Tagged: election results
Farida Adamu
Elections 2020: What Made it So Historic?
On November 7 2020, Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden emerged winner of the 2020 elections after crossing the 270-vote threshold. Mr Biden captured key states that Republican candidate, Donald Trump had won in 2016 like Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, delivering one of the most important moments from the elections––red states flipping to blue as mail-in […]
Farida Adamu
Ivory Coast: Incumbent Coasts To Victory
The electoral commission of Ivory Coast has announced President Alassane Ouattara of the Rally of the Republicans as the winner of the just-concluded and highly controversial October 31 elections. President Ouattara reportedly scored 94.27 per cent of the vote, which had a 54 per cent voter turnout. Opposition candidates Pascal Affi N’Guessan and Kouadio Konan Berti both scored 2% of the vote […]
Farida Adamu
Russia: What Happened in the Regional Elections?
Elections held in 41 regions in Russia for regional governors and lawmakers in regional and city legislatures, as well as by-elections for national MPs. The vote comes a year ahead of parliamentary elections expected to hold in 2021. Issues to Consider for Russia This is the first vote to hold in Russia since the controversial constitutional […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Montenegro President Alleges Election Interference
The President of Montenegro, Milo Djukanović, has accused the country’s neighbour, Serbia, of interfering in the recently concluded August 30th parliamentary vote that saw the ruling party suffer a major setback with its inability to claim the required majority of 41 deputies in the 81-seat parliament. Speaking in a televised interview on Tuesday, Djukanović tied […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Guinea Wants To Extend Its Presidential Terms
The people of Guinea have reportedly thrown their weight behind a highly controversial constitution change. According to provisional results announced on Friday by the country’s electoral body, the people are in support of a bill that could allow President Alpha Conde govern for 12 more years, after a 10 year run as the leader of […]
Farida Adamu
Afghanistan Declares Winner of Presidential Election
The incumbent President of Afghanistan, Ashraf Ghani, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election nearly five months after the presidential elections took place. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) announced on Tuesday that Ghani garnered 50.64 per cent of the votes cast on September 28 of last year, beating Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah, […]
Mojisola Salaudeen
Romanian Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote
The Romanian government, led by Prime Minister Viorica Dancilla, has fallen after a no-confidence vote. The vote, which took place on the 10th of October, was spearheaded by the opposition Liberal Party (PNL). 238 lawmakers voted to oust the government, a slim majority of five in the 465 seat legislature, according to official data reported […]