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ICPC
to probe party funding, arrests council chairman, FRSC officials
BNW News and Archives
© 2001 BNW BiafraNigeriaWorld
March 10, 2006
POLITICIANS who divert public funds to finance party activities may now have nowhere to hide. Reason: The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) yesterday declared its readiness to go after such offenders. (Complete story)
Kenya's finance minister quits in corruption scandal
By Fredrik Dahl and David Mageria
Reuters UK
February 1, 2006
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's Finance Minister David Mwiraria resigned on Wednesday alleging he had been wrongly linked to a multi-million dollar corruption scandal that has rocked the government and infuriated Western donors. (Complete story)
Fine Words but Corruption Soars
By Africa Confidential's Patrick Smith
BBC Focus On Africa magazine
January 3, 2006
Corruption deals in Africa are getting bigger. (Complete story)
Weah loses election case
Reuters
December 20, 2005
MONROVIA — Liberian electoral authorities on Friday dismissed international soccer star George Weah’s claims that fraud had robbed him of victory in a presidential run-off vote last month, but his party vowed to appeal. (Complete story)
Millions Register for Referendum Amid Suspicions of Rigging
By SouthScan (London)
Copyright © 2005 SouthScan. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com).
December 8, 2005
A month ahead of the scheduled referendum to approve the draft constitution, scheduled for December 18, over 20 million voters have been registered, a remarkable achievement given the logistical and security problems in the country.
2007: Is INEC Preparing?
Leaders & Company Limited
© Copyright 2000-2005 Leaders & Company Limited
December 4, 2005
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) is central to the survival of democracy in this country. It stands to make or mar it by how it handles the 2007 general election. Ike Abonyi reports that situation on ground calls for concern especially with the National Assembly handling of issues concerning the commission.
MCP accuses Bingu of using state funds for DPP campaign
By Zainah Liwanda
December 5, 2005
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused President Bingu wa Mutharika of abusing government funds to campaign for his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of tomorrow’s by-elections expected to be conducted in six constituencies across the country. (Complete Story)
Red
lights warn of dangers to our democracy
By Pieter Mulder
©2005 The Cape Times & Independent Online (Pty) Ltd. All rights reserved.
November 10, 2005
Many people think that "Oilgate", as termed by the Mail & Guardian, is just another one of a series of reve-lations of the maladministration of money in South Africa. The Freedom Front Plus does not think so. We believe it is very serious and goes to the heart of our democracy.
Political
parties must reveal private funding
South African Broadcasting Corporation Copyright © 2000 - 2005 SABC
November 9, 2005
The Institute for Democracy in South Africa (Idasa) says the regulation of political party funding is crucial to prevent corruption.
Kufuor
denies illegal Zimbabwe opoosition party funding
Published: Tues. 25-Oct-2005
October 26, 2005
Accra - President John Agyekum Kufuor has denied allegations that Ghana contributed funds to the Zimbabwe opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC).
African
firms back corruption war
BBC News
July 5, 2005
Liberia:
Misinformed voters demand payment for registration
IRIN News
May 10, 2005
Nigeria:
Parties' Accounts in Disarray, Says INEC
This Day (Lagos)
April 15, 2005
Gambia: "No
forgiveness" in anti-graft war, says Jammeh
IRIN News
March 24, 2005
Zimbabwe:
Smaller parties hamstrung by lack of funds
IRI News
February 24, 2005
Cameroon:
New government embarks on anti-corruption drive
IRI News
January 25, 2005
Kenya:
Calls for Government to Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
Inter Press Services News Agency
January 5, 2005
INEC
and Monetary Politics
