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Mojisola Salaudeen
European Parliament Elects President
On Wednesday the 3rd of July, the European Parliament elected Italian socialist, David Maria Sassoli, as its new President. The 63-year-old Italian is a former TV journalist who became a politician ten years ago as a centre-left Member of the European Parliament (MEP). He won the election with 345 votes ahead of Czech MEP, Jan […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Sudan’s Fight for Democracy: Protest Leaders and Military Meet
The ruling Transitional Military Council (TMC) and Sudan’s protest leaders have agreed to meet, following calls by AU-Ethiopia mediators. Negotiations reportedly began on Wednesday, with the condition to reach a decision within 72 hours. Military or Civilian? Following the army’s ousting of President Omar al-Bashir in April, “The TMC and opposition coalition have, for weeks, […]
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 […]
The Election Network
‘Possible’ More Counties Than Now Known Were Hacked In 2016, Florida Delegation Says
Florida lawmakers were angry Thursday when they emerged from an FBI briefing that left them with unanswered questions about the two county election offices in their state that were breached by Russian cyberattacks in 2016. The bipartisan group of members of Congress was most frustrated with not learning about the hacks sooner. The first word of at […]
Asari Ndem
After Netanyahu Fails to Form Government, Israel to Hold New Election
After Prime Minister Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition by the deadline, the Knesset voted Wednesday night to dissolve itself and hold an election once again, just seven weeks after the previous one. Israelis will return to the polls on September 17, two weeks before Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing on a series of corruption charges against him on October 2 […]
Asari Ndem
Here are 5 big takeaways from the European Parliamentary elections
Between the 23rd – 26th of May, members of the European Union set out to vote for Members in the European Parliament (MEPs). The European Parliamentary elections are usually uneventful, but with Brexit looming and the rise of populist parties, this year’s election churned out more surprises than usual. Al-Jazeera explains that “the EU is […]
The Election Network
India elections 2019: All the latest updates
Coalition led by the Hindu nationalist BJP set to win nearly 340 of 542 seats as the opposition stands decimated. Counting of votes is underway in India after its marathon seven-phase general elections concluded on May 19, with early leads indicating the return of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a second term. Modi is the first non-Congress prime […]