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UK Troops Deploy for Final Major Mission in Afghanistan
Britain's Seventh Armored Brigade has deployed to Helmand in southern Afghanistan to pack up equipment ahead of the British pullout next year. The mission is expected to be the final major operation of UK forces in Afghanistan (BBC).
PAKISTAN: Malala Yousafzai, the sixteen-year-old Pakistani activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year, was awarded the European Parliament's Sakharov human rights prize (AFP) on Thursday.
MIDDLE EAST
Libya's Prime Minister Kidnapped, Released
Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped from a Tripoli hotel on Thursday and freed a few hours later, underscoring the weakness of the state just a few days after the U.S. captured a suspected al-Qaeda operative in the capital (al-Jazeera). The abductors were allegedly among the government-aligned militias that provide security.
Expert Stephen Vladeck explains the legal process facing the captured Abu Anas al-Libi in this interview.
AFRICA
Sudan's al-Bashir Calls Protesters 'Traitors'
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir labeled detractors who protested against his regime as "bandits," "traitors," and "saboteurs" (Sudan Tribune). More than two hundred people were killed in the government's violent crackdown on protests last month.
LIBERIA: Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, convicted last year of aiding rebels in Sierra Leone, will serve his fifty-year war crimes sentence in the UK (BBC).
EUROPE
Azerbaijan Releases Election Results Before Vote
Rights groups did not expect Azerbaijan's Wednesday elections to be free and fair, but authorities turned it into farce by releasing the results a day before voting started. President Ilham Aliyev, who took over from his father a decade ago, "won" in a landslide (WaPo).
NETHERLANDS: The Dutch foreign minister apologized to Moscow on Wednesday for detaining a Russian diplomat in The Hague, saying his right to diplomatic immunity had been violated (Moscow Times).
AMERICAS
U.S. Lawmakers Open to Debt Ceiling Deal
Politicians in Washington appear likely to agree on a short-term deal to avoid a default on U.S. debt as long as the agreement isn't attached to policy conditions (Bloomberg). Favorability of the Republican Party has sunk since the partial U.S. government shutdown began last week.
This CFR Backgrounder explains the costs and consequences of the U.S. debt ceiling.
BRAZIL: Brazil's central bank raised its benchmark Selic interest rate to 9.5 percent and suggested that it will continue to hike rates at its next meeting in November to curb inflation (MercoPress).
China Overtakes U.S. as Top Crude Importer
China has overtaken the United States as the world's largest importer of crude oil (FT). Beijing is trying to curb demand; most analysts expect that its oil consumption, currently at 2.9 barrels per person per year, won't reach the United States' level of 21.5 barrels.
This CFR Backgrounder explains how hydraulic fracturing has enhanced U.S. energy security.
VIETNAM: U.S. secretary of state John Kerry and his Vietnamese counterpart signed a deal on civilian nuclear power at the East Asian Summit in Brunei on Thursday that will allow American firms access to Vietnamese markets while committing Hanoi to not enriching uranium (AP).
Top of the Agenda: U.S. to Partially Cut Aid to Egypt
The Obama administration decided to suspend cash and military hardware transfers to Egypt while maintaining assistance for security and counterterrorism operations (LAT) after a three-month-long review of U.S. policy. Cairo condemned the move, which signaled Washington's discontent with the Egyptian military's violent crackdown on supporters of the ousted, democratically elected president, Mohammed Morsi (BBC). The U.S. State Department stressed that the decision wasn't permanent and could be reversed if progress was made toward establishing an inclusive government (AP).
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Papua Guinea e Re ndodhet nën shok, pas arrestimit të një burri nën akuzën e vrasjes së vajzës së tij 3 vjeçare, duke e kafshuar në fyt dhe duke i pirë gjakun, para se ta hante.
Ngjarja e kanibalizmit ka ndodhur në qytetin e Lae, ku në skenën makabre kanë qenë dëshmitar dy djem që dhanë alarmin mbi gjithë sa panë me sy.
