Tag: Election
Japan parliament dissolved, snap October 22 election expected
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday called a snap election, as fresh opinion polls showed a fledgeling conservative party led by popular...
Voting starts in Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum
ERBIL, Iraq: Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organized by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, despite regional and international...
Polling stations linked to Google maps – ECP
Islamabad: Election Commission of Pakistan, linked 70,000 polling stations to Google maps on Saturday.
Chief Election Commissioner Justice SardarMuhammad Raza chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad where this...
Gymkhana elections postponed after resignation of election commission’s member
The elections of Lahore Gymkhana’s management committee have been postponed once again after the resignation of a member of the election commission. Justice (retd)...
ECP decides to hold NA-258 by-election under Rangers’ supervision
Election Commission of Pakistan has decided to hold NA-258 by-election under Rangers’ supervision and has written a letter to Interior Ministry for deployment of...
Australians swing against ruling coalition in knife-edge election
Australia was headed for a hung parliament or a minority government with half the votes counted in a national poll on Saturday, potentially blocking...
Afzal Khan says he apologised to Riaz Kiyani in court because...
Says apologising to Riaz Kiyani doesn't mean rigging allegations wrong; Says three more ECP officials including Fakharud Din Ibrahim were also involved in rigging
Former...
Iran parliament in the balance in election run-offs
Nearly a quarter of Iran’s parliamentary seats are at stake Friday in an election in which reformists want to consolidate their recent comeback and...
Blocking Trump could hurt Republicans in election: poll
A third of Republican voters who support Donald Trump could turn their backs on their party in November's presidential election if he is denied...
Saudi Arabia holds first ever election open to women
Saudi women were allowed to vote in elections Saturday for the first time ever, in a tentative step towards easing widespread sex discrimination in...
PM didn’t violate election code of conduct, rules ECP
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Saturday ruled that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif did not violate the election code of conduct in his recent...
Concern on indirect election process
A 'Joint Action Committee Minority Development Institute on Monday expressed concern over the election procedure for women, youth, and minority councilors in coming local...
UK’s Labour rules out deal with Scots after election
The leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party on Sunday ruled out any informal deal with Scottish nationalists after a May 7 election if his...
British Muslims feel the heat in British general election
With the political debate about Islam heating up ahead of Britain's general election next month, the impact is keenly felt in Birmingham, a city...
Nigeria opposition claims victory in tense election
Nigeria's main opposition on Tuesday claimed victory in the country's tense general election as former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari pulled ahead of President Goodluck...
Modi concedes defeat in Delhi state election
Indian PM congratulates AAP chief Kejriwal, assures him complete support from Centre
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded defeat on Tuesday in Delhi state elections...
CEC directs election tribunals to expedite pending cases
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (r) Sardar Raza Khan on Tuesday directed all election tribunals to expedite the pending cases at the earliest.
According to...
