Tagged: coronavirus
Farida Adamu
Indonesia: New Rules Ahead of Elections
The General Elections Commission in Indonesia has initiated a set of rules that will guide online campaigns as the country prepares for its December regional elections, in which 270 regional heads – nine provinces, 224 regencies, and 37 cities – will be elected. This move came after Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo urged all parties to prioritise the health and safety […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
COVID-19: Nigeria Plans For State Elections
As the voting community in Central Nigeria prepares for the upcoming polls in Kogi State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that it will not be updating its voters’ register. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, instead, it will retain the voter register used in the state for the 2019 general elections. Speaking during […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
New Covid-19 Cases Threaten New Zealand Polls
New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced ongoing talks that may result in a delay of the country’s upcoming elections scheduled for September 19, 2020, as medical experts continue to investigate a new wave of coronavirus cases and their sources. After a much-envied run of 102 days without community transmission, health authorities rushed to […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Sri Lanka holds Mock Elections
Following the postponement of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka early this year, authorities have staged a mock election in an effort to test new anti-coronavirus voting measures to be set in place ahead of a parliamentary vote set to hold in August. The mock election exercise which took place on Sunday place in four of […]
Farida Adamu
How COVID-19 is Reshaping African Elections
2020 should have been a year of landmark elections across Africa. From Ethiopia to Uganda, to Ghana and Somalia where general elections are meant to take place. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic took the world by storm and did not only constitute a health crisis but also meant that major events in public life could not […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Poland Replaces Presidential Candidate
Following a ghost election that saw polling centres closed and members of the electorate absent, the main opposition party in Poland, the liberal Civic Platform (PO), has announced Warsaw Mayor, Rafal Trzakowski as its new presidential candidate ahead of a yet-to-be-announced new election date. The party and its partners made the swift announcement on Friday, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Afghanistan Signs Power-Sharing Deal
Months after controversial conflict-causing elections in the middle-eastern area of Afghanistan, President Ashraf Ghani and his main opposition, Abdullah Abdullah, have signed a power-sharing agreement. This agreement seeks to put an end to a bitter feud and confusing political structure that saw both candidates from the September 2019 presidential elections declare themselves winners of the […]