Tagged: Elections
Conrad Omodiagbe
Here’s Why This Party’s Loss in India is a Global Lesson
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to make a triumphant return to power in an apparent landslide victory that saw the anti-corruption party win 62 out of 70 seats in Delhi’s Legislative Assembly (India). With this win, the party defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) whose divisive campaign excluding Muslims, seems […]
Farida Adamu
Ireland General Elections; All You Need to Know
Ireland will go to the polls on Saturday, the 8th of February 2020, marking the first general election for the country since February 2016 and the first time that an Irish general election will hold on a Saturday. The election was called following the dissolution of the lower house of the legislature by the president, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
No Post Election Coalition for this European Country
Ahead of the September 19 polls in New Zealand, opposition leader of the National Party, Simon Bridges, has ruled out any post-election deal or chance of working with another opposition party, New Zealand First, citing his distrust for First’s party leader, Winston Peters, as his main motive. What Bridges said Making the big announcement following […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Poll Revelations for Elections in Ireland
As Ireland gears up for its February 8th elections, new poll numbers seem to suggest a potential shift away from a largely right-wing political battle that has dominated the scene for over 60 years, with left-wing party Sinn Féin’s message of change pushing it ahead of the incumbent right-winged, Fine Gael, and side-by-side with center-right, […]
Farida Adamu
Azerbaijan Set to Hold Early Election
President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has signed a decree to dissolve parliament and hold an early election on the 9th of February. Why In December 2019, Azerbaijani Members of Parliament approved a proposal to dissolve parliament and asked President Ilham Aliyev to call a snap election. The appeal came a month after the former Prime Minister, Novruz […]
Farida Adamu
12 Elections to Watch in 2020
The year 2020 started already started off with elections in countries like Peru, Taiwan, and Greece, which has just elected its first female president. During the course of the year, citizens of different countries across the world will vote in either presidential or parliamentary elections and here we have gathered some of the most anticipated […]
Farida Adamu
Possible Early Elections for Russia as Government Resigns
In a rather unexpected turn of events, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the entire Russian government resigned last Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin proposed constitutional reforms that would let him retain control after his presidential term in 2024. What’s in this Amendment? The reform gives him the option of becoming prime minister with extended powers […]