Putin’s Party Wins in Russia’s Local Elections »

By on Oct 17, 2010 in Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Putin’s Party Wins in Russia’s Local Elections The United Russia party remained triumphant in elections on October 10 in Russia, proving Russian’s confidence in Putin, although some question the legality of their win. Out of Russia’s 140 million population, about 30 million voted in the elections. Based on the results of the election, the harsh [...]

Nigerian Presidential Elections—WHAT A MESS! »

By on Sep 3, 2010 in Homework | 0 Comments

“Calm Academic Tries to Tame Nigeria” Adam Nossiter http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/01/world/africa/01nigeria.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa known for being an illiberal democracy, is due for a presidential election. The only problem is there is no election date, no candidate list, and no list of registered voters. What is Nigeria to do? Who is going to [...]