Elon Musk, tsays he may support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president in 2024. CEO predicts a “massive red wave” of Republican victories in midterm elections. Musk also tweeted that he voted for Mayra Flores, a Republican, for the first time. Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said he might uphold Florida lead representative Ron … Read more
Myanmar has been in turmoil since the February 2021 coup. US State Department counsellor casts doubt over junta’s pledge to hold elections in 2023. U.N. special envoy for Myanmar fears illegitimate poll could cause further unrest. The Myanmar junta’s scheduled elections next year that will be without Bunco. However a top US government official, quoted … Read more
Cambodians vote in local elections aimed at weakening Prime Minister Hun Sen’s hold. Voters hope to take the country’s political pulse ahead of national elections in 2023. Rights groups accuse Hun Sen of creating a climate of fear. Cambodians cast votes in local elections on Sunday, hoping to weaken Prime Minister Hun Sen’s decades-long hold … Read more
Local elections and parliamentary by-elections in South Korea began on Wednesday, with mayors, governors, and local council members, as well as seven parliamentarians, being elected. According to the National Election Commission, voting will take place in 14,465 polling sites around the country for 12 hours starting at 6:00 a.m. local time. Read more: Yoon Suk-yeol … Read more
On Sunday, President Emmanuel Macron’s newly designated minister for solidarity and people with disabilities refuted charges of rap* made by an investigative website over a decade ago. Damien Abad, a right-wing heavyweight, was a political coup for the centrist Macron in a cabinet shuffle announced on Friday to prepare for parliament elections next month. The next day, the … Read more
Elon Musk will vote for Republicans in the upcoming elections Elon Musk says he will cross the path to decide in favor of Republicans in the impending races. Musk reported Monday that he would decide in favor of GOP applicants in the following political race cycle after generally backing solely Democrats. He offered the expression … Read more
Final election results indicated that the violent Hezbollah organization in Lebanon and its allies lost their parliamentary majority, while independents made unexpected gains. The findings show a fractured and politicized parliament split between pro-and anti-Hezbollah legislators who would likely find it difficult to collaborate. The result marked a turning point in a country plagued by … Read more
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved Guinea-parliament Bissau’s on Monday and announced that early legislative elections would be held by the end of the year to address the country’s long-running political crisis. Tension between parliament and the presidency has gripped the West African state for months. Embalo cited “persistent and unresolvable differences” with parliament. “This political … Read more
Parliamentarians in Somalia gathered on Sunday in a heavily defended airport hangar to elect a new president, a vote necessary to keep international help flowing to the poor country ravaged by three decades of civil conflict. According to observers, previous presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud were the frontrunners in a crowded field of … Read more
Police in Somalia has announced a 33-hour curfew on the capital Mogadishu that will keep almost all residents at home during a presidential election by lawmakers on Sunday, in which incumbent leader Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed is seeking a second term. Police spokesperson Abdifatah Aden announced at a press conference on Saturday a full curfew in … Read more
At least ten of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministers have resigned in response to his instruction to all of his appointments to resign if they want to stand for elections. Some of the ministers hope to succeed him in the presidency, while others want to become senators or state governors. Mr. Buhari is set to … Read more
With crucial Lebanese parliamentary elections on Sunday expected to go down to the wire, candidates and party supporters have been accused of trying to buy their way to victory by offering cash bribes to undecided voters. A Shiite voter in Beirut’s second constituency told Arab News that he had been offered $300 if he and … Read more
Northern Ireland Secretary of State Brandon Lewis will meet with the five main parties on Monday. He has stated that he aims to persuade them to create an executive committee as soon as feasible. Mr. Lewis is also scheduled to meet with Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney to discuss the results of last week’s election. … Read more
Philippine police said on Sunday that the country’s overall situation ahead of the May 9 general election remained peaceful despite some isolated gunshot events and other poll-related violations. Filipinos will vote on Monday to elect a successor to President Rodrigo Duterte, a vice president, 12 senators, hundreds of congressmen, and thousands of governors, mayors, and … Read more
