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Farida Adamu
Sri Lanka Votes in Parliamentary Elections
Parliamentary elections are set to hold in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020. The elections were originally scheduled to hold in April but were postponed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues to Consider for Sri Lanka The postponement of the elections and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s extension of his hold on power is triggering a […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Ruling Party in Singapore comes out on Top
The People’s Action Party (PAP) in Singapore has come out on top, despite a drop in its majority and popularity, retaining power following the events of Friday’s general elections – the first major election in the country amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Giving Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who has led the country since 2004, […]
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 […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Sri Lanka holds Mock Elections
Following the postponement of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka early this year, authorities have staged a mock election in an effort to test new anti-coronavirus voting measures to be set in place ahead of a parliamentary vote set to hold in August. The mock election exercise which took place on Sunday place in four of […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Former Presidential Candidate in Taiwan Loses Recall
More than 900,000 voters in Kaoshiung, Taiwan, have voted in the unprecedented recall targeting its mayor, Han Kuo-yu, who had tried and failed to secure the presidential seat earlier this year under a ticket from Taiwan’s leading opposition Kuomintang (KMT). According to broadcaster Channel News Asia (CNA), a total of 939,090 voters backed his removal, […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Malaysia to Amend Electoral Laws
The Election Commission (EC) of Malaysia has announced a plan to review a recent proposal seeking amendments to made to the country’s electoral constitution in a bid to allow for longer nomination window for political candidates, and an online system that takes recent changes caused by the coronavirus pandemic, into consideration. Chairman of the commission, […]