Babai-monstër pas disa orëve arrati u gjet dhe u arrestua nga policia. Mësohet se burri e kishte tërhequr vajzën në pyll, e kishte kafshuar thellë në fyt dhe më tej e kishte ngrënë. Por dy djem të mitur ndodheshin majë një peme aty në pyll, duke u larguar me shpejtësi për të denoncuar gjithë sa kishin parë me sy
Ngjarja e kanibalizmit ka ndodhur në qytetin e Lae, ku në skenën makabre kanë qenë dëshmitar dy djem që dhanë alarmin mbi gjithë sa panë me sy.
Babai-monstër pas disa orëve arrati u gjet dhe u arrestua nga policia. Mësohet se burri e kishte tërhequr vajzën në pyll, e kishte kafshuar thellë në fyt dhe më tej e kishte ngrënë. Por dy djem të mitur ndodheshin majë një peme aty në pyll, duke u larguar me shpejtësi për të denoncuar gjithë sa kishin parë me sy
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Eriksson to officiate European Super Cup
Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson will be in charge of the European Super Cup clash between Bayern Munich and Chelsea on 30th August in Prague, the UEFA Referees Committee has announced.
Prague's Eden Arena will provide the backdrop for the match between the Champions League winner Bayern Munich and the Europa League champion Chelsea. The kick-off is scheduled for 8:45 pm (CET).
Eriksson has been a referee since 2002 and has officiated a total of 75 UEFA games in his career. His assistants will be fellow countrymen Mathias Klasenius and Daniel Wärnmark, with Stefan Wittberg as the fourth official.
The refereeing line-up will be completed by two additional assistants, Stefan Johannesson and Markus Strömbergson, also from Sweden.
Thiago operation a success
Midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who plies his trade for Bayern Munich, was operated on today for torn syndesmotic ligaments. He'll leave the clinic tomorrow to begin his rehabilitation process.
The German club reported the operation through its official website today, confirming original estimates that the Spanish player would be out for around seven weeks. "He'll be out for two months. We're going to miss him", said Bayern manager Pep Guardiola, who asked the club to bring Thiago in before the start of the season.
Thiago picked up the injury in Bayern's 2-0 victory over Nuremberg on Saturday, when he went in for 50-50 challenge during the second half. The injury forced his substitution.
Midfielder Thiago Alcantara, who plies his trade for Bayern Munich, was operated on today for torn syndesmotic ligaments. He'll leave the clinic tomorrow to begin his rehabilitation process.
The German club reported the operation through its official website today, confirming original estimates that the Spanish player would be out for around seven weeks. "He'll be out for two months. We're going to miss him", said Bayern manager Pep Guardiola, who asked the club to bring Thiago in before the start of the season.
Thiago picked up the injury in Bayern's 2-0 victory over Nuremberg on Saturday, when he went in for 50-50 challenge during the second half. The injury forced his substitution.
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Eriksson to officiate European Super Cup
Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson will be in charge of the European Super Cup clash between Bayern Munich and Chelsea on 30th August in Prague, the UEFA Referees Committee has announced.
Prague's Eden Arena will provide the backdrop for the match between the Champions League winner Bayern Munich and the Europa League champion Chelsea. The kick-off is scheduled for 8:45 pm (CET).
Eriksson has been a referee since 2002 and has officiated a total of 75 UEFA games in his career. His assistants will be fellow countrymen Mathias Klasenius and Daniel Wärnmark, with Stefan Wittberg as the fourth official.
The refereeing line-up will be completed by two additional assistants, Stefan Johannesson and Markus Strömbergson, also from Sweden.
Adriano, doubtful for 'Supercopa' game
Adriano Correia, the FC Barcelona full back, is a doubt for the second leg of the Spanish 'Supercopa' at the Camp Nou, after straining his femoral biceps, part of the hamstring group of muscles.
The player was a standout performer in his team's second league fixture against Málaga, earning victory with his goal (1-0). However, Adriano then had to be taken off as a precaution, being replaced by Dani Alves at half time. The club's medical department are waiting to see how he improves before they know whether he'll be able to face the 'Rojiblancos'.
