Election Polling in Canada
Posted on 8 December 2011 | No responses
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According to recent election polling in Canada, Jack Layton and his rising New Democrats (NDP) are on track to increase their seats in the House of Commons by 24 in the upcoming May 2 elections.
The EKOS poll showed that 24.7% of the population intends to vote for the NDP, which is the same percentage as for the Liberal Party. The Tories are at 34.4%, while the Green Party is at 7.8%, and the Bloc at 6.5%. Based on opinion polling, if the election were to happen right now, the Conservatives would win a diminished minority as the NDP rises to power. EKOS notes that the public is not willing to give Prime Minister Stephen Harper a Conservative majority. In addition to the EKOS poll, an Ipsos Reid poll also puts the NDP ahead of the Liberals for the first time in a few decades.
Countering Violence At Polls For Election
Posted on 2 November 2011 | No responses
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The first phase of polls for election in Assam, India passed off peacefully, with 73% voter turnout. Local authorities are more concerned about the second and final phase of polls on April 11, and they are deploying about 500 companies of additional paramilitary forces to counter the threat of violence from suspected rebels of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB.
Several violent incidents involving militant groups have taken place over the last month, and police say that they are apprehensive that violence might take place during the final phase of the Assembly poll. This is mostly due to the fact that the second phase polling will be held in the lower Assam and Bodo belt areas, along the border with Bhutan, where the Paresh Barua faction of Ulfa and the NDFB are active.
Election Polling in Nigeria
Posted on 26 September 2011 | No responses
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Counting is still underway following election polling for Nigerian state governorships. There were reports that gunfire and ballot box thefts may have led to low voter turnout in some polling areas. At least one state in the north, Gombe, had seen election officials fleeing polling units due to violence. As the results trickle in, security forces are poised to clamp down on any violence that might erupt.
The situation is especially tense given the backdrop of violence in the country following the presidential elections earlier this month. At least 500 Nigerians have been killed and some 74,000 people displaced after Goodluck Jonathan, a southern Christian, was declared winner by a wide margin in the April 16 presidential election. Supporters of his northern opponent Muhammadu Buhari rejected the results and took to the streets, setting fire to churches, mosques and homes.