Qatar’s emir approves electoral law for first legislative vote
Voters in October to select 30 members of the 45-seat Shura Council, tasked, among others, with ‘approving the general policy ...
Tag: Elections
Nicaragua opposition names presidential ticket to take on Ortega
Rights groups accuse President Daniel Ortega of cracking down on potential opponents ahead of November vote.Nicaragua’s main opposition alliance has ...
Haiti PM vows to work to hold elections ‘as quickly as possible’
Ariel Henry’s pledge comes as Haiti faces ongoing political instability after President Jovenel Moise’s killing.Haiti’s newly sworn-in interim prime minister ...
Another Nicaraguan presidential hopeful arrested in crackdown
President Daniel Ortega faces international rebuke for cracking down on potential opponents ahead of November elections.Another potential presidential contender has ...
In divided Peru, Castillo says looking to form pluralistic gov’t
Peruvian President-elect Pedro Castillo’s victory is confirmed after weeks of uncertainty that fuelled deep divisions.Peru’s President-elect Pedro Castillo has said ...
Castillo named president-elect in Peru, Fujimori concedes
Rural teacher-turned-politician Pedro Castillo has been named Peru’s president-elect, six weeks after a polarising vote in which his right-wing rival, ...
Uncertainty lingers as Peru edges closer to Castillo presidency
Lima, Peru – With the world’s highest reported coronavirus death toll per capita and a third wave expected to start ...
US marks one year since death of civil rights icon John Lewis
In honour of longtime congressman, President Joe Biden again urges Congress to pass legislation defending right to vote.US President Joe ...
Iraqi Shia leader al-Sadr says will not take part in October vote
Muqtada al-Sadr says he is withdrawing support from the current government and the one that will be elected to replace ...
Pro-EU party in Moldova wins clear majority in snap election
Moldova’s main pro-European party has won a resounding victory in parliamentary polls, results showed, strengthening the hand of President Maia ...
Haiti advocates reject US push for elections after Moise killing
The United States’s top diplomat has urged Haitian political leaders to work towards holding elections later this year, a demand ...
Polls open in Moldova’s snap election amid corruption concerns
Polling stations in Moldova opened on Sunday morning with voters eager to choose the new parliament after the previous one ...
Bulgaria votes in snap election amid political impasse
Bulgarians go to polls for the second time in three months after longtime governing party GERB fails to find coalition ...
Ethiopia’s ruling party wins national election in landslide
PM Abiy Ahmed’s Prosperity Party won 410 out of 436 contested seats in federal parliament, the election body says.Ethiopia’s ruling ...
Celebrities and the cult of Russia’s President Putin
In 2003, Yulia Volkova, one half of the Russian pop duo TATU, performed Not Gonna Get Us, a famous song ...
US Supreme Court rules in favour of voter restrictions
The ruling could make it easier for other states to impose rules on voting that are widely seen as disenfranchising ...
Libya’s stateless ethnic minorities and an upcoming election
Libyan expectations are high and candidates are beginning to express interest in running for the elections scheduled for December this ...
Armenia’s Pashinyan claims ‘convincing victory’ in snap polls
Nikol Pashinyan, the acting prime minister of Armenia, has claimed victory in a snap parliamentary election he had called in ...
Rival protests in Peru as tensions rise over presidential vote
Pedro Castillo’s supporters want election results upheld, while Keiko Fujimori’s backers want the vote annulled.Supporters of socialist Pedro Castillo and ...
Will elections end the crisis in Armenia?
Armenians are set to go to the polls in a snap general election overshadowed by last year's Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Ethiopians set to vote in crunch polls amid conflict and apathy
After some consideration, Shimelis Yohannes* decided to register to vote in Ethiopia’s delayed general elections due to be held on ...
Mexico lower house polls show setback for ruling coalition
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s coalition set to fall short of two-thirds majority necessary for big reforms.Mexicans have voted to ...
Fujimori, Castillo neck and neck as Peru presidential polls close
Vote counting has started in Peru’s presidential runoff with an exit poll showing conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori locked in a ...
Libya: UN announces candidates for new transitional government
Interim leaders will oversee preparations for elections scheduled to take place by the end of the year, the UN says.Participants ...
Bobi Wine to legally contest Uganda vote, urges non-violence
Ugandan opposition candidate Bobi Wine says he will legally contest the results of the presidential election that saw incumbent President ...
Polls open in Central African Republic under threat of violence
Polls have opened in the Central African Republic (CAR) to choose a new president and parliament amid fears of escalating ...
Three Burundi peacekeepers killed in CAR as rebels call off truce
Unidentified “armed combatants” have killed three Burundian peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR), the United Nations said on Friday, ...