It is a frequently told story on the African continent. Elderly man holds onto power for decades using rigged elections, military cooperation and violence against the opposition and his own people. Faced with the seemingly […]
General elections will be held in Ivory Coast on 31 October 2020. Incumbent President Alassane Ouattara has announced he will not run again after being president for two terms (2010–2015 and 2015–2020). Electoral system The President of the Ivory Coast and the Vice-President will […]
Several opposition parties called on the government to postpone the election due to the COVID-19 pandemic prior to the campaign period in September. During the elections, several parties were accused of buying votes. Several journalists […]
Legislative Assembly elections will be held in Bihar in October 2020 to elect 243 members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of current assembly elected in 2015 will expire on 29 November 2020. Sources and further reading: Questions for […]
Local elections will be held in Indonesia on 23 September 2020. Voters in the elections will elect 9 governors, 224 regents, and 37 mayors across the country. All the elections would be held on the same […]
Presidential elections will held in Belarus on 30 August 2020. Long-term president Alexander Lukashenko has announced he will run for a sixth term in office, having won every presidential election since independence in 1991. Sources and further reading: Belarus and Russia […]
Parliamentary elections are scheduled in Ethiopia for May 2020. “Before the recent period of reforms, Ethiopia was ruled under an iron fist for 28 years essentially under the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) which dominated […]
South Korea’s 21st legislative election will be held on 15 April 2020. All 300 members of the National Assembly will be elected with 253 from first-past-the-post constituencies and 47 from proportional party lists. The electoral system and number of the members […]
Parliament elections are scheduled to be held in Egypt from April–May 2020, after the 2019 Egyptian constitutional referendum. Elections for the senate will be held alongside the parliamentary election. Background According to the parliament’s chair, the election is expected to be held […]
Super Tuesday is the election day early in a United States presidential primary season (February or March) when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses. More delegates to the presidential nominating […]
