PDK-coalition wins elections in Kosovo; opposition Vetevedosje relative winner
On 11 June snap parliamentary elections in Kosovo took place, the third election since Kosovo declared independence in 2008
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On 11 June snap parliamentary elections in Kosovo took place, the third election since Kosovo declared independence in 2008
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In het weekend van 29 april organiseerden wij een training in Tunesië voor onze zusterpartij Ettakatol. In Tunesië vinden eind 2017 lokale verkiezingen plaats. Ettakatol heeft tijdens de laatste parlementaire verkiezingen al haar zetels verloren. Haar ambitie is om in ieder geval op lokaal gebied weer een factor van belang te worden. Ettakatol heeft derhalve gevraagd om een campagnetraining.
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On the 16th of April the referendum to change Turkey's governance from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency took place, with 51.4 percent of the citizens voting for and 48.6 percent voting against the constitutional changes.
According to the preliminary results outgoing Prime Minister and leader of the right-wing Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Aleksandar Vučić, has obtained 55,1% of the votes and secured a win in the first round of the presidential elections on the 2nd of April. Former Ombudsman and independent candidate Saša Janković came in second with 16,3% of the votes and Luka Maksimović Beli (Whitty) obtained 9,4% of the votes. The turnout was 54,2%. Although there were no major incidents on the election day, Vučić had a great advantage in resources and air time during the campaign.
At the PvdA-congres, the FMS organised a fringe meeting, where human rights activists from countries as Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Egypt and Armenia gave country specific updates. A lot is happening in these countries, things that often do not make it into Dutch news. With this meeting, the FMS gave these human rights activists the chance to give their insights and to answer the many questions from the audience.
On 23 November Vice Versa, together with ActionAid, Both Ends, Partos, De Nieuwe Liefde and Pax, organised De Nacht van de Tegenmacht (The night of countervailing power), dedicated to peaceful resistance of courageous citizens all over the world. The event brought together musicians, activists, politicians and journalists from Netherlands, Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Suriname. The program was very intense: featuring speakers, a talk show, columns, music, interactive sessions (Power to the People! Civic power in the global South; Populism café and Journalism & Civic Power), as well as exhibitions of organisations and short movies.
On 11 December Macedonia held early parliamentary elections, which were supposed to resolve a two-year political instability. Results of the two main parties are more or less 1% away from each other, with 99.72% of the votes counted: ruling nationalist VMRO DPMNE gained 38% and the opposition Social Democrats (SDSM) – 36.7% according to the Central Election Commission. Both parties declared victory and are looking for coalition partners. They are most likely to reach out to ethnic Albanian minority for support. Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) got 7.3%, which could bring 9-11 seats. Newly formed BESA party has 4.87%, which might result in 5 seats. DPA-led – Movement for Reforms acquired 2.95% - potential 3 seats. Democratic Party of Albanians alone received 2,61%, which could mean not more than 2 seats. The voter turnout was 67% - one of the highest in recent general elections.
On 30 November De Balie in Amsterdam invited Zhanna Nemtsova, journalist at Deutsche Welle and daughter of Boris Nemtsov – a Russian liberal oppositional politician who was assassinated on 27 February 2015 – to give a freedom lecture. Nemtsova spoke about her father, propaganda in Russia and the Boris Nemtsov Foundation for Freedom. The event, moderated by Kirsten van den Hul, also featured discussions with PvdA Member of Parliament Michiel Servaes and the Insideout documentary team, Masha Ru and Katia Krupennikova.