US calls for accountability in Pakistan Elections – Refutes Allegations of Interference in India
- 18-Dec-2024
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) has urged for a thorough investigation into election irregularities in Pakistan, emphasizing that such issues must be addressed and resolved in accordance with the rule of law. Speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Press Center, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said that any election irregularities need to be […]
Romania’s top court annuls presidential election result
- 06-Dec-2024
Romania’s top court annulled the result of the first round of the country’s presidential election after accusations of Russian meddling and said on Friday the entire process, which was due to conclude this weekend, would have to be re-run. The second round had been scheduled for Sunday and voting has already begun in polling stations […]
Botswana’s ruling party loses election, ending 58-year rule
- 01-Nov-2024
GABORONE: Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi conceded defeat on Friday after preliminary results showed his party had lost its parliamentary majority by a landslide in this week’s election, ending nearly six decades in power. With more than half of constituencies reporting, the opposition coalition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) had a significant lead, putting its leader, […]
All sides claim victory in Georgia election 2024
- 26-Oct-2024
Georgia’s ruling party and opposition parties claimed victory in a parliamentary election on Saturday that they say will determine if the former Soviet republic moves towards the West or leans back towards Russia amid the war in Ukraine. Rival exit polls gave sharply different projections for the election, with one survey showing the ruling party […]
Kamala Harris to hear pro-Palestine activists
- 16-Aug-2024
When Vice President Kamala Harris flies to Chicago next week to accept her party’s nomination for the presidency, she will be met head-on with voters protesting one of her thorniest electoral issues: the Biden administration’s aid to Israel. A coalition of some 200 social justice organizations is going forward with their plan to march at […]
Bilawal Bhutto admits elections 2024 were not ‘transparent’
- 05-Jul-2024
QUETTA: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari termed the general elections 2024 as ‘not transparent’ but rejected the allegation that the largest rigging took place in Pakistan’s history on February 8, ARY News reported. Addressing a presser in Quetta, the PPP chairman said that rigging was done in every single election against his […]
UK general election 2024: What happened and what’s next?
- 05-Jul-2024
Labour surged to a landslide victory in UK’s parliamentary election, ending 14 years of often tumultuous Conservative government and propelling Keir Starmer to power as prime minister. WHAT WERE THE RESULTS? With 648 of the 650 seats in parliament’s House of Commons declared, here are the results: Labour – 412 seats, 33.7% vote share Conservatives […]
Five things to know about Mauritania ahead of Elections 2024
- 26-Jun-2024
Four facts about the Islamic republic of Mauritania, a vast desert nation in western Africa that will hold presidential elections on Saturday. – Rock in volatile Sahara – Over the decades, Mauritania has been embroiled in many regional and domestic conflicts. Sharing a border with the long-disputed territory of the Western Sahara, Mauritania withdrew from […]
India Elections 2024: Exit poll projects victory for Modi
- 01-Jun-2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance is projected to win a majority in the general election that concluded on Saturday, an exit poll summary by the NDTV news channel said. The summary of two exit polls projected the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) could win more than 350 seats in the 543-member […]
ANC on track to lose majority after watershed South Africa vote
- 30-May-2024
South Africa’s ruling ANC was on course to lose its 30-year-old unchallenged majority on Thursday after voters queued long into the night to cast their ballots, preliminary results and projections showed. With almost a quarter of votes tallied, the ANC was leading but with a score of 43 percent — well below the 57 percent […]