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Taiwan Elects Its First Female President
Taiwan opened the polls at 8am for presidential and legislative elections on January 16, bringing to an end months of speculation about the results and its ramification on East Asia politics. The race that attracted the most attention was the contest for Taiwan’s presidency with the opposition’s Democratic Party candidate, Tsai Ing-wen with a large […]
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Rajapaksa’s “Shock Defeat” Elections
The Sri Lanka presidential elections were held on January 8, 2015, two years ahead of schedule. The incumbent President Mahinda Rajapaksa was the candidate for the United People’s Freedom Alliance Party (UPFA) seeking a third term in office. Minister of Health in Rajapaksa’s administration and former ally, Maithripala Sirisena defected to the United National Party […]
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President Rouhani’s Reformist Allies Win Major Seats in Iran’s Elections
Iranians went to the polls on February 26 to elect new members of Parliament and members of the Assembly of Experts. It is the 10th parliament since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979 and the 35th since the Islamic Constitutional Revolution. This was the first time that both bodies have been elected simultaneously. […]