The far-right Chega party climbed to joint second place in Portugal’s snap general election, posing a major challenge for prime minister Luis Montenegro as he prepared on Monday to lead another minority government...
Leaders from different political parties on Monday urged the interim government to hold the next general election by December this year for the sake of a democratic transition in the country...
A case was filed against 193 people, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for arranging dummy elections in 2024 during the tenure of the Awami League government and vote rigging...
Stating that the national election could be held between August and October, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday alleged that the government was focusing on everything except their main task of arranging the national election...
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday said that the interim government’s only mandate was to organise a fair, neutral and transparent general election.
A new political alliance, Jatiya Sanskar Jote, comprising at least eight political parties, was launched on Saturday with a firm call for comprehensive electoral reforms ahead of the next general election...
Portugal’s general election campaign ends on Friday for a vote that prime minister Luis Montenegro is expected to win, but with no guarantee he can form a more stable government.
THE local government elections that took place last week saw a consolidation of the democratic system in the country. The government followed the rules of elections to a greater extent than its recent predecessors some of whom continue to be active on the political stage. Particularly noteworthy was the absence of the abuse of state resources, both media and financial...
National identity card services, which remained suspended in the country for most of Tuesday due to a technical glitch, were restored in the evening.
The Election Commission on Monday suspended the registration of Bangladesh Awami League after the government issued a gazette notification banning all activities of the party and its affiliated, associate, and like-minded organisations.
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said that the Election Commission would make a decision regarding the reported ban on the Awami League’s political activities only after receiving official documentation...
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said that the election commission would take appropriate steps once it received the official gazette or paper over the ban of all activities of the Awami League under the Anti-Terrorism Act...
The Nagorik Coalition on Sunday proposed a road map to hold the next general election and the referendum seeking the opinion of voters on the July Charter and the amendments to the constitution on the same day.
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association election contender Forum panel said that it would introduce forced-savings among the RMG manufacturers as a solution to wage issues ahead of Eid and other festivals...
Albanians headed to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Edi Rama a fourth term or side with his longstanding rival in an election seen as crucial for the country’s European Union ambitions.
A case has been filed at the Narayanganj District Judge Court against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, several former chief election commissioners and high-profile individuals, accusing them of holding voter-less national elections.
The Election Commission has suspended the National Identity Card verification services for the paramilitary force Ansar and Village Defence Party and BRAC Bank after detecting evidence of data leaks...
The Islami Andolan Bangladesh in a meeting with the National Consensus Commission on Wednesday demanded Shariah Court for every tier of the country’s judiciary, and the next Jatiya Sangsad elections after local government elections...
Sri Lanka’s leftist government won local council elections but with significantly lower margins, in its first test since sweeping national polls last year, official results showed on Wednesday...
THE local government elections in Sri Lanka, long delayed and much anticipated, are shaping up to be a landmark political event. These elections were originally due in 2023 but were postponed by the previous government of president Ranil Wickremesinghe. The government of the day even defied a Supreme Court ruling mandating that elections should be held...
Reiterating Election Commission’s commitment to organising a free, fair, neutral and peaceful election, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said, ‘There is no possibility of taking place day’s vote at night.’
Ambassador and head of delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller said the EU is working for a political solution to the Rohingya crisis in support of a safe, voluntary, and dignified return of the forcibly displaced...
Chief adviser’s special assistant to the ICT ministry Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb on Sunday warned about massive cyber attacks on the digital infrastructures and propagation of rumours and misinformation ahead of the national election...
Leaders of different political parties at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday said that the interim government should hold the general election as early as possible as confusions were created among the people of the country regarding the election...
Australia’s left-leaning prime minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a ‘disciplined, orderly’ government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil...
Voters have handed Singapore’s long-time ruling party a landslide election victory, offering prime minister Lawrence Wong a clear mandate to navigate the trade-orientated Southeast Asian nation through economic upheaval sparked by looming US tariffs...
Leaders of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist) on Saturday called for holding the Jatiya Sangsad elections by December this year, after a prompt political consensus and the implementation of minimum reforms through ordinances where necessary...
Differences among political parties over some reform proposals risk building a consensus on a national charter, potentially delaying the next Jatiya Sangsad elections...
Australia’s left-leaning prime minister Anthony Albanese triumphed Saturday in national elections, crushing his conservative rival in a contest swayed by economic upheaval and Donald Trump...
Australians began voting Saturday in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
