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A year after the near-fatal shooting of President José Ramos-Horta, security in Timor-Leste is strikingly improved.

The November 2008 legislative elections were an important test for Guinea-Bissau, whose transition to democratic rule badly needed impetus. It was uncertain whether they would take place until the last minute, but they were praised by both citizens and international observers.

On 31 January, Iraqis will head to the polls in fourteen of eighteen governorates to elect new provincial councils.

The election for governor in Indonesia’s North Maluku province was one of the most bitterly contested since direct elections for local government heads were introduced in 2005. Held in November 2007, it remains in dispute more than a year later, although a winner has been named and inaugurated.