PSG offers 40 million for Pedro
PSG has made a 40 million euro offer for Pedro Rodriguez, according to Radio MARCA. The player still has three years remaining on his contract, but interest has been raised by the French champions.
In regards to the offer, Pedro commented that "I am only thinking about succeeding in Barcelona, but it is a point of pride that other clubs have taken notice".
New Busquets contract announced
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Sergio Busquets and FC Barcelona are set to sign the contract renewal which they agreed on in July. The player will commit to the club until 2018, with the option of another season after that. The buyout clause in his contract will remain unchanged at €150 million.
These main points, as well as others, will be reflected in the papers which Busquets will sign on Tuesday at 1:30 pm in the club's offices.
The Barça midfielder continues his football career at the 'Blaugrana' club, where his father also played.
Sergio joined the youth team in 2005, and in 2008 Guardiola transformed him into an indisputable starter and a key member of the midfield in the space of less than a year. He is also a regular starter in Vicente del Bosque's national team line-up.
Barça's not so twinkling stars
The season has only just begun and Barça is off to a flying start statistically speaking: two league games, two wins, seven goals against Levante and the first title of the season under their belt after beating Atlético in the Supercup. However, amongst the players the vibes are not so good and the stars of the Catalan squad are still not 'twinkling'.
Leo Messi, Barça's undisputed number one player has only played one full match so far this season. Neymar made his debut at the Camp Nou in the starting eleven against Atlético and even Martino openly admitted that there had been very little contact between the Brazilian and Messi during the match. By now you would expect them to be accustomed to playing together. From here on in, if Messi is not in the starting lineup it will be for a purely technical decision. Just as it was when Andrés Iniesta was left on the bench.
It's all down to Xavi now
In the two league games played so far, Iniesta was a substitute against Levante and was substituted against Malaga. At the Calderón stadium he was included in the starting eleven but only played the last twenty minutes of the second-leg.
Chances are that Iniesta will be back in the lineup in Mestalla and Xavi will be substitute. He is one of just five players, together with Valdés, Piqué, Mascherano and Alexis, who have played every match. He is the only player left who hasn’t taken a break from midfield duties as Busquets didn't play in Málaga and Cesc was on the bench at the Calderón.
In the two league games played so far, Iniesta was a substitute against Levante and was substituted against Malaga. At the Calderón stadium he was included in the starting eleven but only played the last twenty minutes of the second-leg.
There are Two Kinds of Auto Insurance Buyers. Which Kind Are You?
One of the dirty little secrets of the auto insurance world is that there are two types of customers; savvy ones who pay rates considerably below the norm, and those who get a quote from just one company and end up paying way more than they need to.
If you’ve been casually following the news about the auto insurance industry over the past few years, you could be forgiven for believing that rates have skyrocketed and continue to climb. The real story is that, as a result of relentless consumer and regulatory pressure on insurance companies, auto rates in many cases have actually dropped. Of course, don’t expect your insurance company to let you know you could be getting coverage for less.
Of all the monthly expenses that can be reduced with some time and effort, auto insurance tops the list. But, of course our time itself is worth money. Often, we don’t take the time to research if we could be getting a better deal. It’s a tradeoff between perhaps paying more and spending hours of our time getting quotes from multiple insurers.
But, here’s the kicker: When it comes to auto insurance, the savings to be had by doing a little comparison shopping can be huge – often hundreds, if not thousands of dollars!
More importantly, new online services now make it remarkably quick and easy to get multiple competitive quotes, so that you can easily find the lowest quote for you.
One of the best of these free new services is called Bankrate Insurance, which is remarkably fast and easy to use. Just input your information on their website and they will provide up to four of the lowest rate quotes from top-tier insurance companies for you to compare. Most people are amazed by the huge differences between the quotes and their current coverage.
Bottom line: It makes it simple to find significant savings fast. And, contrary to what many people believe – it’s easy and cost-free to change insurance carriers anytime. Consumers are never locked into a policy for any period of time.
