Tagged: coronavirus

Conrad Omodiagbe

Serbia To lift State Of Emergency For Election

As several countries slowly ease restrictions instituted as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the government in Serbia has officially announced its decision to call off the country’s ongoing state of emergency on May 6, and also hold its previously postponed general elections on June 21 as the number of new coronavirus cases seems to […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Burundi Still Likely to Vote on May 20

As other countries went into lockdown and postponed previously set elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Burundi has decided to move forward with its general elections set to hold less than a month from now. Addressing the public in the capital of Burundi, Gitega, President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that the elections will not be […]
Farida Adamu

What Happened in the Mali Legislative Polls?

On Sunday, the people of Mali went to the polls to elect the 147 members of the Unicameral National Assembly in a second round of voting. Staggering Numbers and a Tense Political Climate In the first round of voting which held in March, voter turnout was abysmally low with only approximately 36 per cent showing […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Poland: Deadlock Over May 10 Presidential Election

With less than a month to its scheduled presidential election, Poland seems to be divided over whether or not to hold the election. While a major division is reported within the ruling party with one side calling for a constitutional change that could extend President Andrzej Duda’s tenure by two years and the other calling […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Mali holds Elections Despite Violence and COVID-19

Voters in Mali have cast their ballots in the second round of the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday despite a partial lockdown instituted to contain the coronavirus pandemic, as well as several jihadist attacks and intimidation, including the kidnapping of opposition leader Soumaila Cisse. The poll, which closed on Sunday, is a runoff election for […]
Farida Adamu

South Korea Goes to Polls In Spite of COVID-19

At a time when countries have been forced to move their elections to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, postponing an election was not an option for South Korea. 300 members of the South Korean National Assembly will be elected in the polls which kicked off on 15th April 2020. A total of 253 […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

COVID-19 and Upcoming State Elections in Nigeria

Despite being months away, there seems to be an air of uncertainty trailing governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states, Nigeria, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and how it might affect political primaries. While most political parties have halted preparations ahead of the polls, election umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is […]