Tag: democracy
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Bangladesh’s main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday’s election
Bangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve of a general election, calling on people to boycott the vote because it says the government of incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina can’t guarantee its fairness. Hasina is seeking to return to power for a fourth consecutive term. The main opposition…
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DR Congo annuls vote results for three ministers over fraud
The electoral commission Ceni stated late on Friday it had cancelled all ballots cast for 82 election candidates in the central African nation. Three sitting government ministers are on the list, as well as four provincial governors — including the governor of the capital province Kinshasa. The announcement comes after an election last month that…
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Pakistan Senate Approves Resolution To Delay February 8 Elections
The Pakistan Senate on Friday approved a resolution seeking a delay in the February 8 general elections citing security concerns, the country’s ARY News reported. The resolution presented by Senator Dilawar Khan was approved by the majority of lawmakers. Pakistan Information Minister Murtaza Solangi and PML-N Senator Afnan Ullah, who were present in the House,…
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Israel’s Supreme Court Overturns Key Part Of Netanyahu’s Judicial Overhaul
In an 8-7 decision, the Supreme Court justices struck down the law because of the “severe and unprecedented harm to the core character of the State of Israel as a democratic country.” The justices also voted 12-3 that they had the authority to overturn so-called “Basic Laws,” major pieces of legislation that serve as a…
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More than 4,360 dead in Syria war in 2023
More than 4,360 people, including combatants and civilians, were killed in Syria’s civil war in 2023, in the thirteenth year since fighting began, a war monitor said on Sunday. The figure was an increase on 2022, when 3,825 people were killed. That was the lowest annual death toll since the conflict began in 2011 with…