British women celebrate 100 years of right to vote
Thousands of women turned British cities into rivers of green, white and violet Sunday to mark 100 years since the first women won the right to vote in the U.K. Part artwork, part parade,...
Category: Elections
Malaysian foreign policy trajectory in the aftermath of GE14
The role of Mahathir in his capacity as state representative without a Foreign Minister will now be of a balancing act, renegotiations for a prospective economic deal with regional and international partners will be...
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara says he’s free to run again in 2020
Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said he is free to stand for a third term in the 2020 presidential election under the country’s new constitution, according to an interview in this week’s edition of...
Barbados Gets its First Female Prime Minister in a Landslide Victory
Mandates and the goodwill that goes with them are fragile. Given the challenges facing the Barbadian economy, there is no room for economic populism. – Sanjay Badri-Maharaj* The small Caribbean island of Barbados...
Showdown looms in Italy as caretaker PM assembles team
Italy’s caretaker prime minister was Tuesday assembling a cabinet lineup despite almost certain rejection by the populists whose bid for power collapsed at the weekend. Fresh elections are now looming as the most likely...
Venezuela’s Sham of an Election – The Crisis Deepens
Venezuela’s ongoing economic crisis shows no signs of abating. Despite the fact that the country has the world’s largest oil reserves, for the fourth straight year, Venezuela has been in economic turmoil with the...
The electoral uncertainty settle down in Colombia
On 27th May 2018, in between the highly polarised environment and electoral uncertainty, Colombia is going on the poll for its first round of General Election, selecting the successor of Juan Manuel Santos. Out...
Lebanon’s Saad Hariri designated as next prime minister
Lebanese President Michel Aoun asked Saad Hariri to form a new government, designating him the country’s next prime minister. Hariri was put forward for the job by 111 of 128 members of Lebanon’s parliament in consultations...
Elections Tsunami to hit Latin American Ballot boxes!!
2018 will see over 350 million Latin Americans – constituting half of the hemispheres population gearing up for presidential and legislative elections.Latin America has been going through rapid political changes in recent times.This cycle...
Firebrand Shia Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr Close to Form Government in Iraq
The Iraqi firebrand cleric Moqtada al-Sadr will begin talks to form a government after winning more seats than the prime minister in a national election that has made him an unlikely kingmaker. Sadr’s strong showing in...
