Egypt’s parliament, packed with loyalists of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, is to vote Tuesday on changes to the constitution that could keep the former military chief in power until 2030. The proposed amendments were initially introduced in February by a parliamentary bloc supportive of El-Sisi and updated this week after several rounds of parliamentary debates. […]
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India’s political foes sharpen attacks as vote approaches
India’s ruling party and its main rival put the finishing touches to their election campaigns Sunday, sharpening their attacks before voting begins next week in the biggest election in history. There are 900 million Indians eligible to vote in the poll, which starts Thursday and lasts nearly six weeks, with results to be announced on […]
With holograms and breakdancing, a battle for Indonesia’s youth vote
‘Mama, just killed a man,” sings Indonesian President Joko Widodo during a recent ride in a local YouTube celebrity’s car while Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody plays in the background. The video, which also shows Widodo dressed in a red zip-up jacket and jeans chatting about family life and the pressures of running the world’s third-largest democracy, […]
US House panel to vote on issuing subpoena for Mueller report
The US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee was expected to vote on Wednesday to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full, unredacted report and underlying evidence from his investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. If the motion passes, it would be a marked escalation of congressional pressure on the Trump administration to hand […]
Vote — third world’s Bitcoin
In the world of economics, where the main thrust is on earning it is not surprising to see people from all walks of life, selling themselves. Although this jargon is usually taken in a negative sense but if given a slightly deeper thought, it really makes a lot of sense. This is obvious from the […]
Third Brexit deal planned on Friday: UK govt
A third parliamentary vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal was intended to be held on Friday by Britain’s government but they are waiting for a heads up from the House of Commons speaker. Andrea Leadsom, a government re-presenter in parliament told MPs, “We recognize that any motion brought forward tomorrow will need to […]
Cambodia PM’s party to win ‘all seats’ in flawed election
Cambodia’s flawed elections are set to hand the ruling party led by strongman Hun Sen all 125 parliamentary seats, a spokesman told AFP Monday, an outcome that would turn the country into a one-party state after an vote devoid of an opposition. Sunday’s ballot will prolong Hun Sen’s 33-year rule, but observers say that questions […]
Zimbabwe votes in first post-Mugabe election
Zimbabweans cast their ballots Monday in the country’s first election since authoritarian leader Robert Mugabe was ousted last year, with concerns over fraud and the likelihood of a disputed result clouding voting day. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Mugabe’s former ally in the ruling ZANU-PF party, faces opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of the MDC (Movement for Democratic […]