LETTER N° 52

From 24 to 31 of December

24 Russia (Chukotka)		Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Russia), Gubernatorial election. Results : not avalaible.
24 Russia (Chelyabinsk)	No Flag	Chelyabinsk oblast (Russia), Gubernatorial election. Results : not avalaible.
24 Russia (Ulyanovsk)		Ulyanovsk oblast (Russia), Gubernatorial election. Results : not avalaible.
24 Venezuela		President Hugo Chávez names Adina Bastidas as executive vice-president to succeed Isaías Rodríguez, who had announced his resignation for December 26.
28 Russia (Tartarstan)		Tartarstan, Presidential election. Results : not avalaible.
28 Ghana		Presidential election. Results : opposition candidate John Kufuor won with 57.42 percent compared to 42.58 percent for Vice-President John Atta Mills, a Rawlings' protege.
28 Nepal		National holiday : Birthday of His Majesty the King Bir Bikram Shah Dev Birendra (28 December 1945)
31 Pakistan		Local government elections - 1st phase. Results : not available yet.