Tagged: Asia
Conrad Omodiagbe
South Korea Kicks Off Early Voting ahead of April 15 Polls
Widely praised as a global model for how to contain the coronavirus, South Korea is pushing forward as one of the few nations to hold a major election despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. South Korea’s National Electoral Commission (NEC), has officially kicked off early voting for the country’s parliamentary elections. Starting on Friday, the polls […]
Farida Adamu
Sri Lanka to Delay Parliamentary Elections
Sri Lanka has announced its decision to delay its scheduled parliamentary elections this year. In the past few weeks, we have seen a number of countries and states in the US move their elections, Serbia, Iran, Poland, Ohio amongst others, due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus. As COVID-19 has now become a global […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Covid-19: Singapore May Still Hold Elections
While Singapore has until April 2021 to conduct its general elections, the Southeast Asian country might be heading to the polls sooner than later due to the recent release of its updated electoral boundaries, even as it continues to battle the coronavirus outbreak. Last Friday, Singapore released its new electoral boundaries which, over the last […]
Farida Adamu
What Happened in Tajikistan Elections
On March 1, the Republic of Tajikistan held elections for the Majlisi Namoyandagon, the lower house of the country’s bicameral Parliament. A total of 241 candidates contested the elections, 65 for the 22 party-list seats and 176 for the 41 constituency seats. Issues The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was the only opposition group that was allowed […]
Farida Adamu
Taiwanese Presidential Elections; What We Know
Taiwanese presidential elections are set to hold on January 11, 2019. The Candidates The two major candidates contesting for the presidency are incumbent Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Han Kuo-yu of the Kuomintang (KMT) who have opposing views on significant economic, security and social issues and, more specifically, regarding China policy […]
The Election Network
Turkmenistan’s autocratic presidential elections
Turkmenistan’s parliament set a date for the presidential elections in the nation widely regarded as the world’s second most isolated state after North Korea, with no free media. For the first time in its history, opposition parties can field candidates for the first time. Authorities in the bizarrely secretive and oppressive nation approved two nominal […]
The Election Network
Four Asian elections to watch out for this year
1. Indonesia When: February 15, 2017 Indonesia has emerged as a model for democracy in the region, but its transition has not been without setbacks. The country continues to be saddled with issues of corruption and sectarian violence. Despite daunting challenges, the Asian nation has succeeded in its strides to create a constitutional court […]