Tagged: Opposition party
Mojisola Salaudeen
India Elections: Rahul Gandhi Resigns as Congress Party President
The President of the Indian National Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi, has resigned. This follows the party’s landslide defeat in the national elections held in May, which saw the return to power of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the resignation letter shared on his Twitter account, Gandhi wrote: “As President […]
Winnie Kimani
Kenya’s government has waged a war against campaign funds for the opposition
NAIROBI- The government has tightened the inflow of international funds to the NASA campaign. The alliance is crying foul that their efforts to fundraise has been targeted by the Uhuru Kenyatta administration. A multi-agency meeting established under the president’s administration resolved to closely monitor and flag interactions between political parties (read NASA) and foreign donors. […]
The Election Network
Turkmenistan’s autocratic presidential elections
Turkmenistan’s parliament set a date for the presidential elections in the nation widely regarded as the world’s second most isolated state after North Korea, with no free media. For the first time in its history, opposition parties can field candidates for the first time. Authorities in the bizarrely secretive and oppressive nation approved two nominal […]