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Conrad Omodiagbe
Over 270 Election Officers Die in Indonesian Elections
According to an official of the Indonesian General Election Commission (KPU), about 272 election officers in the country have allegedly died from work-related stress on Saturday night, ten days after the country held its biggest single-day elections on April 17. Speaking on behalf of the Commission, Arief Priyo Susanto, revealed that outside the casualties recorded, […]
The Election Network
Egypt Referendum on Extending Sissi’s Rule Riddled with Irregularities
As voters lined up outside the polls in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, music blared and some among the crowds danced and waved Egyptian flags. Many people held flyers with a photograph of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi and a green checkmark. The message? Vote “yes.” If passed, the constitutional changes proposed in the ballot could extend the […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Indonesia’s President Jokowi Claims Victory Despite Resistance from Opposition
Incumbent Indonesian president and candidate in last week’s election, Joko Widodo, has declared victory in the country’s presidential elections which took place on Wednesday, April 17, despite claims from main opposition candidate, Prabowo Subianto, that the election was rigged. While official results are yet to be announced by Indonesia’s official election monitoring and regulating agency, […]
The Election Network
Feds say Russian 2016 election meddling spanned all US states
A multi-agency report has strengthened claims that Russia meddled with election systems in all 50 US states during the last presidential race. The report is called a joint intelligence bulletin (JIB), and it comes from the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI. It is an unclassified document intended for internal distribution to state and […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
EU Observers Accuse Nigerian Military of Compromising Transparency
The European Union Election Observation Mission in Nigeria has accused military personnel stationed in certain parts of the country of voter intimidation, barring observers from doing their jobs and the overall militarisation of the March 9 Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections. In a preliminary report presented to the press and other relevant stakeholders […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
US Slams DRC Officials with Visa Ban over Alleged Election Misconduct
The United States of America, in line with its threat to punish individuals and political agents who undermined electoral processes in selected African countries, has announced its decision to deny visas to certain officials who have been accused of interfering with the December 30 election in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Making this announcement […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigerian Opposition Party Rejects Presidential Election Result
Following the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, as the winner of the February 23 presidential elections in Nigeria, the country’s main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed its displeasure with the election, citing major irregularities. Earlier, the party refused to sign the result sheet presented by […]