So, if you think that saving hundreds of dollars immediately with minimal effort is a smart move, check out Bankrate Insurance.
SkyRunner flying ATV goes on sale
FoxNews.com
Has the “flying car” finally gotten off the ground?
Sales for an innovative vehicle called the SkyRunner
began today with its public debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
began today with its public debut at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
More of a beefed-up paraplane than a roadable aircraft like theTerrafugia Transition, the SkyRunner is a single-seat all-terrain-vehicle with a rear-mounted propeller that attaches to a fabric reflex paraglider wing to enable flight.
It’s powered on the ground and in the air by the 1.0-liter three-cylinder turbocharged motor from the Ford Fiesta subcompact car.
According to its designers, it can go 115 mph on the ground, where it gets 53 mpg, and 55 mph in the air with a range of 200 nautical miles. Its maximum altitude is 15,000 feet, but FAA rules restrict its operation to 10,000 feet. All that’s needed to operate it is a sport pilot’s license, which can be earned with just 12 hours of lessons. As with most paragliders, it doesn't require an airport and can take off and land from just about any open stretch of ground, including the beach.
Along with recreational users, it's being pitched as a low-cost survey, search and rescue, and aerial law enforcement vehicle.
Originally developed in Great Britain, a prototype of the vehicle was flown nearly 4,000 miles across Europe and the Sahara. Street legality varies state to state, but it generally falls under the same regulations as a dune-buggy or ATV, according Stewart Hamel, CEO of the Shreveport-based company.
The price is $119,000 and orders are now being accepted with a $1,500 deposit with deliveries planned for 2014.
with a $1,500 deposit with deliveries planned for 2014.
About the Carter Center's Limited Election Observation Mission in Libya
Following an invitation from the HNEC, The Carter Center deployed a limited international election observation mission to Libya to monitor and report on the July 7, 2012, General National Congress elections. The mission accredited 45 observers, including five teams of medium-term observers and 16 teams of short-term observers, supported by a core team of elections and legal experts based in Tripoli. Observers came from 21 countries and visited 12 of Libya's 13 electoral districts over the course of their observations.
In light of security considerations, which prevents deployment of observers in some areas of the country and which restricts their movements in others, the Center's mission is limited in nature and does not offer a comprehensive assessment of the electoral process. However, the Center shares its observers' findings and analysis with the HNEC and the public in a spirit of cooperation to enhance the quality of future elections.
The Center's assessment of the electoral process is made against the interim constitutional declaration, Libya's election laws and regulations, and the country's international commitments regarding democratic elections and political participation. The Center is nonpartisan and conducts its activities in accordance with the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, adopted at the United Nations in 2005.
The Carter Center released a preliminary statement of its findings on July 9 and plans to release a comprehensive final report on the 2012 General National Congress elections within the next several months. The Center's public statements are all available on its website, www.cartercenter.org.
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A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 70 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers in developing nations to increase crop production. The Center has observed more than 90 elections in 36 countries. The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.
A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in more than 70 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; improving mental health care; and teaching farmers in developing nations to increase crop production. The Center has observed more than 90 elections in 36 countries. The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.
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[1] Law no. 4, article 27.
[2] These were Tolatala, Eshblya, and El Hadba Schools.
[3] Article 7 and article 14 (3) of Decree no. 67.
[4] U.N., ICCPR, Article 25(b).
[5] In Misrata, ballots from one polling center were recounted following a complaint from an independent candidate. This recount found that the candidate had wrongly been assigned zero, rather than 97 votes.
[6] ICCPR, Art. 2(3), "Each State Party to the present covenant undertakes: (a) to ensure that any person whose rights or freedoms are herein recognized as violated shall have an effective remedy, not withstanding that the violation has been committed by persons acting in an official capacity; (b) to ensure that any person claiming such a remedy shall have his right thereto determined by competent judicial, administrative or legislative authorities, or by any other competent authority provided for by the legal system of the State, and to develop the possibilities of judicial remedy; (c) to ensure that the competent authorities shall enforce such remedies when granted."
