ELECTIONS
Conrad Omodiagbe
EU observers arrive in Nigeria, America calls for credible elections
In anticipation of the upcoming February 16 polls, the United States’ Congress has stressed the need for transparency and credibility in the Nigerian elections. They have done this in a bid to strengthen the bilateral relationship between both countries as members of the European Union arrive in the country to observe the elections. Introducing a […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Kamala Harris joins race to lead America
Ready to take on President Donald Trump in 2020, Senator Kamala Harris has officially announced her intention to run for the highest office in the United States. She joins an already packed list of Democrats and the most diverse cadre of candidates the party has ever recorded. Harris, who made the announcement on ABC’s Good […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Court bans Wade and Sall from Senegalese Elections
The Constitutional Court in Senegal has published its official list of candidates who have qualified to run for the February 2019 Presidential Elections. The list includes the current Head of State, Macky Salls, and four others, but does not include leaders from the opposition party, Karim Wade and Khalifa Sall. The five-man list was presented […]
Asari Ndem
Thailand likely to postpone elections despite Bangkok protests
General Elections are expected to be held in Thailand between the 24th of February and the 9th of May this year, following the passing of a new electoral law in the country, which came into effect on the 10th of December 2018. Following two protests in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok, rumours that the military […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
DRC: Voting Data Supports Fayulu’s Case for Election Fraud
Results from a recent analysis carried out by the Financial Times, using two separate groups of voter data, have revealed that Congo’s opposition leader and presidential candidate, Martin Fayulu, was the clear winner of the controversial December polls, following the detection of election fraud. Contradicting the result put forward by the country’s official electoral commission, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
New York Legislature Approves Early Voting and Other Reforms
Lawmakers in New York have approved major election reforms, including early voting and Election Day registration, in a bid to simplify the voting process and increase voter turnout in the next elections. The State Assembly and Senate, with the backing of Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, passed a total of seven bills to bolster New York’s […]
Asari Ndem
Key Libyan Officials Press for Elections
The Head of Libya’s internationally recognised parliament, Aguila Saleh, has declared that the country should go ahead and conduct an election this year, even if voters reject a draft constitution in a planned referendum. According to Reuters, this announcement should help alleviate fears that members of the Libyan House of Representatives might try to undermine […]