Endorsement for the German Presidential Election

On Wednesday 30 June, Juche 99, the Federal Republic of Germany will be holding their presidential elections. These elections have been set in order to see who will succeed former president Horst Kohler, who had stepped down earlier this month. Kohler stepped down following controversial statements he made regarding Germany’s continuous involvement in the U.S. –led War in Afghanistan. The Bundestag will be voting for Kohler’s successor in in-direct elections. Each of the major political parties and coalitions are endorsing their own candidates. The Christian Democrats and the Free Democratic Party has endorsed the governor of Lower Saxony, Christian Wulff. The Social Democratic Party and the Greens has nominated Joachim Gauck, who is not a member of either party. Die Linke has endorsed Luc Jochimsen. The National Democratic Party has endorsed Frank Rennike as their candidate.
In this election I will be endorsing Luc Jochimsen. I am endorsing Luc Jochimsen because he has come out and stated, “That Life in the German Democratic Republic was not cruel.” I firmly agree with this statement. As a matter of fact, if I were able to live in any nation at any particular point in history, I would chose to live in the German Democratic Republic during the 1970’s, under Comrade Erich Honecker. I do consider myself a supporter of Die Linke and I have continually supported the party and their candidates in elections. In this presidential election, I am not at all tempted to endorse Frank Rennike of the National Democratic Party. Rennike is a singer/songwriter who writes songs about Nationalistic German themes. I am not endorsing the CDU/FDP candidate, Christian Wulff because I am not exactly content with the CDU/FDP coalition. Prior to last September’s Reichstag elections, I was indifferent about the Grand Coalition lead by Angela Merkel. I will not be endorsing any of the Social Democratic Party’s candidates in any upcoming elections until they cancel any coalition agreements with the Green’s and discontinue Gerhardt Schroder’s Third Way Policies.

Endorsement for the Hungarian Presidential Elections

On Tuesday 29 June, Juche 99, the Republic of Hungary will be holding their presidential election. In Hungary, the parliament elects the president. This election follows parliamentary elections which were held this past April.
In the presidential elections, I will be endorsing Krisztina Morvai. Morvai is an independent member of parliament; however she is endorsed by the Movement for a Better Hungary, or Jobbik. In Hungarian politics I do consider myself a member of Jobbik.

Congratulations Ghana

I would like to congratulate the Republic of Ghana following their 2-1 win over the United States today. This match victory eliminated the United States from the 2010 World Cup and guaranteed that an African team would continue to play during this World Cup. Out of the African teams that qualified, Algeria, Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana was the only team that qualified to the round of 16. I am pleased to see Ghana triumph over the United States. This is the second consecutive time where Ghana eliminated the United States. The only issue I have is, is that the player from Ghana, Inkroom, milked an injury, where he was not

Endorsement for the Burundi Presidential Elections

On Monday 28 June, Juche 99 the Republic of Burundi will be holding their presidential elections. These are the first elections in Burundi, since the civil war, where the people of Burundi are directly voting for their president. In these elections I will be endorsing current incumbent president, Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza is a member of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy. This party was formerly a Hutu Nationalist Rebel group during the Civil War.
I supported Nkurunziza in his first election in 2005. Nkurunziza joined the NCDD-FDD when he was a professor. Tutsi terrorists launched an attack on his campus attempting to kill Nkurnziza and successfully murdered about 400 students. After joining the NCDD-FDD, Nkurunziza rapidly rose up the ranks and became a commanding officer. Following the Civil War, Nkurunziza lead the NCDD-FDD’s calls to disband and return their weapons. I believe that Nkurunziza has promoted peace and stability in the tumultuous Central African Republic. The Tutsi opposition has withdrawn all candidates from this election accusing Nkurunziza of rigging the ballot in his favour. I do not believe this is true, but how could it be true? The Tutsis are cockroaches who collaborated with the Belgian imperialists.

