Electoral Chaos

Electoral Chaos

(January 10, 2008) Right now most U.S. media is focused on the drama of the presidential primary elections. But in several other countries the drama of the electoral process has risen to violent and chaotic levels. Kenya is struggling to quell the violence that has turned into ethnic cleansing. Georgia is dealing with a dissolved government only to have the same president elected again, and Bhutan has experienced for the first time the right to vote. Watch as Global Pulse presents a round-up of international elections and the literal fight for a democratic world.

Sources: TV5, France; Russia Today, Russia; Al Jazeera English, Doha; ABC News, U.S; NBC News, U.S; Fox News, U.S.

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