http://www.electionguide.org Election Guide - News en-us http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190685.html Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) running mate who is also contesting as a Member of Parliament for Zomba-Malosa has expressed optimism of her party winning the elections. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190682.html Some prison warders and prisoners at Chichiri Prison cried foul after they were denied the chance to vote in the May 19 polls because their transfer certificates could not be validated by poll officials. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190681.html There are incredible scenes of long snake like-cues of tens of thousands of voters at various polling centres across Malawi. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_LAWMAKERS_EXPENSES?SITE=IACED&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- The powerful speaker of the British House of Commons resigned Tuesday because of a backlash over excessive expense claims by lawmakers, marking the first time in three centuries a speaker has been forced out.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/8056724.stm Voting is brisk in Malawi's general election, with analysts suggesting the presidential race is too close to call. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190537.html Some voters in Blantyre got the shock of their lives when they were turned away from voting because their names could not appear in the voters roll. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190297.html The police in Blantyre have detained two journalists and a technician of a local privately owned Joy Radio Station for allegedly broadcasting campaign material. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905190097.html Malawi Electoral Commission says it has received one hundred thousand presidential ballot papers to carter for Salima North East, Balaka Central and Ntchisi East constituencies. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8056762.stm Bill Clinton is to be the new UN special envoy to Haiti, a spokesman for the former US president says. http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/05/17/nb-01 ZAGREB, Croatia - More than four million Croats are expected to vote today, Sunday (May 17th) in the fifth local elections since Croatia's independ... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/05/17/nb-07 PRISTINA, Kosovo -- The Kosovo parliament approved the appointment of the country's first constitutional judges on Friday (May 15th), media reported.... http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/newsbriefs/setimes/newsbriefs/2009/05/17/nb-08 TIRANA, Albania -- A total of 26 political parties organised in four coalitions will take part in the Albanian parliamentary elections on June 28th,... http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8055840.stm Iraq will hold a general election on 30 January next year, officials say, the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180886.html DEMOCRACY and governance experts are divided on whether the government should reduce, abolish or retain the nine provinces and legislatures. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_BRITAIN_LAWMAKERS_EXPENSES?SITE=KTVK&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT LONDON (AP) -- A group of British lawmakers urged the speaker of the House of Commons on Monday to quit over his handling of legislators' excessive expenses claims, hoping to oust a speaker for the first time in more than 300 years.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/south_asia/8055055.stm Indian PM Manmohan Singh resigns along with his cabinet in preparation for forming a new post-election government. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180373.html When Malawians go to vote on May 19, they are expected to put their cross next to the party they believe will do most to reduce poverty. Political campaigns in the run-up to the presidential and parliamentary elections have centred around poverty, agriculture, food security and employment. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180349.html The African National Congress comfortably won almost two-thirds of the total vote in South Africa's recent elections, to retain power at the national level and in eight of the country's nine provinces. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180269.html The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) yesterday ended its campaign with President Bingu wa Mutharika declaring that he will win the general elections with a landslide victory. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905180201.html On Tuesday, May 19, Malawians go to the polls for only their fourth time since the country attained multiparty democracy in 1993 to elect a president and members of parliament.