As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months’ time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraints on political violence being hollowed out at the very time when trust in the credibility of the election system is at an all-time low, serious trouble beckons […]
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What is Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami party? Could it lead the country next? | Elections News
Dhaka, Bangladesh – For the first time in his life, Abdur Razzak, a 45-year-old banker in Bangladesh’s Faridpur district, believes the political party he supports has a real chance of coming to power as the leader of a governing alliance. Campaigning for the Jamaat-e-Islami party’s “scales” symbol in his town, Razzak said people he was […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni wins seventh term: Electoral Commission | Elections News
Museveni, 81, secured 71.65 percent support, electoral commission says, after contentious election campaign. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has been re-elected to a seventh term, the country’s electoral commission has announced. Museveni, 81, won with 71.65 percent of the vote, the commission said on Saturday. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list He defeated his […]
What’s at stake in Uganda’s presidential election? | Elections
Yoweri Museveni’s main challenger is musician Bobi Wine. Uganda holds elections on Thursday, with President Yoweri Museveni hoping to extend his four decades in power. Supporters of his main opponent, musician Bobi Wine, allege harassment and intimidation. So, what’s at stake for one of the world’s youngest populations? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Robert Kabushenga – […]
Marco Rubio congratulates Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura | Elections News
Washington’s top diplomat says he thanked Asfura, who was backed by Trump, for ‘advocacy of US strategic objectives’. Published On 26 Dec 202526 Dec 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has congratulated Honduran President-elect Nasry Asfura, whom President Donald Trump had endorsed, for his […]
Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court : NPR
Mississippi Supreme Court justices listen to arguments in Jackson, Miss., on July 6, 2023. On Friday, a judge ordered special elections for the court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violates the Voting Rights Act. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP JACKSON, Miss. — A judge […]
Ukraine ‘ready for elections’ if partners guarantee security, Zelensky says
Ukraine is “ready for elections”, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, after US President Donald Trump repeated claims Kyiv was “using war” to avoid holding them. Zelensky’s five-year term as president was due to end in May 2024, but elections have been suspended in Ukraine since martial law was declared after Russia’s invasion. Speaking to reporters […]
Honduras election council member accuses colleague of ‘intimidation’ | Elections News
A member of Honduras’s election council has accused one of her colleagues of seeking to derail proceedings as the Central American country awaits the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election. In a social media post on Tuesday, Cossette Lopez-Osorio of the National Electoral Council (CNE) alleged that her fellow panel member, Marlon Ochoa, sought to delay […]
Guinea-Bissau military appoints general as transition president after coup | Elections News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, A group of military officers claimed “total control” of the country, a day after two leading candidates in a tightly contested presidential election each declared victory. Published On 27 Nov 202527 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The military in Guinea-Bissau military has appointed a general as […]
US Democrats recovered support from Muslim voters, poll suggests | Elections News
Ninety-seven percent of Muslim respondents in a CAIR survey say they voted for New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Published On 10 Nov 202510 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Muslim voters in the United States overwhelmingly favoured Democratic candidates in last week’s elections, amid mounting anger at President Donald […]