ELECTIONS
Farida Adamu
Will Nigeria’s opposition presidential candidate reclaim his ‘stolen’ mandate?
After the Nigerian presidential election held in February 2019 and the victory of the incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls, the opposition party, (People’s Democratic Party, PDP) and its candidate, former vice president Atiku Abubakar, were not quite convinced they lost and have challenged the results in court, alleging electoral fraud. On the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Algerian Parliament Gets Historic New Speaker
Following Mouad Bouchareb’s resignation on July 2nd, the Algerian Parliament has now elected a new speaker, Slimane Chenine. His election is a historic one, as it is the first time the parliament will be led by someone who does not belong to either of the two ruling parties -–National Liberation Front (FLN) or the National […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Israeli Prime Minister’s Nemesis Wants To Make Israel Normal Again
Avigdor Liberman of the Yisrael Beiteinu party, who stopped Netanyahu from forming an Israeli government, wants to Make Israel Normal Again. The slogan, which showed up at the end of the party’s latest campaign ad, is a clear nod to US President Trump’s infamous ‘Make America Great Again’ quip. Israel’s general election is slated to […]
Farida Adamu
The Link Between Italy’s Far-right Party and Russia
While the American President is still fighting off allegations suggesting he colluded with the Russian Government to win the 2016 elections, Russia finds itself entangled in yet another international election conspiracy. This time it involves the Italian Interior Minister, Matteo Salvini, who has been accused of secretly funding his populist party (League Party) with Russian […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
German Election Officials Face Threat in Saxony
In Saxony, elections for the Minister-President are scheduled to hold on the 1st of September 2019 but, election officials are currently being threatened. These threats come after the exclusion of two-thirds of the candidates from the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) from the list of candidates eligible for the upcoming election. Founded in 2013, […]
Farida Adamu
Japan’s Parliamentary Elections
The Republic of Japan is set to hold its 25th regular election of the Upper House on the 21st of July 2019. The Upper House election takes place every three years to change half of the 245-seat chamber of the Diet, also known as the National Diet in Japan. It is composed of a lower […]
Farida Adamu
Ukraine Heads to the Polls Ahead of Schedule
The 2019 parliamentary elections in Ukraine, originally scheduled to hold at the end of October 2019, has been brought forward to July 21. This follows the dissolution of the country’s parliament on the 21st of May by the newly inaugurated President Volodymyr Zelensky, following claims of a “lack of government coalition.” The latest polls of […]