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President Prabowo Subianto has underscored that any discussion on Indonesia’s electoral system must remain focused on serving ...

If Bangladesh can institutionalize a fair electoral system, it will go a long way toward breaking a long-standing cycle of political unrest. Bangladesh’s political landscape has long been marred by ...

The Election Commission (EC) has just concluded the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. It proposes to roll it out in other States in a phased manner. Section 21 of the ...

In the United States, presidential elections utilize a unique procedure known as the Electoral College. In many places around the world, citizens directly choose their leader through a popular vote, ...

On June 29, Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB)’s Ameer Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim called for the upcoming national election to be held under the proportional representation (PR) system. Addressing a ...

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military regime is laying the groundwork for an electoral system based on proportional representation, an apparent bid to ensure it maintains the control it seized nine ...

A few weeks ago, the Pacific Daily News reported that Guam’s mayors are requesting more than double the funding the governor proposed. Local governments often want more money. But in Guam, there may ...

Political temperatures are soaring as the Bihar elections draw closer, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accusing the ruling side of vote “chori” (theft) and demanding answers from the Election ...

Patna: Bihar simmered in anger on Wednesday, July 9, as Opposition parties hit the streets to oppose the Election Commission of India's (ECI) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's ...

With the first phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list now completed in Bihar, the Election Commission of India is all set to release the draft voter list on August 1 (Friday).