AllAfrica
July 6, 2004
Public
Procurement, Patronage, Cronyism and Corruption - The Case of the
Construction Industry
AllAfrica.com
July 6, 2004
Revenue
Commission Wants 20-year Ban
ThisDay News
July 5, 2004
Ekiti:
Bill to Cut Councillors' Pay Underway
This Day (Lagos)
June 30, 2004
Post-war
elections to cost US $430 million
Irin News .org
June 30, 2004
Kenya:
Moi's Corruption Scandal Deepens 50 % Goldenberg Profits Paid Ex-Kenya
President Cash, Stuffed in Briefcases
This Day (Lagos)
June 30, 2004
Halliburton
Tries to Limit Fall-Out From Nigeria 'Bribes' Case
Vanguard (Lagos)
June 29, 2004
New
Act to Make Municipal Finances More Transparent
Guardian and Mail
June 29, 2004
Kuruneri
in Court
The Herald (Harare)
June 25, 2004
No
Democracy Yet - Atiku
Daily Champion (Lagos)
June 25, 2004
'Government
Will Utilize Funds Judiciously' - Joseph Kallon
Standard Times (Freetown)
June 25, 2004
'Don't
Tamper With Internal Revenue'
This Day (Lagos)
June 25, 2004
Otjozondjupa
in the Red
New Era (Windhoek)
June 25, 2004
Threats
to Minister Raise Concern among MPs
The Nation (Nairobi)
June 25, 2004
Police
Probe Govt Support for Mawere's Companies
Financial Gazette (Harare)
June 24, 2004
All
Ready for Voter Registration, STAE Claims
Agencia de Informacao de Mocambique (Maputo)
June 24, 2004
Ghana:
Leonora Proposes Election Fund
Ghanian Chronicle
June 24, 2004
Nigeria:
Etiebet Denies N300m Bribe
This Day (Lagos)
June 24, 2004
Rethinking
the Nigerian Reform Programme
This Day (Lagos)
June 23, 2004
Botswana
Elections: Free But Not Fair
Mmegi/The Reporter (Gaborone)
June 23, 2004
Nigeria:
Wabara Accuses Kalu of Diverting Local Governments Allocations
Vanguard (Lagos)
June 21, 2004
State
to Scrutinise Parties' Spending
The Namibian (Windhoek)
June 17, 2004
NEC
Warns Against Use of State Funds To Run Any Individual's Campaign
During Electoral Process
The Inquirer (Monrovia)
June 15, 2004
Liberia:
No Census Before Elections, Commission Says
AllAfrica.com
June 14, 2004
Q & A: Algeria's presidential election
By BBC News
April 9, 2004
Nigeria;
Poverty, Violence: Wages of Cash & Carry Governance
This Day
March 31, 2004
The
Media and the Forthcoming Elections in Sierra Leone
Concord Times (Freetown)
March 30, 2004
Malawi:
State radio, TV facing legal suit over alleged bias in run-up to
polls
BBC Monitoring Africa
March 5, 2004
Judge
says FEC failed to curb soft money
Associated Press Writer
©1996-2006 Seattle Post-Intelligencer
March 30, 2006
By Toni Locy
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Election Commission failed to give a good reason for refusing to rein in nonprofit political groups that spent huge sums in the 2004 presidential elections, a judge has ruled in a case brought by President Bush's campaign and lawmakers. (Complete story)
Feds
Approve Liberal Election Rules for Net
The New York Times
Copyright 2006 The New York Times Company
March 27, 2006
By Anne Broache
WASHINGTON--Federal regulators approved new rules on Monday that take a largely laissez-faire approach toward governing political speech and advertising on the Internet, at least for now. (Complete story)
Mo.
Congressman, State House Dem Fined
The New York Times
Copyright 2006 The Associated Press
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
March 22, 2006
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Citing financial irregularities, the state Ethics Commission has handed out a small fine to U.S. Rep. Russ Carnahan and a much larger one to the Missouri House Democratic Campaign Committee. (Complete story)
More
Firms' Political Ties Put Online The reports are showing up on a growing
list of company websites
Chicago Tribune
From the Los Angeles Times
By Jonathan Peterson
Times Staff Writer
Copyright © 2006, The Los Angeles Times
March 20, 2006
WASHINGTON — Under pressure from shareholder activists, a small but growing number of major U.S. companies have agreed to disclose their political donations on their corporate websites. (Complete story)
Should
Campaign-Finance Laws Apply to Blogs?
Congress votes this week on a bill that would exempt blogs from regulation.
