He's a philosopher; wore a super hero cape to premote civic values; mooned at students and admits he has Pakinsons disease.
Colombians, tired of corruption and human rights violations, could be about to bring in a radical new leader:
Antanas Mockus, the
green candidate whose
super citizen’s past could help make him president.
One view of
what is at stake.
And this is the first time we are really deciding over matters of national interest and not matters of fear. Issues such as health, education, international affairs. These are the central points of this election.
posted by adamvasco
on May 28, 2010 -
8 comments
Between 16 April - 13 May the worlds largest democracy will go into action. Being India the
logistics are mind boggling. Over 700 million eligible voters who will vote in over 700,000 polling stations for 1,055 political parties. The BBC goes on to explain what makes Indian elections
special. University of Maryland has
Forecasts and Analysis and
Trends in Indian Election Politics has both insight and an interesting blog roll. As Indian Politics are more than usually corrupt and thuggish there is
website dedicated to information about candidates with a criminal history. Sadly in spite of this great democratic exercise, repression of
speech and miscarriage of justice will probably still be around for a while.
posted by adamvasco
on Apr 3, 2009 -
6 comments
