EUROPE
Conrad Omodiagbe
This President Just Won A Second Term In Office
The President of Portugal was returned to office for a second term with a resounding victory in an election held amid a devastating COVID-19 surge that has continued to ravage the European nation. The centre-right president was re-elected on Sunday by a comfortable majority to a second five-year term after a campaign fought during one of the world’s worst […]
Farida Adamu
Kosovo: Court Ruling Triggers Fresh Elections
The constitutional court of Kosovo has declared the government an illegitimate one, triggering fresh elections in the Balkan country. The Court ruled on December 21 that the election of the government of Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti was illegal because one member of parliament (Etem Arifi) who voted for the government had previously been convicted of a crime. According to the constitution in Kosovo, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Kazakhstan Sets Date For Parliamentary Polls
The Central Election Commission (CEC) of Kazakhstan has released a statement encouraging Kazakh citizens to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for January 10 next year, the KazInform news agency reported. “If you are a citizen of Kazakhstan who has reached the age of 18 on the day of voting and has a right […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Moldova Makes History With Female President-Elect
An opposition candidate in Moldova, Maia Sandu, is set to make history, defeating incumbent President Igor Dodon in a run-off vote to become the country’s first female leader. According to preliminary results announced by Moldova’s Central Election Commission, Sandu, a former World Bank economist and Moldova’s former prime minister scored an emphatic victory at the […]
Farida Adamu
Kosovo: Premier To Resign And Face War Crimes
The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, has now stepped down from office to face a 10-count indictment in a special court in the Hague, alongside four other government officials including former Parliament Speaker, Kadri Veseli, and three other former commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The special court and prosecutor’s office were created following a 2011 report by the Council of Europe which included […]
Farida Adamu
Women Lead In Lithuania Elections
Parliamentary elections in Lithuania held on Sunday 11 October and on Sunday, 25th October where Lithuanians voted to elect members of the 141-seat parliament. With an average voter turnout of 49.44%, almost 2.5 million people registered to vote in the elections to parliament. What Happened At The Polls? The conservative opposition, Homeland Union Party, won the elections and is projected to occupy […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Makes History
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has secured a second term in office following an election on Saturday that saw her liberal centre-left Labour Party walk away from the polls with a history-making landslide victory. Vote tallying from the elections show that the Labour Party won the polls with 49% of the vote in comparison […]