Critics see a soft-money loophole
The Christian Science Monitor
By Gail Russell Chaddock
Copyright © 2006 The Christian Science Monitor. All rights reserved
March 16, 2006
WASHINGTON - If you're one of the nation's 30 million-plus bloggers - or among the 75,000 joining their racks every day - keep an eye on Thursday's House vote on the Online Freedom of Speech Act. (Complete story)
FEC: Reid, Herrera Donors Broke Campaign Finance Laws
Las Vegas Sun
All contents © 1996 - 2006 Las Vegas Sun, Inc.
By Kathleen Hennessey
March 9, 2006
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A prominent Las Vegas-based developer has admitted to illegally funneling a total of $37,000 in campaign contributions to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid and indicted former congressional candidate Dario Herrera during the 2002 election cycle, the Federal Election Commission said Thursday. (Complete story)
Ex-LA Labor Leader Pleads Guilty to Campaign Finance violations Martin Ludlow likely will face probation
and fines for taking more than $500 in union cash
By The Associated Press
DailyBreeze.com
March 9, 2006
Former Los Angeles city councilman and ex-labor leader Martin Ludlow pleaded guilty Wednesday to breaking campaign laws by secretly accepting $36,000 in union money for his 2003 campaign. (Complete story)
The Future of Online Political Fundraising
By Enid Burns
March 8, 2006
The 2004 presidential election saw an increase in the number of overall donations with a large number of first-time donors contributing online. (Complete story)
USA Today Article Shows Senate Ready to Increase Lobbyist Disclosure While It Continues to Lag on Electronic
Disclosure Itself
The Campaign Finance Institute (CFI)
March 7, 2006
Will Senators this week vote to give the public better access to information on lobbyist's expenditures without giving the public similar access to information about their own political contributions? (Complete story)
Senate System Drags Out Financial-Data Disclosure
USA Today
By Jim Drinkard
March 6, 2006
WASHINGTON — The Senate is responding this week to a lobbying scandal by pushing proposals that would force lobbyists to disclose more information on the Internet about their dealings with lawmakers. (Complete story)
1606 Will Open Loopholes in Soft Money
WNY Media Network
Written by Staff
March 2, 2006
Washington, D.C. - In a letter sent yesterday, five national reform groups urged House members to vote against H.R.1606, which would open huge soft money loopholes in the federal campaign finance laws. (Complete story)
Mapping Project Charts Media Influence in Elections
IFEX, International Freedom of Expression eXchange
February 28, 2006
For democracies to work, it is commonly accepted that citizens need to have access to a wide range of information enabling them to participate fully in public life. (Complete story)
Gov.'s Race Shows Deep Pockets
Financial disclosure forms filed by incident and two Democratic rivals
reveal millions that can be tapped for campaign
By Dan Morain and Evan Halper, Times Staff Writers
Los Angeles Times
Copyright 2006 Los Angeles Times
March 2, 2006
SACRAMENTO - Three millionaires running for governor disclosed Wednesday that they have far-flung investments in high-end hedge and venture capital funds, real estate and stock - money that may end up helping to finance their political campaigns. (Complete story)
PACs didn't report mayor's race giving
Committees, candidates unaware of city ordinance
By Jonathan Ellis
Copyright © 2006 ArgusLeader.com
All rights reserved
Political action committees are donating thousands of dollars to Sioux Falls candidates, but the committees also are failing to file campaign finance reports with the city, which officials now say is a violation of law. (Complete story)
For
candidates, campaign finance laws put Arctic out of reach
By Bob Weber
Canadian Press
December 15, 2005 Page A9
IQALUIT -- Campaign finance laws intended to improve Canadian elections are having the opposite effect in the Arctic, making it too expensive for candidates to reach far-flung northern communities and cutting them off from the people whose votes they seek. (Complete story)
Filipino
businessman deported over tax, election fraud convictions
By Jay Weaver (jweaver@MiamiHerald.com)
Copyright 2005 Knight Ridder All Rights Reserved
December 19, 2005
A Filipino businessman imprisoned for two years on federal tax evasion and election fraud convictions arising from his Miami business activities was deported to his homeland over the weekend, U.S. officials said Monday. (Complete story)
Election
law too strict
Copyright © 2005 Muskogee Daily Phoenix
December 9, 2005
Connecticut lawmakers say they are proud of their new campaign finance reform bill and it will be a “model” for other states. We hope Oklahoma legislators don’t model the bill. The law — passed Dec. 1 and effective Dec. 31, 2006 — has a couple of big problems.
