What do elections mean to people in the world?
In the US, more voices are heard to cut subsidies to oil companies which are making huge profits out of the high gas prices, now more than $4 a gallon, The huge profits mean money flowing into the pockets of those who are in charge. But despite the huge cash flows, there are the congressional efforts, articles written to call for the cuts, and the people have voices on TV. Democracy works here, and elections do it.
But would it work in other parts of the world?
What do elections mean to the people in the world?
Opposition candidate arrested
-- In Belarus, the opposition candidate Andrei Sannikov got a five year term. The sentence: "organizing mass riots". The nation's President Lukashenko, named "the last dictator of Europe" has been in power for 17 years.
Opposition lawmaker shot
-- In Thailand, the opposition lawmaker Pracha Prasobdee was shot in a car. The Thailand police published a photo list of alleged "assassins" on its website prior to the election on July 3. The last election results were overturned by mass protests and the court orders to dissolve the then majority party of former Prime Minister Taksin.
Refuse to secede power
-- In Cote d'Ivoire, the government claims 220 civilians were killed by pro-Gbagbo forces. The former President Gbagbo was ousted by the UN forces who refused to give seats to the internationally recognized winner of the election Ouattara. The President Ouattara was sworn in on May 6.
Refused to have an election in the first place
-- In Yemen, millions took to street to oust the President Saleh who are in the office for more than 32 years. Both sides refused to accept the plan by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The protesters are demanding Saleh to step down immediately.
In the US, more voices are heard to cut subsidies to oil companies which are making huge profits out of the high gas prices, now more than $4 a gallon, The huge profits mean money flowing into the pockets of those who are in charge. But despite the huge cash flows, there are the congressional efforts, articles written to call for the cuts, and the people have voices on TV. Democracy works here, and elections do it.
But would it work in other parts of the world?
What do elections mean to the people in the world?
Opposition candidate arrested
-- In Belarus, the opposition candidate Andrei Sannikov got a five year term. The sentence: "organizing mass riots". The nation's President Lukashenko, named "the last dictator of Europe" has been in power for 17 years.
Opposition lawmaker shot
-- In Thailand, the opposition lawmaker Pracha Prasobdee was shot in a car. The Thailand police published a photo list of alleged "assassins" on its website prior to the election on July 3. The last election results were overturned by mass protests and the court orders to dissolve the then majority party of former Prime Minister Taksin.
Refuse to secede power
-- In Cote d'Ivoire, the government claims 220 civilians were killed by pro-Gbagbo forces. The former President Gbagbo was ousted by the UN forces who refused to give seats to the internationally recognized winner of the election Ouattara. The President Ouattara was sworn in on May 6.
Refused to have an election in the first place
-- In Yemen, millions took to street to oust the President Saleh who are in the office for more than 32 years. Both sides refused to accept the plan by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The protesters are demanding Saleh to step down immediately.