Nigeria’s presidential and parliamentary elections have been delayed for a week. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the announcement just five hours before the polls were due to open on Saturday. “Proceeding with the election as scheduled is no longer feasible,” commission chairman Mahmood Yakubu said, citing logistical issues.[…]
The two candidates squaring off for Indonesia’s top seat will face each other for the first time in a televised debate on Thursday as campaigning gathers pace for April’s election. President Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi, is bidding for a second term in office against Prabowo Subianto, a controversial[…]
The Democratic Alliance is of the view that the ANC’s election manifesto is proof that the governing party is not serious about tackling corruption. The manifesto promises to “put an end to state capture, restore the integrity of public institutions and tackle corruption”. “While these promises are all good and[…]
An armed militia overrun several polling stations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as millions voted to elect a new president. Mai Mai fighters attacked voting stations in six townships in Lubero town in North Kivu province, forcing voters to cast ballots for a candidate of their choice, a[…]
Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mmusi Maimane’s last minute entry for the position of Western Cape premier places the party in a difficult situation ahead of the 2019 elections, this according professor of public leadership at the University of Stellenbosch, Erwin Schwella. The DA confirmed that its Federal Executive Committee will[…]
Soumaila Cisse’s team and other opposition contenders have repeatedly accused the government of fraud. Malian opposition candidate Soumaila Cisse said on Monday he would reject the results of a presidential runoff marred by accusations of fraud, violence and low turnout, calling on the population “to rise up.” Ballot counting was[…]
Millions of Zimbabweans are heading to the polls to vote in the country’s first elections since independence in 1980 without the name of long-time leader Robert Mugabe on the ballot. Polling stations opened at 7am (05:00 GMT) on Monday and will close at 7pm (17:00 GMT). More than five million[…]
Imran Khan has won a disputed Pakistan election but has fallen short of an outright majority, according to official results announced Friday that indicate he will need to enter into a coalition to form a government. A jubilant Khan has already declared victory in the pivotal vote, which has drawn[…]
Pakistan cricket hero turned politician Imran Khan claimed victory on Thursday in the country’s tense general election, following accusations of “blatant” vote-rigging by rival parties. There was no official confirmation of results from Pakistan’s election commission almost 24 hours after polls closed in Wednesday’s vote but partial, unofficial tallies showed[…]
Millions of Pakistanis are flocking to polling stations to vote in the country’s parliamentary elections that have been marred by violence, including targeting of candidates. At least 29 people were killed in a suicide attack on Wednesday in western city of Quetta near a polling station. People began voting on[…]
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