[7] HNEC decree number 93 for 2012 concerning regulations for elections dispute resolutions.
Complaints and Appeals
Effective, clear, and fair procedures for electoral dispute resolution are an essential part of a well functioning electoral process.[6] Voters and other electoral stakeholders must be given, and must perceive that they possess, a voice in the quality of the electoral process if the process is to retain credibility. The HNEC detailed the mechanism for filing complaints during the electoral process in a decree issued on June 27, 2012.[7]
Carter Center observers report that several dozen complaints relating to election day were filed at the district level. Nearly all of these complaints relate to administrative or procedural issues at the polling station level. While awaiting timely resolution of each complaint, the Center notes than none appear to undermine the integrity of the process as a whole.
Complaints related to the results of the election must be filed within 48 hours of the announcement of preliminary final results. The courts then have five days to reach a decision. An appeal can be submitted within 48 hours of the court's decision, and the court then has five days to rule on the appeal. In total, the complaints process should last no longer than 14 days. The Carter Center will continue to monitor the electoral complaints process and will include its findings in its final report.
The Tabulation Process
Tabulating results represents a critical part of the electoral process, requiring extensive efforts to ensure accuracy, minimize any opportunities for fraud, and guarantee that election results represent the free expression of the will of the voters.[4] To ensure public confidence, tabulation procedures should follow five fundamental principles: transparency, security, accuracy, timeliness, and accountability.
Tabulating results represents a critical part of the electoral process, requiring extensive efforts to ensure accuracy, minimize any opportunities for fraud, and guarantee that election results represent the free expression of the will of the voters.[4] To ensure public confidence, tabulation procedures should follow five fundamental principles: transparency, security, accuracy, timeliness, and accountability.
The Carter Center congratulates HNEC staff for their diligence in completing the tabulation process in a timely manner. Despite some barriers to transparency and a lack of strong measures to identify anomalous results, the tabulation process for the July 7, 2012, General National Congress elections was conducted in a credible manner and was adequate to determine the results of the election accurately.
The tabulation procedures were released by the HNEC on June 30, 2012. The procedures outline the manner in which copies of the results forms should be posted at the polling station and the originals transferred in tamper-evident envelopes to the National Tally Center. They include provisions for a double-blind data entry system to ensure accuracy and an audit committee to review results forms containing clerical or other errors. In the case that the audit committee cannot resolve an error, results forms are referred to the HNEC board of commissioners to authorize a recount. The regulations do not reveal the process for electronic aggregation of the results.
Carter Center observers noted that HNEC officials at the tally center sought to be transparent and were very welcoming to observers and agents of political entities and candidates. However, the computerized aggregation of results and the layout of the tally center did not permit comprehensive observation of the tally process. In future elections, observation of the aggregation process should be facilitated, for instance by posting results forms as they are entered in the database or by projecting results forms on a screen that is easily visible to observers and political entities and candidates' agents.
Recounting is an inevitable process in most elections and requires clear procedures to ensure accuracy and transparency. Carter Center observers monitored recounts, or the re-opening of ballot boxes to extract results forms that had been mistakenly sealed in the ballot boxes, in five cities: Al Bayda, Benghazi, Misrata, Tobruk, and Tripoli. In all but one case, recounts were triggered by missing or incomplete forms or auditors being unable to make sense of the figures on the results forms.[5]
In most cases, HNEC officials actively requested the presence of observers in order to ensure the transparency of recounts. In all observed cases the recounts were conducted in a professional manner with training or polling staff showing a strong commitment to accuracy. Carter Center observers did not report any cases of intentional manipulation of results.
The Carter Center notes three issues that could be addressed in future elections:
First, according to the election law and regulations, both counting and recounting should take place in the district where voting took place. This ensures the transparency of the process by allowing polling staff, observers, and political entity and candidates' agents to be present. While recognizing serious security concerns, the decision to count and recount ballots from Kufra in Tripoli is inconsistent with the law and violates the principle of transparency.
