LAHORE: Reiterating his call for holding early elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan said that a “fresh mandate” was needed for bringing stability in the country as the federal government had failed to fulfill their duties. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Imran stressed upon holding early general election saying: “It is better for the government […]
Elections
CCI approves delimitation on provisional census results
LAHORE: In order to conduct elections on time, the Council of Common Interests (CCI) on Monday approved delimitation of new constituencies based on provisional results of Population Census 2017. The 33rd meeting of the CCI was held on Monday, chaired by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. While chief ministers of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and […]
Kenya gripped by tension as Kenyatta leads in disputed poll
Kenya was stuck in a dangerous limbo Saturday as President Uhuru Kenyatta took an unassailable lead in a disputed poll that has sparked violent protests in which nine have died. Kenyatta was leading with 97 percent of votes compared to less than one percent for his rival Raila Odinga, who boycotted the repeat election, according […]
Abe targets N. Korea after storming to ‘super-majority’ vote win
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stormed to a landslide “super-majority” in snap Japanese elections, near complete projections showed Monday, with the hardline nationalist immediately pledging to “deal firmly” with North Korea. Abe’s conservative coalition is on track to win at least 312 seats with only a handful left to call, according to public broadcaster NHK, giving […]
Maduro claims landslide win in Venezuela state elections
President Nicolas Maduro’s government won a landslide victory in closely watched regional elections in Venezuela on Sunday, according to official results that the opposition said were “suspicious.” Maduro’s socialist party won governorships of 17 of the 23 states with the opposition Democratic Union Roundtable (MUD) coalition taking only five, according to the results announced by […]
Venezuela eyes tense regional vote
Venezuelans vote in watershed regional elections Sunday with the opposition set to win a majority of states despite alleged government efforts to impede a high turnout and to confuse voters. The vote is seen as a test for President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition alike after months of deadly street protests that failed to unseat […]
Austria set to elect youngest EU leader in right-wing push
Austrians were voting Sunday in a snap election tipped to see conservative Sebastian Kurz, 31, become the EU’s youngest leader and form an alliance with the far-right, in the bloc’s latest populist test. A rightward shift in the wealthy European Union member of 8.75 million people would be a fresh headache for Brussels, as it already […]