Hungary’s opposition leader ‘optimistic’ after final opinion polls put his party in lead
- 12-Apr-2026
Hungary’s opposition Tisza party could win Sunday’s national election, two surveys showed, delivering a landmark defeat to veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orban, an ally of Russia who also had the strong support of U.S. President Donald Trump. The polls, the last ones conducted before voting started and published after polling stations had closed on Sunday, […]
Bangladesh opposition party concedes defeat in election
- 14-Feb-2026
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami said Saturday it had accepted the “overall outcome” of the election won by the rival nationalist party, despite earlier having alleged problems with the vote count. The elections on Thursday were the first since the deadly 2024 uprising, and Election Commission figures showed the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) had won a landslide […]
CM KP to be elected on Oct 13 through show of hands : Sources
- 11-Oct-2025
Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly Secretariat has prepared an election schedule for the election of Chief Minister (CM), ARY News reported citing sources. Sources apprised that the schedule for the election of the CM will be released soon. As per the schedule, according to the sources nomination papers would be submitted at 3 pm in […]
ECP recommends vital amendments in election laws: Sources
- 04-Oct-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has recommended a vital amendments in the election laws and regulations, ARY News reported. Sources said that the ECP has forwarded the draft of the recommendations to the ministry of the law and human rights. In its proposed recommendations, the ECP has asked powers to oversee the political […]
‘Japanese First’ party emerges as election force with tough immigration talk
- 21-Jul-2025
The fringe far-right Sanseito party emerged as one of the biggest winners in Japan’s upper house election on Sunday, gaining support with warnings of a “silent invasion” of immigrants, and pledges for tax cuts and welfare spending. Birthed on YouTube during the COVID-19 pandemic spreading conspiracy theories about vaccinations and a cabal of global elites, […]
Bangladesh to hold election in first half of April 2026, interim PM says
- 06-Jun-2025
DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a national election in the first half of April 2026, its de facto premier, Muhammad Yunus, said on Friday, after a period of interim unelected government since student-led unrest in 2024 toppled then-prime minister Sheikh Hasina. The administration led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has been running the […]
Hafiz Abdul Karim files nomination papers for Senate by-election
- 15-May-2025
ISLAMABAD: Markazi Jamiat Ahle Hadees Pakistan leader, Hafiz Abdul Karim, submitted his nomination papers for the by-election to a general seat of Senate from Punjab province. He was accompanied by lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) during the filing process. On the occasion, Hafiz Abdul Karim expressed his gratitude to PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif […]
Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3
- 28-Mar-2025
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Friday called a national election for May 3, launching a five-week campaign that is set to be dominated by cost-of-living pressures. Albanese’s Labor party won a majority at the last federal election in 2022, but most recent opinion polls show the party neck-and-neck with the opposition Liberal-National coalition when […]
Biden approves $4.5 bn in student debt relief as vote nears
- 17-Oct-2024
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden announced Thursday further student debt relief for public servants — amounting to around $4.5 billion — with just over two weeks to go until the presidential election. The action affects about 60,000 borrowers across the country, said the White House, touting Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s efforts to improve […]
Kashmiris demand Article 370 restoration as India imposes election: reports
- 25-Sep-2024
India is holding a sham provincial election Occupied Jammu and Kashmir from Sept. 18, five years after New Delhi scrapped the region’s special autonomy due to its disputed status. More than 9 million voters are eligible to choose members for the region’s 90-seat legislature in the three-phase election, the second phase of which was underway […]