Second, if a mistake is made by a member of the polling staff, he or she should be present to append their signature in agreement with the correction. Failure to observe this procedure jeopardizes the principle of accountability. Nevertheless, on several occasions auditors at the tally center appeared to correct calculations or typographical mistakes without the knowledge of polling staff. Means for polling staff to be included in the process should be examined, including decentralization of the tabulation process.
Third, triggers for quarantining questionable results were extremely limited. According to HNEC officials, the database was programmed to quarantine results forms in which the data was inconsistent, the number of votes received by candidates exceeded the number of votes cast, or turnout was greater than 100 percent of registered voters. In the future, the HNEC should consider employing additional and more stringent quarantine triggers, for instance, to detect over 95 percent votes for a one candidate; extremely high turnout in a particular polling station; or discrepancies in the reconciliation of used, unused, spoiled, and cancelled ballots with final vote totals.
The HNEC should be praised for the way it handled delays in the tabulation process by reassuring candidates and voters, holding frequent press conferences, and announcing partial results. These measures helped to increase transparency, reduce potential distrust of the tabulation process, and reassure voters that the process was not subject to undue delays.
Delayed Openings and Voting after Election Day
Despite a peaceful atmosphere in much of the country, cities in the east of Libya suffered a series of violent attacks against polling centers and election materials during the immediate elections period that had a significant impact on polling. While the HNEC and polling staff should be congratulated for their quick response to these incidents, and in particular for their commitment to ensuring that all voters in affected areas were able to participate in the elections, the future electoral management body should consider the introduction of measures to handle potential disruptions to the polling process and should develop a detailed emergency operational plan.
Despite a peaceful atmosphere in much of the country, cities in the east of Libya suffered a series of violent attacks against polling centers and election materials during the immediate elections period that had a significant impact on polling. While the HNEC and polling staff should be congratulated for their quick response to these incidents, and in particular for their commitment to ensuring that all voters in affected areas were able to participate in the elections, the future electoral management body should consider the introduction of measures to handle potential disruptions to the polling process and should develop a detailed emergency operational plan.
Polling stations in Ajdabiya, Benghazi, Brega, and Gemenes opened late on election day. Five polling centers in Sidra opened only on the following day, July 8, and three polling centers in Kufra and Ribiana opened only on July 10. The election law states that "polling shall last for one day, from eight o'clock in the morning until eight o'clock in the evening."[1] It does not specify that voting can take place only on election day; however, it states that voting may only take place between the specified hours.
Decisions to delay voting in some locations was made on an ad hoc basis late in the process. Measures to address potential disruptions to the polling process should have been established earlier and communicated clearly so that all stakeholders could prepare themselves. The absence of sufficient public information about the opening of polling stations, voting that continued into the night, and delayed voting in some locations may have interfered with voters' ability to participate in the elections.
In addition, for security reasons as many as 100 polling stations in Ajdabiya, Benghazi, and Sirte districts were consolidated so that polling for multiple stations was conducted within a single location, in some cases with a single ballot box serving multiple stations. This was done without appropriate legal and administrative measures, making reconciliation impossible at some polling stations and delaying the tally process.
Finally, on the afternoon of election day, a decision was made by electoral officials in Benghazi to allow registered voters from three polling centers to vote in any polling center in the district.[2] Legally, this decision is contrary to electoral regulations that state that voters are only allowed to vote in the center where they have registered, and that polling staff should not allow anyone whose name is not on the voters' list to vote.[3] The Center acknowledges the extenuating circumstances under which this action was taken.
While exceptional, these decisions could have been avoided if the HNEC had adopted an emergency operational plan in advance, rather than taking decisions on a case-by-case basis. In future elections, an emergency operational plan should be developed and widely disseminated to HNEC district offices and polling staff prior to election day.
