Sierra Leone on Monday counted the presidential election votes following violence and the death of an opposition party volunteer. However, international observers voiced concern about the lack of transparency in the tallying of ballots. Provisional results are expected within 48…
Cambodia: Campaign for general election to kick off on July 1
A three-week campaign for the seventh general election in Cambodia would be held from July 1 to July 21. The country’s National Election Committee (NEC) announced in a statement on Monday. Eighteen political parties would campaign for the election, which…
Benjamin Netanyahu returns as PM of Israel’s most far-right govt
Israel’s parliament has sworn in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister, inaugurating the country’s most far-right, religiously conservative government in history. Netanyahu, 73, took the oath of office on Thursday, moments after Israel’s parliament, or Knesset, passed a vote of confidence…
Boris Johnson will fight for his seat at next general election
Boris Johnson will be standing as a candidate in the next general election, it has been confirmed. Mr Johnson, who has been on the backbenches since departing Number 10 in September, will fight for his seat in his Uxbridge and…
South Africa’s election result had few surprises, except one rude awakening (QZ)
It is no surprise that the African National Congress emerged victorious in South Africa’s general election this week, but the changing profile of its rivals shows that political landscape of Africa’s most advanced economy is beginning to transform radically, to…
Obiano urges politicians to conduct peaceful campaign or face rejection
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has admonished political parties and their candidates participating in the forthcoming general election to conduct their campaigns peacefully or face humiliation by the people at the polls. “Anambra State has gone far beyond the…
