Editor's Note:
CountryWatch Inc. is in the process of launching a new website focused solely on international elections. Until CountryWatch users are able to access that new website, we have included -- as a courtesy -- a listing of all forthcoming elections that we will be covering in our regular Country Reviews. We encourage our CountryWatch users to go to use the drop-down feature on our homepage to access the specific country of interest to find background information, prevailing issues affecting the country at hand, trends related to previous elections, as well as information about forthcoming elections. Also as a courtesy to our CountryWatch users, we have maintained the availability of our extensive coverage of the landmark United States elections of 2008. This "Special Report" is available below. Should you have any particular questions related to international elections, please email me via this form http://www.countrywatch.com/about/contact.aspx.
Dr. Denise Youngblood Coleman
Editor in Chief and Executive Vice President
www.countrywatch.com
Current and forthcoming elections include -
Sept. 14, 2009: Norway's parliamentary elections
Sept. 27, 2009: Germany's parliamentary elections
September 2009: Portugal's parliamentary elections
September 2009: Angola's presidential election
September 2009: Saint Kitts and Nevis parliamentary elections
Oct. 4, 2009: Greece's parliamentary elections
Oct. 9, 2009: Botswana's parliamentary elections
Oct. 11, 2009: Guinea's parliamentary elections
Oct. 20, 2009: Niger's parliamentary elections
Oct. 25, 2009: Tunisia's presidential and parliamentary elections
Oct. 25, 2009: Uruguay's presidential and parliamentary elections
Oct. 25, 2009: Ukraine's presidential election
Oct. 28, 2009: Mozambique presidential and parliamentary elections
Nov. 14, 2009: Niger's presidential election (first round)
Nov. 29, 2009: Presidential election in Cote d'Ivoire
Nov. 29,2009: Elections in Honduras (will not be recognized by OAS)
November 2009: Namibia's presidential and parliamentary elections
November 2009: Romania's presidential election (first round)
Dec. 6, 2009: Bolivia's presidential and parliamentary elections
Dec. 6, 2009: Niger's tentative date for second round of presidential election
Dec. 11, 2009: Chile's presidential and parliamentary elections
Dec. 12, 2009/December 2009: Romania's (second round) presidential election
Dec. 12, 2009: Abkhazia's presidential election (not a sovereign country)
Dec. 13, 2009: Guinea's (first round) presidential election
Dec. 27, 2009: Guinea's (second round) presidential election
December 2009: Uzbekistan general elections
December 2009: Algeria's parliamentary election
December 2009: Madagascar's elections
Presidential election expected in Moldova although no date specified; parliamentary election in Canada possible; parliamentary elections in Czech Republic originally scheduled for Oct. 2009 now postponed; no date specified for presidential election in Chad; delayed elections in Yemen and Fiji
COUNTRYWATCH SPECIAL REPORT: USA ELECTION 2008
by Dr. Denise Youngblood Coleman, Editor-in-Chief
The year 2008 promised to be a pivotal one in terms of the political landscape of the United States. With Republican President George W. Bush completing his second and last term in office, and with no incumbent running for the presidency, new and old faces came to the fore in pursuit of the highest office in the United States. While Republicans were hoping to hold the White House despite the fact that Bush was exiting the role as one of the least popular presidents in United States history, Democrats were hoping to recapture the executive branch of government after two successive failures in the 2000 and 2004 elections. Meanwhile, Democrats in the Congress were hoping to hold on their razor-thin majority position in Senate and build on their advantage in House of Representatives. As well, a number of gubernatorial races were scheduled to take place.
Following is an exposition of these forthcoming elections, which will be regularly updated in the weeks and days leading up to election day on November 4, 2008. Section 1 is a lengthy exploration of the issues, election climate and landscape, party favorability and other factors that frame and texture the 2008 election season. Included in sections 2-6 are CountryWatch's projections for the outcome of the presidential, congressional and gubernatorial races.
Click on the following links --
1. The Road to the White House: Landscape and Issues
2. Presidential Race: Presidential Primaries
3. Presidential Race: General Election
4. Congressional Elections: The Senate
5. Congressional Elections: The House of Representatives
6. Governors Races
-- Dr. Denise Youngblood Coleman
Editor in Chief and Executive Vice President
CountryWatch Inc.