Category: Elections

Far-Right Candidate Jair Bolsonaro heads to the Runoff election after Missing Outright Win with 46% of the votes. Brazil, in South America, is one of the world’s biggest democracies. From 2000 to 2012, the country’s average annual GDP grew at a rate of over 5%. In 2012, the economy surpassed that..

Maldives opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declared victory in the country’s presidential elections on Sunday. The vote, seen as a referendum on democracy, will decide whether the country’s President Abdulla Yameen will win a second five-year term. The Maldives is an Islamic..

In a bid to protect its millions of users from further instances of foreign interference, Facebook is building a ‘war room’ to battle election meddling. Facebook has been heavily criticised for its inaction during the 2016 Presidential Elections when alleged foreign actors manipulated users by spreading..

The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan votes to remove incumbent PM and his People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) the party headed by Dr. Lotay Tshering, and the Druk Phuensum Tshogpa (DPT) under the leadership of Pema Gyamtsho will face each other in…

Former President has given up his legal battle to be a contender for the forthcoming elections. His former Running Mate, Fernando Haddad, will be announced as the party’s Presidential candidate. Brazil, in South America, is one of the world’s biggest democracies. From 2000 to 2012…

Sweden’s general elections have resulted in deadlock after the two main centrist coalitions failed to win a majority and the far-right Sweden Democrats party made significant gains over immigration fears. Sweden is one of the largest countries in Europe with a population of 10 million…

A far-right party with neo-Nazi origins could become the country’s largest after Sunday’s election. Europe is at the centre of a crisis sparked by migration. In 2015 alone more than a million migrants and refugees crossed into Europe. A number of countries in the continent struggled to handle the influx of people..

Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate who is leading the polls in Brazil’s presidential race, is in a serious condition after being stabbed while campaigning just a month before the election. General elections are scheduled to be held in Brazil in October 2018 to elect the…

Incumbent president wins run-off amidst allegations of electoral fraud. Mali is a francophone country with a population of fourteen million people, with a semi-presidential system and an ethnically diverse electorate. Mali has struggled with armed rebellion in its Northern Province since 2012, compounding to a host of security-related issues…

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, with a federal presidential republic system and a deeply religious electorate. Often referred to as “the Giant of Africa”…