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Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 16, 2018
Security issues plague Nigeria’s elections
Abuja is finding it difficult to contain security threats in the run-up to the next presidential election. Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country with over one hundred and ninety million people,…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 10, 2018
Iraq election recounts results in
Al-Sadr remains the most powerful candidate on the ballot, may be instrumental in forming the government. The Islamic Republic of Iraq is a country situated in West Asia, bordering Iran to the East,…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Aug 10, 2018
Assange to appear before Senate?
Australian computer programmer and founder of WikiLeaks is pondering the possibility of appearing before a US Senate Committee. Julian Assange is an Australian computer programmer and founder of…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - May 15, 2018
Karnataka elections 2018 – Verdict is out
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has emerged as the single largest winner, securing 104 out of the 222 assembly seats that were announced today. In a highly polarized..
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - May 12, 2018
Karnataka elections
On May 12th, state-wide Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Karnataka. It has been one of the most hotly contested and bitter campaigns fought in recent..
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - May 10, 2017
South Korea elections
On 9th May Moon Jae-in took over as the 12th President of South Korea. He sworn in as the President 24 hours post declaration of the election results; this reflects his enthusiasm to take over the…
Elections - Op-Eds - May 3, 2017
Outcomes of round one of the French elections
The first round of the French elections culminated with Emmanuel Macron and Marie Le Pen emerging as the victors. For the first time in French politics, the primaries did not favour the front runners…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - May 1, 2017
Kenya Elections
On Tuesday, August 8th, 2017, Kenya will go to the polls to decide who will become the next president. The last election was tumultuous to say the least as Kenya was caught in the grips of ethnic…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 25, 2017
French elections
Amidst the outcry over Brexit, a curveball in the form of French Elections has thrown the European Union into distress. In the run-up to vote, attention from both inside and outside France has…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 18, 2017
UK General Elections 2017
In an unexpected move, British Prime Minister Theresa May called for general elections on June 8th, 2017 saying, "There should be unity here in Westminster, but instead there is division. The country…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Apr 4, 2017
Next South Korean President
On the 3rd of April 2017, the Democratic Party of South Korea which is the opposition party...
Elections - Op-Eds - Mar 6, 2017
Russian interference in the US election
Many questions have been raised about Russia’s role in the 2016 US Presidential election. Doubts have also been raised about possible contacts the Donald Trump campaign team had with the Russian…
Elections - Analyses & Assessments - Nov 18, 2020
The Legacy Of Donald Trump
If a leader is an evolution of the times we live in, no one exemplifies this better than President Trump. Does modern society place such individuals to high office to satiate its own aspirations and…
Elections - Featured Article - May 30, 2019
2019: National Elections
An in-depth, state-wise coverage of the political climate, events, key strengths, threats and assessments before the historic Indian General Elections of 2019.