Tagged: parliamentary elections

Conrad Omodiagbe

Singapore Sets Date for Elections

Following months of uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, has announced his decision to call for a general election now that the country’s parliament has been dissolved and its coronavirus situation is under control. Speaking in a televised address, Lee (who cited examples in recent elections held […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Thailand holds first Polls since COVID-19 Outbreak

In its first election since the coronavirus outbreak, voters in the Lampang province of Thailand covering the districts of Ko Kha, Soem Ngam, Sop Prap, Thoen and Mae Phrik, came forward on Saturday to participate in a by-election that saw the ruling party add one more seat to its name amid new regulations and health […]
Farida Adamu

Croatia Legislators Dissolve Parliament, What Next?

Lawmakers in Croatia dissolved the country’s 9th parliament after a vote on Monday, paving the way for fresh parliamentary elections to hold. President Zoran Milanovic has announced that the elections for the 10th parliament will hold on July 5 while diaspora voting will begin on the 4th of July through Croatia’s diplomatic and consular offices. […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Burundi Still Likely to Vote on May 20

As other countries went into lockdown and postponed previously set elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Burundi has decided to move forward with its general elections set to hold less than a month from now. Addressing the public in the capital of Burundi, Gitega, President Pierre Nkurunziza announced that the elections will not be […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Sri Lanka sets June 20 for Parliamentary Elections

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the country’s parliamentary election has been set for June 20, in a bid to prevent the country from going into its second constitutional crisis in less than a year. The country was initially set to hold its election on the 25th of April but this was […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Mali holds Elections Despite Violence and COVID-19

Voters in Mali have cast their ballots in the second round of the country’s parliamentary elections on Sunday despite a partial lockdown instituted to contain the coronavirus pandemic, as well as several jihadist attacks and intimidation, including the kidnapping of opposition leader Soumaila Cisse. The poll, which closed on Sunday, is a runoff election for […]
Conrad Omodiagbe

Cameroon Opposition Wants Polls Cancelled

An opposition party in Cameroon, Central Africa, known as the Social Democratic Front (SDF) has petitioned the Constitutional Council to cancel the partial legislative rerun, which took place last Sunday in 11 constituencies located in the country’s Anglophone region. Voters in the North West and South West region of the country had been called upon […]