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Farida Adamu
2019 in African Presidential Elections
It happens to be a year of elections for Africa, as over 20 countries in the region are scheduled to hold elections this year. A few presidential elections have held in the first half of the year, while others are underway. Here’s a look at some of the major elections that have taken place in […]
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 […]
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
Fresh Protests in Malawi Over Election Result
In the capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe, thousands of protesters were seen marching towards Capital Hill to demand the resignation of the Head of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Justice Jane Ansah. This follows other nationwide protests on June 20th accusing the MEC chief of misconduct during the elections, calling for her resignation. Saluos Chilima of […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
India Elections: Rahul Gandhi Resigns as Congress Party President
The President of the Indian National Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi, has resigned. This follows the party’s landslide defeat in the national elections held in May, which saw the return to power of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the resignation letter shared on his Twitter account, Gandhi wrote: “As President […]
Asari Ndem
ANC’s victory is a double-edged sword. Here’s how
The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa, has been returned to power as the final results from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) show. However, this was the ANC’s worst result to date. According to data released by the IEC, the ANC secured 58% of the vote, ahead of the Democratic Alliance (DA) on 21%. […]
The Election Network
Postmortem of Nigeria’s 2019 general elections
From pre-election violence leading to several deaths across the country; to mysterious fires gutting offices and vehicles of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); and an abrupt postponement of the presidential elections merely hours before it began, the 2019 general elections seemed to have been mired in several challenges even before Nigerians went to the […]