World Wide Elections 2008
The year 2008 had just started and many countries are in for a new high. There are about 47 elections coming up in 40 different countries.
Those worth mentionable will be the ones in United States, Pakistan, Taiwan, Russia, Cambodia and Malaysia(unconfirmed)
First up will be the legislative election in Taiwan. Scheduled on Jan 12 2008. Seats of the various Cities and Counties are up for grabs. Those elected will be the first set of legislators to serve a longer 4-year term in the Legislative Yuan as reported in WIKIPEDIA.
Next up coming one will be Pakistani elections. The event was originally scheduled for Jan 8 2008. It was then delayed until Feb 18 2008 because of the violence and chaos that followed the assassination of opposition leader of Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians' Benazir Bhutto. Key contenders include Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (PMLQ), Maulana Fazl ur-Rahman (MMA), Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (PMLN), Altaf Hussain (MQM), Imran Khan (PTI), Zulfigar Ali Bhutto (PPPP).
On March 2 2008, Russia will held its very own Presidential Election. The three possible candidates for President of Russia will be Dmitri Medvedev, Sergei Ivanov and Gennady Zuganov. Medvedev is supported by the ever popular Vladimir Putin. Medvedev will also be backed by United Russia, Fair Russia, the Agrarian Party of Russia and Civilian Power. Therefore it seems like a one sided match but things changes fast in the political world. You never know after the results are out.
Again the focus went on to Taiwan after the Russia election. Presidential Election on March 22 2008 between 马英九 and 谢长廷. 马英九 seem to be the likely choice for now. With more than 50% of the support from survey of people of Taiwan, you cannot be wrong.
Unconfirmed date for Parliamentary Elections in the Cambodia but it will be somewhere at July 2008. It will be a change in the governing bodies serving the country for the next 5 years. The King still rules in Cambodia.
Our neighbor, Malaysia, had just announced through Prime Minister, Abdullah Badawi, that it will be holding a general election somewhere in 2008. There might still be changes so be on the alert.
The United States had just kicked off the ball. The date will be November 4 2008. Hot on the news Hillary Clinton, U.S. Senator from New York and former First Lady And Barack Obama, U.S. Senator from Illinois. Much more remains to be seen here.
