Tagged: Europe
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 […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Opposition in Serbia to Boycott April Polls
The voting community in Serbia has been informed of the country’s parliamentary elections scheduled to hold April 26, 2020. As Serbians prepare to cast their votes and fill in the 250 seat parliament, opposition parties are preparing to boycott the polls, accusing President Aleksandar Vučić of stifling free speech as a result of his firm […]
Farida Adamu
The Falklands to hold Electoral Referendum
A referendum on reforming the electoral system is scheduled to hold in the Falkland Islands (referred to as The Falklands), a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Ocean, on Thursday 26 March 2020. In this referendum, voters will be asked to decide whether or not they want to replace the existing electoral constituencies, Camp […]
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, […]
Farida Adamu
Slovenia: PM Sarec Resigns, Early Election Likely
The Prime Minister of Slovenia, Marjan Šarec, resigned on Monday and called for an early election, saying his minority government could not push through important legislation. Following several internal conflicts in the ruling five-member coalition, Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec resigned on Monday and called for an early election, saying his minority government was finding […]
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
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 […]