Tag: Elections
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Divide persists
It would be an over-simplification to reduce if to mere physical geography, just as it would be an exaggeration to deem it a case of intellectuals versus the “plebs”. Yet the sharp contrast in the results thrown up in the elections to the students unions of the two premier universities in the Capital has its …
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September 18, 2018 -
Mr Khan and the US
Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, was not the first choice of the US administration in the latest national elections. The circumstantial preference of the establishment (aka the military) was a selection-by-elimination of the other two options ~ Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N and the Bhutto-Zardari led PPP. Imran’s rhetoric over the past two decades in …
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August 24, 2018 -
Poor, rural voters may be taking control in Pakistan
Despite being dogged by allegations of electoral engineering and vote-rigging, this year’s hotly contested general election in Pakistan should be – cautiously – celebrated. As a new government is sworn in, the country is marking a milestone in its tumultuous political history: the first time three democratic elections held in a row at regular intervals. …
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August 22, 2018 -
Zimbabwe’s ruling party wins majority in Parliament
Out of the 153 National Assembly seat results, the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front won 110 and performing strongly in rural constituencies
August 1, 2018 -
Analysis: Hun Sen’s victory means more of the same for Cambodia
Early estimates indicate that Hun Sen’s party, the Cambodian People’s Party, may in fact have won every single seat in the National Assembly
July 31, 2018 -
Final results out, Imran Khan needs 22 more to lead Pakistan
According to the figures provided by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won 115 out of the 270 seats
July 28, 2018 -
Alliance only if given respectable seat share: Mayawati warns Congress
Last month, the BSP had said that it was not in talks with the Congress for an alliance for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls.
July 24, 2018 -
GST rates cut with eye on elections: Chidambaram
Assembly elections are due in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram later this year.
July 22, 2018 -
Analysis: Pakistan, terrorism and elections
The country has been in the grip of renewed attacks by terrorists who have targeted three election candidates in blasts, killing more than 170 people and injuring over 200 others over the past weeks
July 16, 2018 -
Poll tempers rise in Bangladesh
As the parliamentary election dates in Bangladesh drawing closer (polls are expected by the end of the year), political activities are reaching a feverish pitch within both the ruling Awami League (AL) and the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The BNP has not been forthright so far in declaring whether it would take part in …
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July 6, 2018 -
An illiberal world
For decades, it seemed that instability was the curse of the world’s wanting. In the democratic and industrialised West, elections were held regularly, people voted, leaders changed, and everyone agreed with the outcome. There was a peaceful transfer of power, the loser commended the winner and the winner commended the loser. Upheavals and coups, one …
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June 20, 2018 -
Musharraf may contest in upcoming general elections
Musharraf's All Pakistan Muslims League (APML) said that he would contest election from the northern district of Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
June 9, 2018 -
Centre warns data commerce firms not to influence elections
The government on Thursday warned online companies involved in the business of data commerce not to use collusive methods to influence India’s elections. “The data must be available but anonymous. All the online companies who are in the business of data privacy or data commerce must understand these nuances,” Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi …
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May 10, 2018 -
An election crucial for India
Bangladesh goes to the polls later this year. In Asia, this election will be closely watched. It will be of special interest to India and China. Politics in Bangladesh is run by two major political parties, both led by dynastic rulers. The present ruling party, the Awami League is headed by Sheikh Hasina, the daughter …
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May 8, 2018 -
Political disarray in Pakistan
Elections in Pakistan are scheduled in the middle of the year. As per the country’s constitution an interim government must be in place prior to the elections. Thus, it will be sworn in by 31 May and the new government will be formed by end July. As elections draw close, open interference by the Supreme …
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April 24, 2018 -
Eye on poll, Centre caps oil prices
Since a steep hike in petrol and diesel prices could have an adverse fallout for the BJP ahead of elections, the Centre has asked oil marketing companies to ensure that the retail price of petrol does not exceed Rs 75 a litre in the national capital and in other states as well, according to sources. …
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April 17, 2018 -
Q – A in schools
In the season of a variety of leaks from education to elections, there may be hope yet with last Wednesday’s decision of the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations to set questions ~ with effect from the 2018-19 academic session ~ for ten “core” subjects in Class 9 and for 16 disciplines in Class …
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April 8, 2018