Endorsement for the Kyrgyzstan Constitutional Referendum

On Sunday 27 June, Juche 99, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan will hold a referendum over a new Constitution. These are the first elections since the government of Kurmanbek Bakiyev was overthrown in April. The new constitution limits the powers of the president and increases the powers of parliament. In this election, I will be endorsing the no vote. I am endorsing the no vote because in a nation like Kyrgyzstan I believe that it is better to have a strong presidency supported by a weaker parliament. In a nation where there is little to no history or use of democracy, I believe that it is futile to enforce democracy upon the people of a nation who have no experience of it. In fact Kyrgyzstan barely has a history of conducting elections. Since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, the Republic of Kyrgyzstan held a few elections under the presidency of Askar Akayev; however these fell below democratic standards. In 2005, the people of Kyrgyzstan overthrew Askar Akayev in what became known as the Velvet Revolution. The Revolution brought Kurmanbek Bakiyev to power, which was over thrown this past April.
I am opposing the new constitution as I do not know the details of the new laws and/or rights the Kyrgyz people would be effected by. I also do not know if I support the new government led by, Roza Otunbayeva. Otunbayeva was a member of the Communist Party of the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic and participated in the People’s Assembly in the Soviet Socialist Republic.

Endorsement for the Guinean Presidential Election

On Sunday 27 June, Juche 99, the Republic of Guinea will be holding their presidential elections. These elections were originally due to be held in December Juche 98, however due to internal political strife the elections were moved to June Juche 99. These are also the first elections to be held in the Republic of Guinea following the death of longtime leader Lansana Conte and a military coup. The leader of the original coup, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara had originally claimed that he will not seek the presidency in the originally scheduled elections. After a brief period of time, President Captain Camara rescinded his promise and announced that he will seek the presidency in the elections that were scheduled for December Juche 99. Following his announcement to run for president, protests were held in Conarky against the move. Camara was accused of initiating violence against the people protesting. Several men, women and children were raped and killed by the Guinean military.
Following the protests, Captain Camara ordered his aide-de-camp, Abubakar "Toumba" Diakite, to take the blame for the violence. Following this order, Diakite attempted to assassinate Captain Camara in the presidential palace in Conarky. Diakite’s bullet failed to kill Camara and he was brought to a hospital in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, where he currently remains in exile. The vice president of the junta took charge of the republic and announced elections were to be held in June Juche 99
In these elections I will be endorsing El Hadjj Aboubacar Somparé. Somparé is a member of the Party of Unity and Progress. I am endorsing him because the Party of Unity and Progress was the party that Lansana Conte was a member. When selecting a leader in this upcoming election, I believe that the people of Guinea have to think, am I better off than I was two years ago? I believe that answer is no. Since the military coup following the death of Lansana Conte, the Republic of Guinea has suffered coups, attempted coups, and is now a major stopping point in the drug trade. The other major candidates were opposition members of the Guinean parliament during the rule of Lansana Conte. I believe that the best course for Guinea would be a return to the one party rule of the Party for Unity and Progress.

Endorsement for the Somaliland Presidential Elections

On Saturday 26 June, Juche 99, the semi-independent Republic of Somaliland will be holding its presidential elections. These elections have been delayed for the past two years due to internal political strife. Elections were originally scheduled for September 2008, however there was a major dispute regarding the validity of the elections if they were to be held at that time. The opposition, KULMIYE, rejected the having the election held 2 years ago because they accused the incumbent president Dahir Riyale Khan of being authoritarian. They claimed that he would be the winner because he had a monopoly on campaign advertisements. President Khan then suspended parliament until a time when the nation could prepare for free and democratic elections.
In these elections I will be endorsing current president, Dahir Riyale Khan of the For Unity, Democracy and Independence Party. I am endorsing him because I believe that the authoritarian tendencies he has demonstrated, I feel they are the best course for Somaliland is a semi-independent republic occupying the northern section of Somalia. Somaliland joined Somalia after gaining independence from the United Kingdom. Following the collapse of the Siad Barre government, Somaliland demonstrated its ability to bypass the instability in the south and form a functioning government. I strongly support independence for Somaliland and I believe world leaders should support it also. I believe that an independent Somaliland will bring peace and stability to the horn of Africa. Dahir Riyale Khan has the experience to lead Somaliland’s independence and lead the small nation to prosper in Africa. He has served an extended term as president of the Republic and he also served in the Siad Barre government. This experience will help lead Somaliland to independence and prosperity.