The Carter Center conducted a limited election observation mission in Libya at the invitation of the HNEC and has been welcomed by the National Transitional Council and representatives of political entities and civil society. Following election day, Carter Center observers met with elections officials, political entities, candidates, and other stakeholders in 12 cities: Ajdabiya, Awbari, Al Aziziya, Al Bayda, Benghazi, Khoms, Misrata, Sebha, Tripoli, Tobruk, Az Zawiya, and Zuwara. Observers also monitored the tabulation process at the National Tally Center at the HNEC headquarters and the HNEC warehouse at Mitiga airport, both in Tripoli. Their observation was supported by a core team of elections and legal experts based in Tripoli.
The Center is impartial and conducts its activities in accordance with the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, adopted at the United Nations in 2005.
Executive Summary
The Carter Center welcomes the announcement of preliminary election results by Libya's High National Elections Commission (HNEC) on July 17, 2012, and congratulates HNEC staff for their diligence in completing the tabulation process in a timely manner and for their efforts to ensure that all voters had an opportunity to participate in the elections. While improvements could be made, the tabulation process for the July 7 General National Congress elections was conducted in a credible manner and was adequate to determine the results of the election accurately.
The Carter Center welcomes the announcement of preliminary election results by Libya's High National Elections Commission (HNEC) on July 17, 2012, and congratulates HNEC staff for their diligence in completing the tabulation process in a timely manner and for their efforts to ensure that all voters had an opportunity to participate in the elections. While improvements could be made, the tabulation process for the July 7 General National Congress elections was conducted in a credible manner and was adequate to determine the results of the election accurately.
Disruptions to the electoral process negatively affected polling in a number of locations. In response to attacks on polling materials and centers in the east, the HNEC made a number of decisions on and after election day that impacted opening times, polling dates, and polling center locations. Although these measures were devised to increase participation and ensure voter security, they were contrary to the election law and may have caused confusion among voters due to their late implementation. In future elections, the Center encourages the HNEC to develop a detailed emergency operations plan in advance and to inform polling staff and voters in a timely manner.
It was apparent to Carter Center observers that HNEC staff sought to conduct counting, recounting, and tabulation transparently and in accordance with the election law. Their efforts should be commended. Several aspects of the process could be improved though to ensure compliance with international and national standards and allow for the smooth conduct of tabulation in future elections:
- To increase transparency, counting and recounting should always be done in the district where voting took place so that polling staff, observers, and political entity and candidates' agents can be present.
- To ensure accountability, polling staff should be required to sign results forms to indicate their agreement to any corrections made by auditors. Means to make this feasible should be examined.
- To ensure accuracy, more robust quarantine triggers should be included to detect inconsistencies or anomalies in results and reconciliation forms.
UEFA investigation concludes Hategan followed protocol
UEFA have ruled that referee Ovidiu Hategan did follow protocol when dealing with Yaya Toure's racism complaint against CSKA Moscow.The Manchester City midfielder raised the issue with the official after being subjected to taunts from home supporters during the UEFA Champions League fixture between the two sides in Russia last week.
European football's governing body have a three-step plan to tackle racism, with the second being that a statement should be made over a public address system once a complaint has been levied to the referee, before potentially a match being abandoned if such instances continue.
But stage two was not adhered to during the game, leading to an investigation by UEFA into Hategan's actions.
However, a ruling on Wednesday found the Romanian official followed guidelines and that the UEFA venue director for the match had failed to act on the advice and has subsequently been removed from his position.
UEFA have issued sanctions against CSKA, with parts of the Arena Khimki set to be closed for their next home Champions League fixture against Bayern Munich on November 27.
On the Hategan situation, a statement on UEFA's website read: "The referee (Hategan) immediately asked the fourth official to request an announcement to be made to the public.
"The venue director (the UEFA officer in charge of football operations), who had not heard the chanting himself, did not activate the procedure. As the chanting had ceased, the referee decided to resume the game with the free-kick.
"The conclusion of the investigation is therefore that the referee had correctly triggered the first step of the procedure by requesting the stadium announcement.
"The venue director acted inappropriately, though in good faith, so causing the failure in the activation of the first step of the standard procedure, as decided by the referee.
"The UEFA venue director at the Arena Khimki has been relieved of his duties."
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