Tagged: Election Campaign
Farida Adamu
Elections 2020: What Made it So Historic?
On November 7 2020, Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden emerged winner of the 2020 elections after crossing the 270-vote threshold. Mr Biden captured key states that Republican candidate, Donald Trump had won in 2016 like Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, delivering one of the most important moments from the elections––red states flipping to blue as mail-in […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Covid-19 Halts Presidential Campaigns in Poland
As fears surrounding the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise globally, many countries have been forced to rethink their election campaigns following the results of Iran’s attempt to vote amidst the epidemic. Now, the virus is set to significantly affect the upcoming presidential elections in Poland with incumbent President Andrzej Duda announcing […]
Farida Adamu
Another African President Fights To Stay in Power
The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé, has announced that he will go ahead with a contested plan to revise Guinea’s constitution next month. The referendum would be held simultaneously with legislative elections on March 1. Why This Matters If approved by voters, the referendum would allow Mr Alpha Condé to seek another term in office. […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Moldova Adopts New Electoral System
The parliament in Moldova has voted to scrap the mixed voting system it used during the February parliamentary election. Instead, the Parliament has adopted the proportional voting system. Why the change? The mixed voting system drew criticism since its adoption in 2017. It was adopted on the bidding of the ruling party at the time, […]
Asari Ndem
This app wants to revolutionise voting in America
In the run-up to America’s 2020 election, a new app is looking to “galvanise the millennial vote” by providing quick and accurate information for millennials through a mobile application called Politicking. Judging by the Democratic Party’s current swathe of hopefuls, this app could not have picked a better time in history to exist. Many voters […]
Farida Adamu
Poland Sets Parliamentary Election Date
The Office of the President of Poland has confirmed that the country’s parliamentary election will hold on the 13th of October this year. The elections will determine who will make up the 460-seat lower House of Parliament and the 100-seat Senate. An Early Election Last week, President Andrzej Duda announced (on Polsat TV) that he […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
German Election Officials Face Threat in Saxony
In Saxony, elections for the Minister-President are scheduled to hold on the 1st of September 2019 but, election officials are currently being threatened. These threats come after the exclusion of two-thirds of the candidates from the far-right party, Alternative for Germany (AfD) from the list of candidates eligible for the upcoming election. Founded in 2013, […]