Middle East This Week – June 4, 2019

June 4, 2019

Each day, 21votes gathers election and political news from a different region of the world. We explore the greater Middle East and North Africa on Tuesdays. Click the map pins.

Turkey, Istanbul Mayoral Rerun - June 23, 2019

Hurriyet Daily: “Local do-over elections on June 2 have reversed the outcome of the March 31 elections in two out of four provinces.”

Andalou Agency: “President Erdoğan urges Istanbulites to flock to polls for do-over of mayoral election”

Algeria Presidential - July 4, 2019 (Canceled)

New York Times: “Algeria Cancels Presidential Election, Setting Up New Impasse”

Stratfor: “The Geopolitics of Sonatrach: A History Interwoven With Algeria’s: [Regardless] of Algeria’s next government, the competing interests of its political elite, combined with Sonatrach’s entrenched political sway and patriotic appeal, will limit the extent of reforms to liberalize Algeria’s oil and gas industry.”

Israel Snap Parliamentary - September 17, 2019

Associated Press: “After narrowly failing to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in April elections, the long-time Israeli leader’s opponents now have a rare chance for a “do-over” in a snap vote in September.”

Washington Post: “What Netanyahu’s failure to form a government means for him — and Trump”

Omri Nahmias, Jerusalem Post: “How new elections could affect the peace plan – analysis”

Martin Indyk, Council on Foreign Relations: “How to Read Israel’s Election Turmoil: Israel’s politics have been upended for much of this year by elections and are now set to be disrupted for much of the rest, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces likely indictment on corruption charges.”

Isabel Kershner, New York Times: “In Israel’s New Election Campaign, Right Battles Right”

Ravit Hecht, Haaretz: “The election – as Avigdor Lieberman announced with his amazing and cruel move that forced the election for personal motives – will be about religion and state. Or more precisely, whether Israel will be a state governed by Jewish religious law, as Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich of the Union of Right-Wing Parties would like, or a Western, democratic and liberal country, as Kahol Lavan chairman Benny Gantz wants (as do Tzachi Hanegbi and Amir Ohana of Likud). “

Afghanistan Presidential - September 28, 2019

RFE/RL: “Afghan Women Drawing #MyRedLine For Peace With The Taliban”

RFE/RL: “Afghanistan’s election authorities say they have postponed two local elections that were scheduled to be held in September….However, the presidential election remains scheduled for September 28.”

Tunisia Parliamentary and Presidential- October 6 and November, 17, 2019

Al Jazeera: “Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has been elected the president of Tahya Tounes party, a secular party founded earlier this year, confirming expectations he will run in this year’s presidential election.”

Upcoming Elections
Turkey, Istanbul Mayoral Rerun – June 23, 2019
Hurriyet Daily: “Local do-over elections on June 2 have reversed the outcome of the March 31 elections in two out of four provinces.”

Andalou Agency: “President Erdoğan urges Istanbulites to flock to polls for do-over of mayoral election”

Algeria Presidential – July 4, 2019 (Canceled)

New York Times: “Algeria Cancels Presidential Election, Setting Up New Impasse”

Stratfor: “The Geopolitics of Sonatrach: A History Interwoven With Algeria’s: [Regardless] of Algeria’s next government, the competing interests of its political elite, combined with Sonatrach’s entrenched political sway and patriotic appeal, will limit the extent of reforms to liberalize Algeria’s oil and gas industry.”

Israel Snap Parliamentary – September 17, 2019
Associated Press: “After narrowly failing to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in April elections, the long-time Israeli leader’s opponents now have a rare chance for a “do-over” in a snap vote in September.”

Washington Post: “What Netanyahu’s failure to form a government means for him — and Trump”

Omri Nahmias, Jerusalem Post: “How new elections could affect the peace plan – analysis”

Martin Indyk, Council on Foreign Relations: “How to Read Israel’s Election Turmoil: Israel’s politics have been upended for much of this year by elections and are now set to be disrupted for much of the rest, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces likely indictment on corruption charges.”

Isabel Kershner, New York Times: “In Israel’s New Election Campaign, Right Battles Right”

Ravit Hecht, Haaretz: “The election – as Avigdor Lieberman announced with his amazing and cruel move that forced the election for personal motives – will be about religion and state. Or more precisely, whether Israel will be a state governed by Jewish religious law, as Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich of the Union of Right-Wing Parties would like, or a Western, democratic and liberal country, as Kahol Lavan chairman Benny Gantz wants (as do Tzachi Hanegbi and Amir Ohana of Likud). “

Afghanistan Presidential – September 28, 2019
RFE/RL: “Afghan Women Drawing #MyRedLine For Peace With The Taliban”

RFE/RL: “Afghanistan’s election authorities say they have postponed two local elections that were scheduled to be held in September….However, the presidential election remains scheduled for September 28.”

Tunisia Parliamentary and Presidential- October 6 and November, 17, 2019
Al Jazeera: “Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has been elected the president of Tahya Tounes party, a secular party founded earlier this year, confirming expectations he will run in this year’s presidential election.”

 

The Year Ahead: Middle East
Egypt local (planned for the first half of 2019 – delays possible); Turkey Istanbul mayoral re-run (June 23); Israel snap parliamentary (September 17); Afghanistan presidential (September 28); Oman consultative assembly (October – assembly is advisory only with no actual legislative power); Tunisia parliamentary and presidential (October 6 and November 17); Iraq provincial (November 16); Palestinian Authority legislative (elections overdue – new government says they aim to hold elections but no date set); 

 In September, Israelis head to the polls for the second time this year. Photo credit: Wikimedia/יעקב

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