Africa
Asari Ndem
Nigeria: Update On Diaspora Voting
As preparations for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria gradually kick-off, conversations surrounding diaspora voting have become popular, with 2019 presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu joining a long list of Nigerians demanding this reform. Mogahalu who contested but lost the presidential elections to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in February 2019, made his support for diaspora voting […]
Asari Ndem
Nigeria: Opposition Party Struggles With Zoning
The leading opposition political party in Nigeria, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted at a plan to discard zoning as a criterion for picking its presidential candidate for the 2023 election cycle, causing conflict ahead of the much-anticipated polls. The party’s decision is motivated by the recommendation of a committee set up to investigate […]
Asia
Conrad Omodiagbe
Myanmar Military Promises New Civilian Elections
The military junta in Myanmar, which ousted and detained the nation’s civilian leaders earlier this month, has declared that it will hold an election and “hand power to the winning party.” “Our objective is to hold an election and hand power to the winning party,” said the spokesperson for the group, Brigadier General Zaw Min […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Democracy Watch: What Is Happening In Myanmar?
The military in Myanmar has seized control of the country, detaining the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and declaring a state of emergency. The military has also claimed election fraud in the November vote, in which many members of its party lost. The coup has ousted the country’s civilian leader, Suu Kyi, as […]
Australia/Oceania
Conrad Omodiagbe
No Post Election Coalition for this European Country
Ahead of the September 19 polls in New Zealand, opposition leader of the National Party, Simon Bridges, has ruled out any post-election deal or chance of working with another opposition party, New Zealand First, citing his distrust for First’s party leader, Winston Peters, as his main motive. What Bridges said Making the big announcement following […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Marshall Islands Holds Parliamentary Election
On Monday, the 18th of November, voters in the Marshall Islands went to the polls to elect a new legislature. All 33 seats in the country’s unicameral house were in contention. Incumbent President Hilda Heine sought to retain her seat in parliament, a key determiner of whether she can contest for a second term. How […]
Europe
Conrad Omodiagbe
Moldova Court Rejects Prime Minister And Election
The Constitutional Court in Moldova has rejected a request by its new President Maia Sandu seeking to appoint new ministers, prolonging a months-long standoff between Sandu and her influential predecessor Igor Dodon. Upon winning the November 2020 presidential election in the country of 3.5 million, where the West and Russia vie for influence, Sandu has […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ex-President Held For Illegal Campaign Financing
Barely two weeks after being convicted on charges of bribery, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to visit the court again, this time, in another trial over accusations of illegal campaign financing. Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012 went on trial on Wednesday in the Bygmalion case relating to forgery and […]
North America
Conrad Omodiagbe
Dominican Republic General Election Heats Up
The Dominican Republic is set to hold its general elections on July 5, 2020, after a short delay attributed to the global coronavirus pandemic. Despite over 30,000 confirmed cases of the virus and 700 deaths recorded among its 10.6 million population, members of the electorates are getting ready to visit the polls to cast ballots […]
Farida Adamu
The Dominican Republic Suspends Elections
Municipal elections were suspended in The Dominican Republic for about four hours after voting began on Sunday due to a glitch in the electronic voting system. It is the first time that municipal elections have been suspended. Outlook More than 7.4 million voters who were due to vote for the 3,849 positions in 158 municipalities […]
South America
Conrad Omodiagbe
25-Year Jail Term For Cambodian Opposition
A Cambodian court has sentenced long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy to 25 years imprisonment in absentia over an alleged plot to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government. According to a report supported by a court source, eight other exiled opposition politicians, including Rainsy’s wife Tioulong Saumura, were also sentenced to between 20 and 22 years […]
Farida Adamu
What Happened In Ecuador Elections?
Voters in Ecuador headed to polls on Sunday, February 7, to vote for a new president and 137 members of the National Assembly. The country, which has an average voter turnout of 73% witnessed large voter turnout as elections are compulsory for all voters who are of age. Early results show that the country will be headed for a run-off […]