Prime Minister Scott Morrison promised Sunday during a heated debate before the May 21 elections that Australia would cooperate with its friends to prevent China from establishing a military facility in the Solomon Islands. China’s growing clout in the Pacific has become a hot political issue in Australia ahead of the polls, following Beijing’s announcement last month … Read more
For the first time, Sinn Féin will be the leading party in the Northern Ireland Assembly, moving the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to second place. Sinn Féin currently has 27 seats, whereas the DUP has 24. As a result, Michelle O’Neill will be able to become Prime Minister, a first for a nationalist. Earlier, Ms. … Read more
Voters in Harvard Square told that they expected to vote in the midterm elections, but that the leaked draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade had no effect on their choice. “I wouldn’t say it’s changed the way I plan to vote,” Charles, a Harvard student from Louisiana. He claimed he was more concerned by the … Read more
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, committed on Tuesday to do more to combat growing living costs, with the subject at the forefront of local elections this week. But he again rejected calls for a one-off windfall tax on major energy companies, to offset soaring bills that have squeezed household incomes. Voters … Read more
As record inflation threatens the party’s prospects in November’s midterm elections, US Democrats announced legislation Thursday to punish fuel companies they accuse of unfairly raising prices at the pump.. The reforms would allow regulators to levy heavy fines on companies that profit from the Ukraine conflict and a pandemic-related surge in crude prices at the … Read more
The Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as a felony smooth, the president’s office stated Wednesday, becoming the second one U.S. Inside the world to achieve this after El Salvador. Lawmakers unanimously followed a bill that made bitcoin legal tender along with the CFA franc and legalized the usage of cryptocurrencies. President Faustin Archange Touadera … Read more
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s new text messages about the 2020 election are bringing attention to prior court evidence in which the Georgia Republican maintained she had no role in attempts to keep former President Donald Trump in office. Greene claimed she couldn’t recall advocating for martial action to prevent President Joe Biden from taking office … Read more
After a long-delayed and turbulent voting process characterized by fatal violence and a power struggle between the country’s top leaders, Somalia’s newly elected parliamentarians were sworn in on Thursday. Nearly 300 members of parliament from the lower and upper houses took the oath of office in a ceremony held inside the tightly secured airport … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Election Commission (ECP) has decided to introduce a code of conduct for the upcoming local government and general elections in 2023. All parliamentary parties have been invited to consultations on the code of conduct by the election monitoring body, sources privy to the development told BOL News on Thursday, The ECP will … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Unveiling the roadmap for the 7th digital population and housing census, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Tuesday said the final results of the 7th digital population and housing census would be announced by December 2022 and the new elections would be based on the fresh census results. He said that … Read more
LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said that the rule of law and constitution is the priority of the government. He stated this while addressing the oath-taking ceremony of Sangla Hill Bar Association (SHBA) officials at Governor House in Lahore. SHBA President Arfat Zulfiqar, Vice President Tarir Mahmood Pannu, Secretary Amer Hussain Kalon, Senior Member … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary, Omar Hamid Khan on Thursday said even though the bill regarding electronic voting machines (EVMs) has passed, the ECP is not bound to hold elections according to it. “It took India 20 years and Brazil 22 years to get themselves on the machines. It will also take us … Read more
The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) emerged victorious in the cantonment board elections across the country, but it has failed to make a dent in arch-rival PML-N’s fortress Punjab. As per the unofficial results of Punjab’s 113 wards, PML-N had emerged as the largest party by winning 51 seats, followed by PTI with 28 seats and … Read more
Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi claimed on Saturday that the PTI government’s desperation to bring about electronic voting machines, despite ECP objections, indicates that they want to use the technology to rig the next elections. “PTI does not want to accept that the decision of using EVMs rests with the Election … Read more
