Updated: India’s Modi casts his vote as giant election reaches half-way mark
Updated: 8:45pm (AEST) Ahmedabad, India Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi voted early on Tuesday as India held the third phase of a massive general election, when seats in his home state Gujarat and 10 other regions will be decided. The world’s most populous nation began voting on 19th April in a seven-phase election in which […]
India election sees turnout fall in second phase as Modi and Gandhi trade barbs
Bengalaru/Noida, India Reuters India held the second phase of the world’s biggest election on Friday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his rivals hurling accusations of religious discrimination and threats to democracy amid flagging voter turnout. Almost one billion people are eligible to vote in the seven-phase general election that began on 19th April and […]
India’s poll panel seeks responses to complaints against Modi, Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, India Reuters India’s Election Commission said on Thursday it has sought responses from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on alleged violations of poll rules by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition leader Rahul Gandhi. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during an election campaign rally in Meerut, India, […]
From camels to control rooms: India prepares for its mammoth election exercise
New Delhi, India Reuters From transporting voting machines on camelback to remote corners of its vast western desert to bolstering control rooms for monitoring malicious deepfakes, India is preparing to run the world’s largest election due by May. More than 960 million Indians are registered to vote at over one million polling stations across the […]
Pakistan vote counts drags on after election marred by attacks, outages
Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Pakistan counted votes after polling ended on Thursday in a general election marred by militant attacks and suspension of mobile phone services, with no indication of a clear leader seven hours after voting closed – an unusual delay compared to previous polls. The South Asian country is struggling to recover from an […]
Updated: Blasts near Pakistan candidates’ offices kill 26 on eve of election
Last updated: 10:50am, 8th February, 2024 (AEST) Islamabad, Pakistan Reuters Two explosions near electoral candidates’ offices in Pakistan’s south-western province of Balochistan killed 26 people and wounded dozens on Wednesday, officials said, raising concerns over security on the eve of a general election. Pakistan goes to the polls on Thursday amid rising militant attacks and […]
Comoros holds presidential election, opposition say vote had irregularities
Moroni, Comoros Reuters Voting took place in Comoros on Sunday in an election widely expected to hand a fourth five-year term to President Azali Assoumani, while his five opponents said the vote was tainted by accusations of pre-marked ballots in favour of the incumbent. The polls opened across the Indian Ocean archipelago at 8am for […]
Kenya’s Ruto says no time to waste after election as rival prepares court challenge
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Kenya’s President-elect William Ruto said on Wednesday there was no time to waste in tackling an economic crisis, as defeated rival Raila Odinga prepared a legal challenge to overturn his loss in 9th August election. Ruto was declared President-elect on Monday by Kenya’s election commission chairman after a closely fought race to lead East […]
Pakistan court rules against Imran Khan, bringing his ouster closer
Islamabad, PakistanReuters Pakistan’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to dissolve parliament was unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to return, a decision that could spell the end of his premiership as soon as Friday. The former cricket star had moved to break up the lower chamber ahead of a no-confidence vote […]