Tagged: Covid-19

Conrad Omodiagbe

Catalonia To Vote Despite 3rd Wave Of COVID-19

More than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain, Catalonia goes to the polls Sunday for an election that Madrid hopes will unseat the region’s ruling separatists. Despite anticipation trailing the upcoming polls, Sunday’s vote could see a high level of abstentions as Spain battles a third wave of the pandemic, […]
Malaysia
Conrad Omodiagbe

Malaysia: Health Ministry Warns Against Elections

The Health Ministry in Malaysia has called for upcoming elections in the country to be put on hold as it continues to battle with rising number of COVID-19 infection cases.  Speaking at a recent press conference updating the public on the country’s effort to manage the pandemic, Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said there […]
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 […]
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

Belarus and Unlawful Arrests Ahead of Polls

As Belarus prepares for its presidential elections less than three months away, democracy seems to be facing a major threat from the current government, as security agencies and authorities in the country have been accused of unlawfully arresting government-opposing protesters, and putting them at risk of contracting COVID-19. According to Human Rights Watch, authorities in […]
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 […]