Archivo etiqueta «Procesos electorales»
By Michael Shifter, president of the Inter-American Dialogue and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University (THE WASHINGTON POST, 23/05/11):
At a meeting of Western Hemisphere leaders in Lima, Peru, just moments after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Secretary of State Colin Powell signed the Inter-American Democratic Charter. The Andean nation had recently emerged from a decade of authoritarian rule under Alberto Fujimori. This was the right time and place for governments to endorse democratic principles.
Today, however, many Peruvian supporters of democracy are dispirited. When they mark the charter’s 10th year, their country will have a president of suspect … Seguir leyendo
Por Carlos Malamud, investigador principal de América Latina del Real Instituto Elcano (REAL INSTITUTO ELCANO, 19/05/11):
Tema: Las elecciones presidenciales a celebrarse en Argentina en octubre de 2011 permiten analizar algunas constantes también presentes en otros procesos políticos de América Latina.
Resumen: En octubre de 2011 se celebrarán elecciones presidenciales y legislativas en Argentina. También tendrán lugar algunos comicios provinciales para elegir a los respectivos gobernadores. A falta de más de cinco meses para que la ciudadanía sea convocada a las urnas, todavía pueden ocurrir numerosos acontecimientos que influyan de manera decisiva sobre el resultado final. Por … Seguir leyendo
Por Mario Vargas Llosa. © Derechos mundiales de prensa en todas las lenguas reservados a Ediciones EL PAÍS, SL, 2011. © Mario Vargas Llosa, 2011 (EL PAÍS, 08/05/11):
Aunque no soy creyente, tengo muchos amigos católicos, sacerdotes y laicos, y un gran respeto por quienes tratan de vivir de acuerdo con sus convicciones religiosas. El cardenal Juan Luis Cipriani, arzobispo de Lima, en cambio, me parece representar la peor tradición de la Iglesia, la autoritaria y oscurantista, la del Index, Torquemada, la Inquisición y las parrillas para el hereje y el apóstata, y su reciente autodefensa, Los irrenunciables derechos … Seguir leyendo
By Grace Livingstone, the author of the book America’s Backyard: the US and Latin America from the Monroe Doctrine to the War on Terror (THE GUARDIAN, 07/05/11):
Britons who thought their referendum on the alternative vote was complicated, should spare a thought for the Ecuadorean electorate. When voters go to the polls in Ecuador this Saturday, they will be given a ballot paper with ten questions, some of which are so complicated they require annexes with explanatory notes. The referendum includes proposals on judicial reform, media regulation, prisoners’ rights and casinos.
The leftwing president, Rafael Correa, says he … Seguir leyendo
By Michael Taube, a former speechwriter for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (THE WASHINGTON TIMES, 06/05/11):
On Monday, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his third straight federal election since 2006 – and first majority-Conservative government. This means Canada-U.S. relations will remain strong for another four years.
Many Canadian conservatives rejoiced after Mr. Harper got his majority. In two straight minority Parliaments, the Tories have struggled to get meaningful legislation passed because of the political left: the opposition Liberals, socialist New Democrats and separatist/socialist Bloc Quebecois.
That’s the way the political game is played, and all Canadian parliamentarians and … Seguir leyendo
By John Campbell, a former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria, a senior fellow for Africa policy studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of Nigeria: Dancing on the Brink (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 03/05/11):
The just-concluded Nigerian elections are being hailed as the most credible since the restoration of civilian governance in 1999. International observers and governments have congratulated the Nigerian people on their conduct and Goodluck Jonathan on his presidential election. They have also expressed satisfaction that Nigeria is resuming its role as the beacon of democracy in Africa.
Not so fast.
The elections have polarized Nigeria … Seguir leyendo
Por Mario Vargas LLosa © Derechos mundiales de prensa en todas las lenguas reservados a Ediciones EL PAÍS, SL, 2011 © Mario Vargas Llosa, 2011 (EL PAÍS, 24/04/11):
Cuando los tres candidatos que representan la defensa del sistema democrático y liberal se dedican a destrozarse unos a otros, como ocurrió en las recientes elecciones peruanas -me refiero a Luis Castañeda, Alejandro Toledo y Pedro Pablo Kuczynski-, el resultado es previsible: los tres se autodestruyen y abren el paso de la segunda vuelta electoral a dos candidatos que, desde los extremos, representan una amenaza potencial para la supervivencia de la democracia … Seguir leyendo
By Dele Olojede, the publisher of the Nigerian newspaper NEXT and a former foreign editor of Newsday (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 22/04/11):
Last weekend, we trooped to the polls on street corners and under almond trees in this rough and ready city of 10 million to elect a new president. Everything seemed orderly and peaceful and oddly celebratory. This time, unusually, we even believed our votes would count.