Hypocrisy:
The US Calling For Electoral Reform in Venezuela
By WorldNews Guest Writer Beverly Darling
© 2005 WN Network
December 8, 2005
John Adams once said that if men were angels, there would be no need for governments. He should have also added that if governments were divine, there would be no need for elections.
Money:
The Mother's Milk of Politics
By Ken Connor
Copyright © 2005 Human Events. All Rights Reserved.
December 8, 2005
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs." -- St. Paul
Judge
orders Rep. Smith to vacate elected office
The Associated Press
Copyright © 2005
December 8, 2005
PHOENIX — A judge ruled Wednesday that state Rep. David Burnell Smith must leave office because of a state commission's finding that the lawmaker overspent in his publicly funded 2004 primary election campaign.
Layton,
Martin Lay Out NDP Plan to Clean Up Corruption
By Frank Tridico
LTVNews.com
©2003-2005 LTVNEWS.COM Ltd. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.
December 8, 2005
Jack Layton and Tony Martin are laying out a specific framework to clean up corruption and make politicians accountable across Canada.
County
revises campaign finance
By Charles Rabin
crabin@herald.com
Copyright 2005 Knight Ridder. All Rights Reserved
December 8, 2005
Concerned with corruption that took place after residents voted for public financing for Miami-Dade County elections five years ago, commissioners made changes that include requiring more money to come from individual districts and outlawing money orders as campaign contributions.
Ads
give candidates an unfair advantage? I'm not buying it
By Jim Baron
©The Call 2005
December 5, 2005
Board of Elections Chairman Roger Begin stuck his foot in the morass of campaign finance law and now he is getting sucked under.
TSE
president recommends cheaper election campaigns
Alana Gandra
Reporter - Agência Brasil
© Agencia Brasil - All material may be reproduced as long as the source
is acknowledged
December 5, 2005
Rio - The president of the Federal Election Board (TSE), minister Carlos Velloso, declared on Friday (2), at the Rio de Janeiro Commercial Association, that he made a suggestion to the National Congress to spend less on election campaigns.
Voters
take back elections
© Copyright 2005 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Co. Inc.
December 5, 2005
While Congress wallows in the ethical swamp where money and politics meet, one more state just found a way out.
Odd
campaign and funding alliances in Mexico
By Carlos Luken
December 5, 2005
Since the 2000 presidential victory of Vicente Fox, years of autocratic rule are painstakingly giving way to Mexico’s particular form of democracy.
Campaign
finance
By Editorial Board
© The Lantern - All Rights Reserved
December 2, 2005
The Connecticut state legislature approved a historical set of campaign finance reforms yesterday, and the new bill could serve as a blueprint for national change.
Connecticut's
new campaign finance law similar to Maine's
By Susan Haigh, AP Political Writer
© 20 The New York Times Company
December 2, 2005
HARTFORD, Conn. --Legislators passed sweeping reforms Thursday that make Connecticut's campaign finance laws some of the toughest in the nation, but opponents are already lining up for possible court challenges.
Conn.
OKs campaign finance bill
Its called strongest reform in country
Copyright 2005 The Capital Times
December 1, 2005
HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut lawmakers passed some of the nation's toughest campaign finance laws early this morning, placing strict limits on campaign contributions and creating a publicly funded election system.
Lula's
scandal-hit ally impeached
December 1, 2005
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's former chief of staff, Jose Dirceu, has been expelled from Congress over a corruption scandal.
Revealed:
Who pays for the party
By Andrew Mills
Ottawa Bureau
Copyright Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved.
December 1, 2005
OTTAWA—The political parties are off, spending millions on the television and radio ads, the airplane tours and the lawn signs they hope will win your vote. But who pays for it all?
