Bahrain: Vote buying getting more expensive (cartoon and commentary)
http://mahmood.tv/2010/07/31/vote-buying-getting-more-expensive/
The democratic "experiment" is getting much more mature in the Bahraini custom now. Bribing poor people with sacks of rice, sugar and some oil as has happened in the elections of 2002 and 2006 is no longer enough, according to Al-Wasat this morning. People now demand more for their votes, they upped their prices!
India: the loaded dice : part 2
http://iltb.apargupta.com/2010/07/the-loaded-dice-part-2/ This part moves beyond this background to question the excuses to examination of EVM's as well as reasons why it should be conducted. As per human nature, I will first start with the excuses (against examination) and then proceed to the reasons (for examination).
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