The results that trickled in suggested that Goodluck Jonathan, who succeeded Umaru Yar’Adua upon his death in 2010, had been elected our president. And with that, we Nigerians quietly reached an … Seguir leyendo
Por Álvaro Vargas Llosa, académico seniro en el Independent Institute y editor «Lessons from the poor». © 2011, The Washington Post Writers Group (ABC, 16/04/11):
Las recientes elecciones peruanas produjeron los resultados que muchos habían temido. En un momento de estabilidad política y auge económico sin precedentes en el Perú, los votantes han optado por dos candidatos con credenciales autoritarias que ahora se enfrentarán en la segunda vuelta.
El primero —el gran ganador, con más del 31 por ciento de los votos— es Ollanta Humala, un ex teniente coronel nacionalista que hasta hace poco mantenía una estrecha relación con … Seguir leyendo
Por Salvador Martí Puig, profesor de Ciencia Política de la Universidad de Salamanca (EL PERIÓDICO, 15/04/11):
A la vista de los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales del pasado domingo, Mario Vargas Llosa acuñó la sentencia de que a los peruanos no les quedaba más opción que escoger entre el sida y el cáncer, en referencia a los dos candidatos más votados (Ollanta Humala y Keiko Fujimori), los que se disputarán la presidencia en la segunda vuelta del 5 de junio. Ante eso, uno se pregunta: ¿cómo es posible que el 54% de los ciudadanos peruanos escojan libremente una de … Seguir leyendo
By David J. Kramer, executive director and Sam Patten, senior program manager for Eurasia at Freedom House (THE WASHINGTON POST, 11/04/11):
Nursultan Nazarbayev, the “victor” in Kazakhstan’s recent presidential election with 95 percent of the vote, claimed on this page April 1 that his country has a democratic destiny. Unfortunately, Nazarbayev’s record as president since his country gained independence in 1991 shows that Kazakhstan is moving away from, not closer to, a democratic system of government. Indeed, the profound disconnect between reality in Kazakhstan and Nazarbayev’s assertions resembles other authoritarian regimes where leaders seek to wrap themselves … Seguir leyendo
Par Diana Burgos-Vigna, maître de conférences en civilisation latino-américaine à l’Université de Cergy-Pontoise (LE MONDE, 08/04/11):
Le 10 avril, les Péruviens éliront leur nouveau président… à moins qu’ils n’optent pour une présidente ? La jeune femme de 35 ans, candidate pour la première fois aux élections présidentielles, porte en effet un nom prédestiné pour accéder au pouvoir : Keiko Fujimori n’est autre que la fille de l’ancien président Alberto Fujimori qui, après avoir occupé le pouvoir pendant toute la décennie 1990, a été condamné par la justice péruvienne en avril 2009 à vingt-cinq ans de prison pour atteintes aux … Seguir leyendo
Por Jaume Serrats Ollé, ex vicepresidente del Consell de l’Audiovisual de Catalunya (EL PERIÓDICO, 06/04/11):
El dislate ya se ha cometido. La Junta Electoral Central acaba de fabricar el corsé encargado por la reforma de la ley orgánica del régimen electoral general (LOREG) y que se va a aplicar en las elecciones municipales y autonómicas del 22 de mayo.
La nueva norma exige a las televisiones privadas los principios de proporcionalidad y de neutralidad informativa en los debates y entrevistas electorales así como en la información relativa a la campaña que decidan realizar durante el periodo electoral.
Es la … Seguir leyendo
By Tarek El-Bishry, a judge and chairman of the committee set up to propose constitutional changes after the Egyptian revolution of January 2011 (THE GUARDIAN, 21/03/11):
In January this year time caught up with Hosni Mubarak. For decades, all visible opposition in Egypt had been blocked. The country’s political parties’ activities had been curtailed. Professional federations had been disbanded. Labour unions were controlled by regime lackeys. Government departments and universities had their political security controlled by the police. As a result Mubarak’s regime was incapable of addressing the challenges faced by the community. Perhaps inevitably, renewed popular forces emerged … Seguir leyendo
By Selma James, founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign and author of The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community (THE GUARDIAN, 21/03/11):
The return of former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his family to Haiti ends seven long years of campaigning – the 92% of voters who elected him had never accepted his overthrow in 2004 by a US-backed military coup. They risked their lives against a UN occupation that killed and brutalised thousands to demand his return. And last Friday he flew back from South Africa, where he had been living in forced exile, … Seguir leyendo