International Reports 2/2010

Ausgabe 2/2010 der Auslandsinformationen der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

by Gerhard Wahlers

The people of Sudan – including the semi-autonomous region of Southern Sudan – are to vote for a president and parliament in April 2010, after the elections had been postponed several times.

by Peter Girke

Zur politischen Situation in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo dreieinhalb Jahre nach den Wahlen und der Verabschiedung

On the Political Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Three and a Half Years on from the Elections and the Adoption of the New Constitution

by Tinko Weibezahl

The November 2009 Elections for Parliament and the President

On November 27 and 28 of 2009, voters in Namibia were called to the polls to elect the country’s president and the 72 members of the National Assem-bly (parliament). The official results were finally announced on December 4, following significant delays and confusion among the opposition parties as well as vast portions of civil society.

by Anton Bösl

The Presidential Elections in Ivory Coast: The Long Way out of the Crisis

After seven election postponements since 2005, a new presidential election is planned for the end of Februaryor early March 2010.

by David Robert, Anja Berretta

”An odd man in” – this still hits close to the mark in describing Australia’s role in the international system of today. It took the election of Kevin Rudd in 2007 to finally show the world that Australia also wants to play an active role in many international structures and processes.

by Wilhelm Hofmeister

It hasn’t been looking good for press and media freedom in Latin America for some considerable time now. Cuba, Venezuela and other states subscribing to so-called 21st century socialism bear the principal responsibility for this. Recently, however, media weakened by the onslaughts of globalism, Internet competition and the financial crisis have also been forced to try to assert themselves in the face of other governments as well.

by Peter-Alberto Behrens