Tagged: Presidential Elections
The Election Network
Here are 7 interesting elections to watch out for now that the French elections are over
The French elections are over! But here are interesting and competitive elections coming up over the next 7 months. May 19: Iranian Presidential Election Who is competing? Incumbent President Hassan Rouhani is seeking a second term. Mayor of Tehran Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf and conservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi are his major opponents. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei […]
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What’s at stake in Kenya’s most expensive election
Kenya is again witnessing a tension-fraught and competitive election, which is reminiscent of the 2007 general elections that were conducted amid a deep ethnic divide leading to one of the worst post-election violence ever experienced in the region. This was not the first time Kenya witnessed violence during the election cycle. Since the introduction of […]
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The trouble with DR Congo’s elections
Joseph Kabila, son of long time rebel, former AFDL leader and president of the Democratic Republic of Congo Laurent-Désiré Kabila, took over the presidency after the assassination of his father in 2001. He was elected as president in 2006. In 2011, he was elected for a second term. Kabila’s second term expired on November 2016 […]
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What to expect from Ecuador’s presidential elections
Ecuadorians head to the polls today to vote in the first round of the presidential elections. Incumbent Rafael Correa is reluctantly standing down after serving the country for a decade. Former Correa ally and vice-president Lenin Moreno is a popular political figure in Ecuador. He became paraplegic after being shot in the back in 1998. […]
Kenne Mwikya
Kenya’s high stakes elections risks a repeat of 2007/2008 bloodshed
In 2007, Sheila* was a teenager but was old enough to know that something in Kenya’s political psyche was amiss. That year counts as the worst year in her life, she lost both her parents to Kenya’s election violence, which took place in late 2007 and early 2008. “My parents were hacked to death because […]
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Meet Somalia’s new President, ex-Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo
Members of parliament elected ex-Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo as Somalia’s 9th President after the second round of the elections and many hours of deliberations, defeating the incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in a surprise result and tight race. The election was held amid tight security at the heavily guarded airport base in capital city […]
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8 things you need to know about Somalia’s presidential election
Voting is underway in Somalia’s groundbreaking presidential election in a secure Air Force base in capital, Mogadishu. After a challenging electoral process marred by a lack of credibility, the elections which got postponed three times finally got a fixed date. Somalia’s elections are an exclusive process given their ethnic nature. The voting system requires lawmakers […]