For
candidates, campaign finance laws put Arctic out of reach
By Bob Weber
Canadian Press
December 15, 2005 Page A9
IQALUIT -- Campaign finance laws intended to improve Canadian elections are having the opposite effect in the Arctic, making it too expensive for candidates to reach far-flung northern communities and cutting them off from the people whose votes they seek. (Complete story)
FBI's Sham Candidate Crawled Under W.Va.'s Political Rock
By Michael E. Ruane
Washington Post Staff Writer
December 2, 2005
The three men were sitting in a car outside a rural elementary school in West Virginia when the candidate handed over $2,000 in cash and said, "Buy all the votes you can." (Complete Story)
Time
for Dems to Come Clean on Dirty Politics
By Flavia Colagan
Copyright 2005 © HuffingtonPost.com, LLC
November 30, 2005
Highlights
of Campaign Finance Reform
Associate Press
Copyright © 2005, The Associated Press
November 30, 2005
The following are highlights of the proposed campaign finance reform bill being debated by the Connecticut General Assembly:
Former
CNN anchor Tanonaka gets jail time for campaign finance violations
© 2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
November 4, 2005
HONOLULU -- Former television news anchor and failed political candidate Dalton Tanonaka was sentenced in U.S. court to three months in prison for campaign spending violations.
Brazil
ruling party leader quits in blow to Lula
Reuters
August 29, 2005
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil (Reuters) - The interim leader of Brazil's ruling party, brought in to rescue it from the worst corruption scandal in its 25-year history, will step down next month in a blow to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. Complete Story
FEC appeals decision on campaign finance
rules
USA Today
August 29, 2005
More cash for some candidates, one vote for another
Newsday
August 27, 2005
Election panel OKs using debit cards for campaign contributions
Newsday
August 25, 2005
Late New York millionaire's Senate campaign fined
Newsday
August 23, 2005
Brazilian leader defends his finance minister against kickback allegations
Canadian Press
August 22, 2005
Elections Panel Fines Company for Using Unreported Ads
Tampa Bay Online
August 21, 2005
Ex-treasurer says Lula
campaign
used illegal
funds
By Aureo Germano
Reuters News
August 18, 2005
Party chief
quits
Brazil Congress
BBC News
August 1, 2005
Bloggers
plead for freedom from election laws; Federal Election Commission
ponders four different ways of regulating bloggers
CNET News.com
June 28, 2005
US:
GOP first to file state soft money disclosures
The State
January 10, 2005
US:
Rell Proposes Set of Stricter Laws on Ethics and Campaign Funds
By Alison Leigh Cowan and Stacey Stowe
The New York Times
Senator
Clinton campaign case leads to charges
STL Today
January 8, 2005
Campaign
Reform Off
Pittsburg Post-Gazette
January 6, 2005
Would-be
MPs reveal cost of their campaigns
The Prince Rupert Daily News
January 6, 2005
Sears
dropped from campaign probe: Company agrees to cooperate as the case
proceeds
Houston Chronicle
January 1, 2005
Court
refuses to protect campaign's contributors
Business First
December 28, 2004
Campaign
begins to get ethics bill on May ballot
Los Angeles Daily News
December 21, 2004
Funding
decision could boost Bloomberg campaign
New York Newsday
December 19, 2004
Ohio
Revamps Campaign Finance
The Enquirer Cincinnati.com
December 18, 2004
Brazil
corruption charges urged
BBC NEws
December 15, 2004
Chavez
Continues Anti-Recall Campaign
Associated Press
July 7, 2004
Officials:
Unauthorized probes in Iraq used to steer contracts
The Los Angeles Times
July 7, 2004
Municipal
election spending targeted City task force wants Queen's Park to
strengthen rules Councillors divided on whether to ban corporate
donations
Toronto Star
July 2, 2004
Commission
recommends changes to boost public confidence in NY state judges
Associated Press
June 29, 2004
Watchdog
Group Complains About Nader Aid
Associated Press
Jun 29, 2004
Campaign
finance complaint filed against Schumer
The Business Review (Albany)
June 29, 2004
'Clean
Elections' Funding Petition Filed
Associated Press
June 24, 2004
Pic's
bush whacked
Variety.com
June 24, 2004
Embattled
