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Bolivia lawmakers approve president's third term
May 17, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
Bolivian lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill allowing incumbent President Evo Morales to seek a third term in the nation's 2014 elections. Bolivia's lower house approved the bill 84 to 33 despite the single re-election provision in the Bolivian Constitution after the measure was approved in the.... [more]
Italy prosecutors accuse Berlusconi of bribing senator
May 9, 2013 by Alison Sacriponte
Italian prosecutors on Thursday called for former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi to face another trial on charges of bribing a senator. The prosecutors accuse Berlusconi of having paid former senator Sergio De Gregorio ?3 million following the parliamentary election in 2006 to defect from th....... [more]
Group of MPs pushing for EU referendum before 2015
May 5, 2013 by Keith Herting
A group of 20 Tory MPs on Saturday have urged UK Prime Minister David Cameron to hold a nationwide referendum on remaining within the European Union (EU) prior to the next general election in 2015. In January, Cameron promised that if his party were to win the next election in 2015, the Tories.... [more]
Florida legislature passes bill to extend early voting
May 4, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
The Florida House and Senate both passed a bill (HB 7013) on Friday to extend the state's early voting period. The bill revises election law to allow elections supervisors to hold 14 days of early voting instead of the current maximum amount of eight days. The bill also increases the sites where.... [more]
UN rights expert urges Argentina to ensure independence of judiciary
May 1, 2013 by Sydney Normil
The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers urged Argentina Tuesday to ensure the Judicial Council's independence by reconsidering two draft bills that were approved last week. The two bills reform the Judicial Council and regulate precautionary measures. One bill alters.... [more]
Bolivia court rules president can seek third term
April 30, 2013 by Sydney Normil
Bolivia's Constitutional Tribunal ruled Monday that President Evo Morales can run for a third election term despite the single re-election provision in the Bolivian Constitution. The constitution was amended in 2009 after Morales's first term in office began in 2005. In 2008, Morales engineered.... [more]
Washington was inaugurated as the first US president [this day at law]
April 30, 2013 by Zachariah Rivenbark
On April 30, 1789, George Washington took the oath of office and became the first US president inaugurated under the Constitution. While Article II required that President Washington take an oath before entering office, the rest of the inauguration ceremony was not conducted under any.... [more]
ICC judge withdraws from case against Kenya president
April 28, 2013 by Keith Herting
A judge overseeing the International Criminal Court (ICC) case of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta requested on Saturday to be excused from hearing the case while leveling sharp criticism at prosecutors handling the case. Kenyatta and his deputy president William Ruto are facing ICC charges of.... [more]
Russia court grants citizens right to contest election results
April 23, 2013 by Benjamin Minegar
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation (RCC) ruled Monday that Russian citizens have the right to challenge parliamentary election results in court within the particular constituency where they originally cast their votes. Last May Russia's Human Rights Ombudsmen, Vladimir Lukin.... [more]
Italy high court confirmed Prodi as winner in disputed election [this day at law]
April 19, 2013 by Arjun Mishra
On April 19, 2006, the Italian Court of Cassation confirmed Romano Prodi as the winner over incumbent Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the country's disputed general election. The judges had to examine over 43,000 provisional ballots before certifying that Prodi, of the center-left coalition,.... [more]
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