elections

June 17, 2018

Colombia 'at a cross-road' as second round of voting begins

If an opponent of the peace agreement is elected, Colombia could find itself dealing with a new spiral of violence, says CAFOD.
June 5, 2018

UN chief urges parties involved in clashes in Mali to 'favour dialogue over violence'

The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for “calm and restraint”, following violent clashes between demonstrators and riot police in Mali’s capital Bamako.
May 10, 2018

Turkey 'must lift state of emergency for credible elections to take place'

Restrictions on freedom of expression, assembly and association are incompatible with the conduct of a credible electoral process in Turkey, says the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
May 4, 2018

Evidence for voter ID pilots criticised by statistics watchdog

A key piece of evidence used to support the Government’s voter ID pilots has been discredited by the UK Statistics Authority.
April 14, 2018

Electoral Commission says cheers to voting

Nearly a million beer mats have been distributed by the Electoral Commission to pubs and bars across England encouraging people to register to vote before the 17 April deadline.
March 31, 2018

Egyptian presidential elections 'a significant step backwards for democracy'

Transparency International has criticised actions taken by the Egyptian government to supress critical election monitoring efforts, which serve an essential role in ensuring transparency and accountability
March 24, 2018

Guide for voters with a learning disability launched ahead of local elections

A new easy read guide for voters with a learning disability has been launched by the Electoral Commission, to help increase understanding of how to register and vote in the upcoming elections.
March 24, 2018

Renewed hope for a prosperous Zimbabwe

”Communications is at the heart of what it means to be church”, according to Kenneth Mtata, General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Council of Churches
March 14, 2018

One in four black voters not registered to vote, says Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission estimates that 24 per cent of black voters in the UK are not registered, as nearly half of England gets set to go to the polls for local elections on 3 May 2018.
March 7, 2018

Christian Aid backs new generation of Sierra Leonean women in elections

Christian Aid is supporting women standing in the Sierra Leonean elections taking place on 7 March 2018, a day ahead of International Women’s Day.