Venezuelan president argues U.S. government supporting opponents
Chicago Tribune
June 23, 2004
Bush
Opposers Accused of Illegal Spending
Associated Press
June 22, 2004
Donation
Laws Go `Out the Window' at U.S. Conventions (Update1)
Bloomberg.com
June 22, 2004
Charities'
Tax Breaks Scrutinized; Widespread Abuses Prompt Congress to Rethink
Laws
The Washington Post
June 21, 2004
Mexico's
former ruling party will mortgage headquarters
USA TODAY
June 10, 2004
Court
to deliver ruling on election finances
Canoe
May 16, 2004
Jamaican
Police Chief Decries Ties between Drug Lords and Caribbean Politicians
BBC Monitoring International Reports
May 10, 2004
Ohioans
can track county contributions, spending
Associated Press
May 10, 2004
Members
of Sept. 11 commission made partisan campaign donations during investigation
Associated Press
May 4, 2004
Corruption
a worldwide problem, study finds: All 25 countries surveyed by independent
body found to struggle with finding methods to prevent electoral
and other abuses
Washington Post
May 1, 2004
The
2004 Campaign: Finance Law; Decision on Finance Rules Is Called Unlikely
by May
The New York Times
April 16, 2004
Liberal
Appointees Break Election Rules: Despite Conflict-Of-Interest Regulations,
Officials Draw Federal Pay While Working for Party
The Ottowa Citizen
April 16, 2004
Election
reports show Quarrie wins spending race
Guelph Mercury (Ontario, Canada)
April 1, 2004
Bush
Makes $1.5 Million at Fund-Raiser
Associated Press
March 31, 2004
Bush,
GOP accuse Kerry, Democrats of funneling 'soft money' into election
Associated Press
March 31, 2004
A Look
at Presidential, Party Fund Raising
Associated Press
March 29, 2004
Advocates
laud public financing of campaigns
Associated Press
March 16, 2004
McCain
warns FEC to act on 'soft' cash
The Washington Times
March 11, 2004
Haiti:
Latortue Suggests Restructuring Political Parties, Election Financing
Radio Métropole Haiti in French
March 11, 2004
McCain
Warns FEC to Act on 'Soft' Cash
The Washington Times
March 11, 2004
OPA:
Less than 10 have filed campaign finance reports
By Agnes
Donato
Reporter
December 21, 2005 Page
Less than 10 candidates have submitted statements of account for the recently concluded election season, according to the Office of the Public Auditor. (Complete story)
Arroyo's
husband accused of funding vote-rigging
By Manny Mogato MANILA, Reuters
Copyright © 1999-2005 The China Post. All rights reserved. December 9,
2005
The husband of Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was accused on Thursday of funding vote-rigging on the southern island of Mindanao during national electionslast year.
Political
donations to be encouraged
Copyright © 2005. The Age Company Ltd.
December 8, 2005
Donations to political parties will be encouraged under electoral law changes introduced into parliament.
Jailed
Election Official Opts Against Appeal
Posted by : Roy Tupai
Copyright © 2005 - PT Laksamana Global International. All rights reserved
December 8, 2005
The disgraced treasurer of the General Elections Commission (KPU), Hamdani Amin, has decided not to appeal his four-year jail sentence for corruption.
Electoral
laws encourage 'secret donations'
Copyright © 2005. The Age Company Ltd.
December 8, 2005
New electoral laws are a recipe for corruption and will allow big parties to manipulate the electoral system, Australian Greens leader Bob Brown says.
Taiwan:
The battle against political corruption can be won
Taipei Times
January 1, 2005
Filipino businessman deported over tax, election fraud convictions
By Jay Weaver (jweaver@MiamiHerald.com)
Copyright 2005 Knight Ridder All Rights Reserved
December 19, 2005
A Filipino businessman imprisoned for two years on federal tax evasion and election fraud convictions arising from his Miami business activities was deported to his homeland over the weekend, U.S. officials said Monday. (Complete story)
Japan's
Crumbling Faction System
Asia Times
November 21, 2005
Sri
Lankan election colors 2006 budget
By Subramaniam Sharma and Anusha Ondaatjie Bloomberg News
Copyright © 2005 the International Herald Tribune All rights reserved
November 9, 2005
COLOMBO Sri Lanka's budget for 2006 may help Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse in his bid to win next week's presidential election, analysts said.
