Category: Elections
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Thai military junta plays kingmaker
Current Thai election laws help skew the outcome of the March 24, 2019 elections likely consolidating Prayut Chan-ocha’s position as Prime Minister. The Kingdom of Thailand is a Southeast Asian country comprised of 76 provinces. With a population of over 68 million, Thailand is a constitutional monarchy although…
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India goes to the polls in April-May
The Election commission has announced the dates for the seven phases of India’s quinquennial General Elections, starting on April 11 and ending on May 21, 2019. India is a federation with a parliamentary system governed under the Constitution of India, which defines the power distribution between the union…..
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Radicals surge in Thai election preparations
The emergence of the Pandin Dharma Party to contest the March 24 election points to the rise of a fringe of Thai society that is at odds with the royalist-military establishment over religion and expresses growing antipathy to Islam by portraying it as a threat. Thailand is a country at the centre of the …..
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Twitter tightens rules in EU
Twitter follows the moves of Facebook and Google by changing its political advertisement policy due to the upcoming European election. The EU in late January warned tech companies to intensify efforts in the fight against fabrication of facts on their platforms, or face regulation. Facebook, Twitter and Google have been criticized for not…..
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Facebook steps up fact checking
The social media giant is expanding its fact-checking network in India to curb the spread of misinformation as the world’s largest democracy prepares for a general election that must be held by May, the U.S.-based social media giant said. Facebook, a social media and social networking site, was launched by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004 along…
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EU asks big tech to do more
Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla must do more to combat fake news as Europeans head towards an election or the companies will face the threat of regulatory action, the European Commission said. The EU Parliament will host its election this year between 23 and 26 May. A total of 751 Members of the European ….
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India gears up for Elections 2019
The incumbent BJP and the opposition Congress have introduced lucrative incentive programs for the poor in an attempt to swing the vote in each other’s favour. The Indian National Congress is a broadly-based political party in India. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia…
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Democrats gearing up for 2020
Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Tulsi Gabbard, Beto O’Rourke and possibly Bernie Sanders are expected to confirm their intentions to run for President in the 2020 elections. After a shock defeat in the 2016 Presidential Elections, the Democratic Party will look to infuse…
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Election 2019: fractured mandate?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge as the largest group in a parliamentary election expected in the next few months but will fall short of a majority required to rule, a new nationwide survey. According to the Constitution of India, elections for the Parliament and the State Legislative…
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Congress summons Priyanka Gandhi
India’s Congress party turns to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, sister of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to head the Uttar Pradesh East section ahead of May vote. Priyanka Gandhi has been reserved and has chosen to not actively take part in politics before, yet she enjoys popularity among the…