Tagged: electoral rules
Farida Adamu
Democracy Watch: Togo Opposition Leader Arrested
In Togo, the opposition leader, Agbéyomé Kodjo, has been arrested. Africa News reports that the former Togolese Prime Minister was arrested on Tuesday, April 21, at his home and taken to the gendarmerie’s Central Research and Criminal Investigation Service. Prior to this, Mr Kodjo’s parliamentary immunity was lifted in mid-March at the request of the […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Facebook and Google V. Russia’s Electoral Law
Tech giants, Facebook and Google, have been accused of interfering in Russia’s local elections which took place on the 8th of September. The accusation concerns the issue of political advertising on election day and the day preceding it. In a statement released by Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, it acknowledged that it had warned both companies […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Uruguay To Hold Referendum on Security
Come October 27th this year, the people of Uruguay will not only be casting their vote for president and members of the General Assembly, but they will also be participating in a referendum on security as well. Why? Security is a top concern in the South American country, with 414 homicides recorded in the previous […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Protests in Russia Over City Parliament Election
Voters and opposition leaders rallied on the streets of Moscow, Russia, on the 14th of July against the exclusion of opposition candidates from running for City Parliament. The electoral commission reportedly announced that most of the opposition candidates failed to secure the required number of signatures to run in the elections. Electoral laws in Russia […]
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, […]
Asari Ndem
Bangladesh Election Faces New Scrutiny
After what was billed the most competitive elections in decades, a new report prepared by Transparency International Bangladesh shows irregularities and alleged electoral malpractice in the country. On the 30th of December 2018, Bangladesh held a hotly contested election which was marred by violence in certain polling stations as millions of citizens gathered to vote […]
Asari Ndem
Bangkok protests against possible delay in Thai Elections
For the second time in three days, protesters have gathered in downtown Bangkok to protest against a risk of delays in the country’s elections scheduled for next month. The first of these protests was held on Sunday the 6th of January, after the military government lifted the ban on political gatherings in the country, which […]