18 presidential elections and a referendum on self-determination. The elections are uncertain times in countries known as Fragile DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Central Africa, Madagascar and Nigeria. Little suspense in contrast to Cameroon, Uganda, Chad, Egypt, Djibouti and Gambia.
dates and countries to follow this year:
Benin: Presidential and legislative elections in March 2011
Cameroon: Paul Biya has been in power for 28 years and has amended the constitution to run for a third term, the DPRK remains dominant.
Cape Verde : February 6 Legislative
Djibouti : Not surprisingly, and after the constitutional amendment allowing him to stand again ( HERE ) Ismail Omar Guelleh should win the presidential election held April 8.
Gambia: Presidential elections in September. Yahya Jammeh has declared himself out but he might want to run again the supreme place.
Niger : constitutional referendum Oct. 31, 2010, local elections January 8, 2011, the legislative coupled to the first round of presidential elections 31 January 2011 (10 candidates including a woman), the second round of presidential and March 12, 2011 President-elect will be sworn in April 6, 2011.
Gabon : legislation. First general consultation since the accession of Ali Bongo to the presidency in 2009.
Liberia: Presidential in October 2011. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman president of Africa `, elected in 2005, is a candidate a second term.
Madagascar: March parliamentary and presidential elections on May 4 but the date will be sustained? In the absence of opposition Rajoelina could win elections that are not recognized by the international community.
Nigeria: General Elections in April 2011. President Goodluck Jonathan has been nominated as the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP power). The northerners party believe it is their turn to occupy the chair of the presidency after two terms of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, a southern Christian, completed in 2007. Although the successor Obasanjo, Umaru Yar'Adua, a Muslim North, he has not finished his first term. He died May 5, 2010, paving the way for his vice-president at the time, Jonathan.
Uganda: After 25 years in power Yoweri Museveni is expected to win the next presidential elections (February 18).
Democratic Republic of Congo : General Elections in July 2011, presidential Nov. 27. While the country should hold its second democratic elections, a constitutional amendment is to remove a ballot for the general damn the opposition. Reasons: financial constraints and preserving the gains of peace among others.
São Tomé and Príncipe : Presidential elections in July. In power since 2001, Fradique de Menezes in power since 2001 can not run again.
Seychelles : July presidential
Chad: the 2011 general elections would be postponed to May 8 (first round of presidential elections on April 3?). Elections should take place with more consensus than usual because of the "political agreement to strengthen the democratic process in Chad, signed in 2007 that enabled all parties involved in setting up an Independent National Electoral Commission Joint. For Jeune Afrique "the main issue in the elections will reshuffle the cards. The opposition hopes to win more seats in the National Assembly and win at the local level. "
Zambia: Presidential and parliamentary October. The President Rupiah Banda will face opponent `s history Michael Sata.
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