Election
financing major source of corruption, she says
The Independent, Bangladesh
August 30, 2005
Chasing
the big political handout
The New Zealand Herald
June 4, 2005
Vote-buying
biggest problem in Thai polls
The Manila Times
February 5, 2005
Indonesia's
voters get offers they can't refuse
The Salt Lake Tribune
June 30, 2004
Graft's
Not as Bad as Critics Say: Thai PM
Taipei Times
June 29, 2004
Mongolian
opposition makes big gains
Financial Times
June 29 2004
India:
Unlimited use of money in elections concerns Vajpayee
The Times of India
June 23, 2004
Unlimited
Use of Money in Elections Concerns Vajpayee
The Times of India
June 23, 2004
GNP
Bribed Three Lawmakers before Presidential Elections
Korea Times
May 12, 2004
Dirty
tricks still rampant in Philippines elections; Politicians use myriad
ways to subvert vote
San Francisco Chronicle
May 10, 2004
Uri
Party Lawmaker-Elect Arrested for Illegal Campaigning
Korea Times
May 8, 2004
PDS
supporters Violate Maximum Donation Rule
Jakarta Post
May 4, 2004
Prosecution
Considers Putting Lien on GNP Headquarters
Seoul Yonhap
April 29, 2004
Election
Watchdog Vows to Track down Illegal Campaign Funds
Korea Times
March 30, 2004
Indonesia
elections good for business
BBC News
March 30, 2004
TV
Election Campaign Footage Banned on Polling Day
Central News Agency – Taiwan
March 18, 2004
Women
voters back anti-corruption drive
New Straits Times
March 14, 2004
An
election-year payoff for Asia
The International Herald Tribune
March 12, 2004
Fines
Meted Out for Publishing Polls on Presidential Election
Central News Agency - Taiwan
March 10, 2004
Former
GNP Leader's Aide Says Allegations of Illegal Campaign Funds False
The Korea Times
March 3, 2004
Shady
business of democracy...
Business Day
Copyright © 2005 BDFM Publishers (Pty) Ltd. All Rights Reserved
By Ivor Sarakinsky
March 23, 2006
A STORM of controversy has struck the Labour Party in the UK over its methods of collecting funds for its election campaign last year. It seems the party mandarins developed a highly creative technique to circumvent the legislation regulating the private funding of political parties.(Complete story)
Britain
Moves Toward a Ban On Secret Loans Political Scandal Has Taken Toll on
Blair
Washington Post Foreign Service© Copyright 1996-2006 The Washington Post
Company
By Mary Jordan
March 21, 2006LONDON, March 20 -- The government of Prime Minister Tony
Blair on Monday proposed banning secret loans to political parties to
try to end a financing scandal blamed for sending Blair's popularity ratings
to record lows. (Complete story)
SARAJEVO:
Seminar "Implementation of the law on the financing of political parties"
FENADESK Sarajevo
desk.sarajevo@fena.baMarch
6, 2006
SARAJEVO, March 6 (FENA) – Seminar titled “Implementation of the Law on the Financing of Political Parties”, organised by the BiH Election Commission in cooperation with IFES from Washington and OHR, opened in Sarajevo on Monday and will last until March 10. (Complete story)
Election
spending was a record
By Julian Glover, political correspondent
Guardian Unlimited © Guardian Newspapers
Limited 2005
December 1, 2005
This year's general election was the most expensive ever, with Labour narrowly outspending the Conservatives for the first time, according to figures yesterday from the Electoral Commission.
Romanian
Ministers Publish Asset Statements
Southeast European Times
June 5, 2005
TIDE Toolkit Launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina
February, 2005
The
Croatian Foreign Minister Resigns
BBC News
January 4, 2005
Ukip
Spent £2.3M on Euro Polls Campaign
Scotsman.com
December 22, 2004
UPDATE:
Government should control foreign political funding - Putin
© 2005 "RIA Novosti"
November 24, 2005
SF
Faces Campaign-Finance Questions
Sunday Business Post - Ireland
November 20, 2005
Macedonia
Overhauls Public Financing of Political Parties
Southeast European Times in Skopje
November 15, 2004
N.G.O.
