All the frills of party politics

Article Abstract:

Parliamentary elections are being held in Kazakhstan on Oct 10 1999, but there are difficulties in assessing how the parties differ. Most parties are under a year old, and they have all promised to revive agriculture and industry, support medium and small firms, and pay arrears of pensions and wages. Pensioners have been hit by a drop in the value of the pension in relation to the US dollar, used as an unofficial currency. The parties include the Republican People's Party, the Communist Party, and Otan, or Fatherland.

Political organizations, Political parties

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A whiff of something fishy

Article Abstract:

Inquiries into payments over land development and into allegations against former Irish Prime Minister Charles Haughey are set to have a negative impact on Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party, which has only a small majority in parliament. There are also likely to be damaging repercussions from claims that former party treasurer Padraig Flynn, now Ireland's only commissioner at the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, was involved in illegal transactions in the 1980s.

Officials and employees, Ireland, Investigations, Political corruption, Fianna Fail Party (Ireland)

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A whiff of democracy?

Article Abstract:

Efforts by government ministers in Kazakhstan to stand up to Pres Nursultan Nazarbaev have provoked debate over democracy. Deputy prime minister Oraz Jandosov set up a new movement, Democratic Choice, and urged democratic reforms, but he and other ministers were then pressured into resigning.

Democracy, Representative government and representation, Representative government

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