Tag: Elections
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Uzbek president heading towards landslide win in elections
The only Mirziyoyev challenger who got significant notice in the campaign was Alisher Qodirov, with his proposal that Uzbeks working outside the country should pay taxes in Uzbekistan, a widely unpopular idea for the large share of the population that depends on remittances from family members abroad.
October 24, 2021 -
Haryana bans govt employees from participation in politics, elections
A notification has also been issued from the office of the chief secretary in this regard while implementing Haryana Civil Services (Government Employees Conduct) Rules, 2016.
October 11, 2021 -
Bihar panchayat elections’ 2nd phase underway in 34 districts
The second phase Panchayat election is currently underway in 48 blocks of 34 districts of Bihar with 71,467 candidates including 40,169 women candidates in the fray. They were contesting for 23,161 posts under the 6 categories
September 29, 2021 -
Hong Kong begins first polls after shake-up of electoral system
The formation of the election committee on Sunday is the first poll to be held under the patriots' rule imposed by Beijing.
September 19, 2021 -
Zambia opposition leader wins landslide in presidential polls
The defeated Lungu, 64, can still appeal the result in the courts as he has already signaled that he may not accept his loss
August 16, 2021 -
People across UP supporting us: BJP on local polls
"There is a huge support for the BJP government's welfare policy and good governance model across the state which our political rivals failed to understand,"
July 11, 2021 -
Ethiopia votes in greatest electoral test yet for Abiy
The election, delayed from last year, is the centerpiece of a reform drive by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, whose rise to power in 2018 seemed to signal a break with decades of authoritarian rule and led to his Nobel Peace Prize the following year.
June 21, 2021 -
Iran nuclear deal hangs in balance as Islamic Republic votes
The deal represents the signature accomplishment of the relatively moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s eight years in office: suspending crushing sanctions in exchange for the strict monitoring and limiting of Iran’s uranium stockpile.
June 17, 2021 -
Elections Unlimited
Reform of the electoral process is an obvious necessity, which is constrained by the interest of political parties in continuing with the present, imperfect set-up. The Supreme Court has often tried to exclude criminal candidates, but Parliament has shown no eagerness to amend the Representation of the People Act
April 14, 2021 -
Merkel’s predicament
Mrs Merkel's conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), suffered heavy losses in the south-western states of Baden-Wurttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate.
March 18, 2021 -
Crisis at the helm
President Yoweri Museveni’s government, therefore, rests on a dubious foundation. Predictably, the authorities have denied targeting civilians. President Museveni is often credited with presiding over relative peace and security. But the election season was the most violent in years, with security forces accused of cracking down on supporters of Bobi Wine, Museveni’s main challenger.
February 19, 2021 -
Palestinian polls
According to a decree issued by Mr Abbas’s office over the weekend, the Palestinian Authority (PA), which has limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, will hold legislative elections on May 22 and a presidential vote on July 31.
February 10, 2021 -
‘Elections are not fought from five-star hotels’: Ghulam Nabi Azad on why Congress loses polls
'The problem with our leaders is that if they get a party ticket, they first book a five-star hotel. Even there they want a deluxe place. Then they will not move without an air-conditioned car. They will not go to places where there is an untarred road.'
November 23, 2020 -
Supreme Court dismisses petition seeking postponement of Bihar Assembly elections
The apex court also said that the petition is premature as the Election Commission of India is yet to declare the schedule for the Bihar Assembly elections.
August 28, 2020 -
Bihar Opp asks EC to save poll exercise turning into ‘super spreader event’
The opposition also asked the poll body to take into account their concern about the people’s health so that the entire poll exercise does not become a 'super spreader event'.
July 17, 2020 -
Tejashwi Yadav accuses Amit Shah of ‘political vulturism’ for holding virtual rally amid pandemic
'Rather than helping the poor, needy and migrants, they want to win elections even at the cost of human lives,' Yadav said.
June 7, 2020 -
India protests Pak court order on Gilgit-Baltistan, slams bid to ‘bring material change’ in PoK areas in J-K
The protest comes as the Pakistan Supreme Court, in a recent order, allowed the amendment to the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order of 2018 to conduct the general elections in the region in September and setting up a caretaker government during the interim period.
May 4, 2020