Bashing
World Press
November 13, 2005
Tensions
Follow Lithuania Raids
BBC News
June 25, 2004
Lithuania
hit by new pre-election corruption scandal
Agence France Presse
June 24, 2004
Ireland: €4bn
government re-election fund
The Sunday Business Post
June 13, 2004
Tensions
follow Lithuania raids
The Lithuanian president is holding an emergency defence meeting after state
investigators raided the offices of four political parties.
BBC NEWS
June 6, 2004
Europarliament
Campaign Financing Accounts to Include Detailed Campaign Information
Elta
May 24, 2004
Lithuanian
MPS Challenge Ban on Paksas Running in Presidential Election
BBC Monitoring International Reports
May 7, 2004
Albanian
Opposition Leader, Civil Society Discuss Election Issues
BBC Monitoring International Reports
May 4, 2004
Macedonian
State Election Commission Promotes Official Website
BBC Monitoring International Reports
March 30, 2004
Cheap
groceries used to lure weary Russians to polls
The Guardian (London)
March 11, 2004
VIEW:
Political Parties - floating with fragile fundingBy Zafarullah
Khan
December 2, 2005
With such resources, how can parties effectively reach out to over 70 million voters in the country, train their office bearers and workers in policy making, campaign and communication related tasks, or run well-equipped offices at the national, provincial and local levels?
Corruption
Watch: Conviction of Sharon's son could clean up the campaign.
By Larry Cohler-Esses - Editor At Large
2000 - 2005 The Jewish Week, Inc. All rights reserved.
December 2, 2005In the wake of a campaign finance scandal that took down
the son of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, an Israel newly focused on corruption
may produce a rarity in the country: a relatively clean election.
Yemen:
Development agencies support government anti-corruption
IRIN News
January 18, 2005
PA
Candidate Demands Campaign Funding Investigation
haaretz.com
January 5, 2004
For Egyptians, electoral payback time
By Maria Golia
The Daily Star - Middle East
December 2, 2005
Beirut - Egypt's parliamentary elections have made manifest a truth long in the offing: the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) has a formidable rival in the Muslim Brotherhood. (Complete Story)
Sharon's
Son Pleads Guilty in Campaign Funding Scandal
Foreign Staff with Reuters
Johannesburg
© 2005 Business Day. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global
Media (allAfrica.com).
November 16, 2005
AN INVESTIGATION of a $1,5m donation made indirectly by South African businessman Cyril Kern to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is likely to intensify, following the news yesterday that Sharon's son Omri had pleaded guilty to campaign-funding charges.
Vote
Buying Rife in Egyptian Politics
By Challiss McDonough, Cairo
November 16, 2005
Vote buying is so widespread in Egyptian elections that many people view it as a normal part of politics. But the practice is also one of the reasons so many people are disillusioned with Egypt's political system and never vote.
Sharon's
son pleads guilty in scandal
By Tali Caspi
© Copyright swissinfo SRI Swiss Radio International - an enterprise of
SRG SSR idée suisse
November 15, 2005
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's son pleaded guilty on Tuesday in a campaign funding scandal that could pose a challenge to the Israeli leader ahead of expected early elections.
Sharon's
son faces jail for election fraud
By Simon Freeman and Agencies
Copyright 2005 Times Newspapers Ltd.
November 15, 2005
The eldest son of Ariel Sharon, the Israeli Prime Minister, today faces jail after pleading guilty to breaking campaign financing rules.
Egyptian
Opposition Claims Fraud
Financial Times
November 10, 2005
Egyptians
vote for new parliament
By BBC News
November 9, 2005
Voters in Egypt have taken part in the first round of a parliamentary election seen as a test of the government's commitment to reform.
Panel
to okay changes to party funding law
By Gideon Alon
© Copyright 2005 Haaretz. All rights reserved
November 8, 2005
The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is due today to approve amendments to the Parties Law that would bring about a far-reaching reform in the funding of primaries.
Sharon's
son indicted for corruption over 'illegal' fundraising in election
Belfast Telegraph
August 29, 2005
Omri
Sharon charged in NIS 6m. Corruption Case
The Jerusalem Post
August 29, 2005
Campaign
funds become bone of contention in Egypt polls
Agence France Presse
August 19, 2005
Nahariya
Mayor Accused of Buying Election
haaretz.com
July 1, 2004