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Polls open in Malaysian state in key test for embattled PM

26 Sep 2020

Polls opened on Saturday in Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state in a vote seen as a referendum for embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s 7-month-old unelected government. The leader of the...

A decade and a half later, Bihar polls no longer revolve around the fear of Lalu and Nitish’s good governance

08 Sep 2020

Rahul Vatsa, Indo-Asian News Service In general, any state election held in Bihar in the last 15 years has been centered on two issues — ‘Lalu ka dar’ (fear...

Flawed thinking

04 Sep 2020

Very few things are sacred in politics although the right to vote should be one of them. The more votes cast the better the democratic system should work but it’s...

Belarusian Tsikhanouskaya says she is ready to lead nation

17 Aug 2020

Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya said on Monday she was ready to lead Belarus and called for the creation of a legal framework to ensure a new fair election...

New Zealand PM Ardern calls September election

28 Jan 2020

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called a general election for September, in a vote that will test whether her widespread popularity overseas is matched by support at...

Salvini seeks to topple government in key Italian poll

26 Jan 2020

Italians vote Sunday in a key regional election which the far-right hopes will shake the country's fragile coalition government to its core and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power....

Uzbekistan holds polls under pro-reform leader

22 Dec 2019

Voters in Uzbekistan were heading to the polls on Sunday in its first parliamentary election since a new leader ushered in an era of reform after years of isolation...

Sheikh Sultan inspects progress of SCC elections

22 Nov 2019

Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi stressed the importance of voters participating in the Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) elections,...

SNP could vote for snap poll

24 Oct 2019

Nicola Sturgeon has backed a general election “before Christmas”, suggesting the SNP will vote for it if Boris Johnson tries to take the plunge. The Scottish first minister said the...

Opposition shuns first polls in Kashmir since status change

09 Oct 2019

India’s main opposition Congress said on Wednesday it would boycott local elections in Kashmir, joining two other parties in a setback for government efforts to restart political activity after it...

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