Tag: Local elections

Ballot & the blast

A fortnight before the panchayat elections in Odisha, the Maoists are engaged in mortal muscle-flexing if last Wednesday’s outrage on the state’s border with Andhra Pradesh is an index to go by. The killing of seven policemen in a landmine blast has tragically buttressed their resolve to boycott the local elections in the absence of development …

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February 5, 2017

Nepal Parliament endorses bill on local elections

The Nepalese Parliament on Thursday endorsed a bill on holding local body elections through majority votes though the agitating Madhesi parties have been pressing the government to fulfil their demands before holding the polls. With the endorsement of the bill, the House has passed all four bills related to local level elections as provisioned by …

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February 2, 2017

Germany’s anti-migrant populists beat Merkel’s party

Germany’s anti-migrant populists made a strong showing at state polls today, scoring ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party as voters punish the German leader over her liberal refugee policy. The xenophobic Alternative for Germany (AfD) obtained around 21 percent in its first bid for seats in the regional parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Vorpommern, according to exit …

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September 4, 2016