 41 of which were constituency seats with the remaining 90 being filled by a proportional party-list system. The electoral threshold was five per cent. Results The BBC reported a turnout of over 60%. The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe judged the elections to have "demonstrated improvement" over previous parliamentary elections, but said "the stated intention by the Armenian authorities to conduct an election in line with OSCE commitments and international standards was not fully realized." Critics and opposition politicians had announced their fears that the polls would not be democratic, despite officials' reassurances that the changes to the voting laws would ensure a more democratic election than the greatly criticised 2003 one. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Togolese Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on October 14, 2007 for the 81 seats in the National Assembly."L'Assemblée nationale dissoute, les législatives annoncées pour le 14 octobre" Xinhua ('' Jeuneafrique.com''), August 31, 2007 ."Togo re-schedules legislative polls for 14 October" African Press Agency, August 31, 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Sierra Leonean General Election
General elections were held in Sierra Leone on 11 August 2007. Seven candidates competed in the first round of the presidential election;"Sierra Leone ready for elections: electoral official" Xinhua (''People's Daily Online''), August 10, 2007. no candidate received the necessary 55% of the vote to win in the first round,"Sierra Leone Presidential Runoff Set for September 8" , VOA News, August 25, 2007. and a second round was held between the top two candidates, |
2007 Seychellois Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Seychelles between 10 and 12 May 2007. People's Daily Online, 9 May 2007 The result was a for the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front, which retained all 23 of its seats in the 34-seat . Results References ...
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2007 Senegalese Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Senegal on 25 February 2007. Incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade was re-elected in the first round with almost 56% of the vote.Diadie Ba"Senegal's Wade re-elected, warns opposition", Reuters (''Mail & Guardian Online''), 2 March 2007."Le texte intégral de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel" Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (Seneweb.com), March 11, 2007 . Background Wade announced the date for the election on 13 April 2006. The election campaign officially began on 4 February 2007. Soldiers voted early on 17 February and 18 February; this was the first time in the country's history that soldiers were allowed to vote. Had a run-off been necessary, it would have been held on 18 March 2007. A |
2007 Senegalese Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Senegal on 3 June 2007. They had originally been planned to be held together with the presidential election on 25 February 2007, but were postponed. Fourteen parties or coalitions participated in the elections, but they were marked by a major opposition boycott."Parties to boycott Senegal's legislative poll" AFP (''IOL''), May 14, 2007. The ruling won 131 seats, including all 90 of the seats elected by majority voting. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Senegalese Senate Election
Indirect Senate elections were held in Senegal on 19 August 2007. Over 13,000"Sénégal: Sénatoriales - le Conseil constitutionnel confirme la victoire du PDS" Agence de Presse Sénégalaise (allAfrica.com), August 28, 2007 . MPs, local and municipal councillors were eligible to vote in this election, in which 35 of the Senate's 100 members were chosen across the country's 35 districts; President Abdoulaye Wade nominated the other 65 members."Le po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Nigerian General Election
General elections were held in Nigeria on 21 April 2007 to elect the President and National Assembly.Ola Awoniyi"Nigeria sets date for elections", ''Mail & Guardian''. 29 August 2006. Governorship and State Assembly elections had been held on 14 April. Umaru Yar'Adua of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) won the highly controversial presidential election, and was sworn in on 29 May. Election observers from the European Union described the elections as "the worst they had ever seen anywhere in the world", with "rampant vote rigging, violence, theft of ballot boxes and intimidation." Background On 16 May 2006 the Nigerian Senate voted to block a constitutional amendment which would have allowed its president to serve more than two terms in office. President Olusegun Obasanjo thus could not pursue a third term. Additionally he was unsupported by Atiku Abubakar, his vice-president. Presidential candidates were announced in late December 2006, and 50,000 assault rifles were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Moroccan Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Morocco on 7 September 2007, the second of King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Mohammed VI's reign. Voter turnout was estimated to be 37%, the lowest in Moroccan political history. There were 33 different political party, parties and 13 Independent (politician), independent candidates competing for 325 assembly seats. An amount of $61 million was allocated by the Moroccan government to organize the 2007 elections. The number of constituencies was increased from 91 to 95 before this election.Morocco's electoral constituencies increased to 95 People's Daily, 24 August 2007 Interior minister Chakib Benmoussa claimed the changes were made "in accordance with objectivity and transparency." However, BBC correspondent Richard Hamilton accused the government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Mauritanian Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Mauritania on 11 March 2007."Mauritania vote 'free and fair'" '''', March 12, 2007. As no candidate received a majority of the votes, a second round was held on 25 March between the top two candidates, and . Abdallahi won the second round with about 53% of the vote and took office in April. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
