Mexico’s president is expected to score comfortable election wins on Sunday in the first test of his popularity since taking office, despite a weak economy, rampant violence and troubled relations with his US counterpart Donald Trump. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s party is tipped for victory in state gubernatorial races in Baja California on the […]
Elections
Tunisia PM Chahed elected as leader of new secular party
Tunisia’s secular Tahya Tounes party, founded this year, elected Prime Minister Youssef Chahed as its president on Sunday, confirming expectations of his leadership months before parliamentary and presidential elections. The new party was formed in January after months of wrangling within ruling coalition party Nidaa Tounes, resulting in the resignation of dozens of leaders. The […]
Amitabh Bachchan would have been a better prime minister than Narendra Modi: Priyanka Gandhi
On Friday, All India Congress Committee General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Varda made a stunning comment during an election rally. She called Narendra Modi the ‘world’s biggest actor’. She made an appalling attack on the Prime Minister of India by comparing him with veteran Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachan. Gandhi told the crowd, “Our PM never fulfilled […]
Will there be a détente with India after the elections?
As India elects a new parliament in the world’s largest electoral exercise, its partners and rivals anxiously await results. Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi return for a second term or will the country have a new leader? The guessing game is expected to continue until May 23rd when the election results are expected to be […]
How Pakistan views Indian elections?
There are two traditional assumptions about Indian elections and there is one non traditional approach to Indian elections. First traditional approach is that in case Congress Party wins this election there are chances comprehensive dialogue may start between both states. Comprehensive Dialogue was started by BJP when Foreign Minister Susma Siraj visited Pakistan in Nawaz […]
Less than 3% voter turnout in Pulwama and Shopian districts during Indian elections
The Radio Pakistan reported that during the Indian elections the lowest voter turnout was recorded in India-occupied Kashmir (IoK). The turnout was less than 3 percent during the final phase of India elections in Shopian and Pulwama districts. “The twin districts recorded a voter turnout of 2.87 percent with 300 out of 695 polling booths […]
Spain elections: Socialists win but fail to make a majority
Socialists – the governing party of Spain – won a third election in four years. However, they were unable to make a majority. Although centre-left won against far right which has been in news for a long time now; it was not a landslide victory. Consequently, it is not really a ‘wow’ moment for Socialists. […]
Indian man cuts his own finger in anger after voting in favor of wrong party
Pawan Kumar a voter in the Indian elections claimed that he made the uncommon move of cutting his finger since he was “baffled after the mistake and couldn’t control his feelings”. Pawan Kumar said that he had needed to vote in favor of the Bahujan Samaj Party in the second round of the elections in […]
Elections in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta
Voters in Alberta, Canada’s main oil-producing province, head to the polls on Tuesday for an election that opinion surveys show will see the right-of-center United Conservative Party oust the left-leaning New Democratic Party government. A victory by Jason Kenney’s UCP would set the western province on a collision course with Justin Trudeau’s federal Liberal government […]
Turkish local elections – 2019
The Turkish local elections of 2019 were held on 31 March 2019 throughout the 81 provinces of Turkey. A total of 30 metropolitan and 1,351 district municipal mayors, alongside 1,251 provincial and 20,500 municipal councilors were elected, in addition to numerous local non-partisan positions such as neighbourhood wardens (muhtars) and elderly people’s councils. Turkey holds […]