Browsing: Elections

Local election observers have called for tolerance of divergent political views as Zimbabwe heads towards violence-marred parliamentary and local government by-elections later this month and watershed general elections next year.

Kenya’s outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta is calling on his supporters to vote for opposition leader Raila Odinga in the country’s presidential election at the expense of his vice-president William Ruto.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has proclaimed March 26 as the date for parliamentary by-elections to fill 28 vacancies caused by the death of lawmakers and the recalling of others by a splinter Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) faction led by Douglas Mwonzora.

Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdallahi Farmajo and his prime minister Mohamed Hussien Roble have traded accusations about each other’s commitment to delivering a process that leads to free, fair and transparent national elections.

Libyans have expressed disquiet over the postponement of what would have been a landmark presidential election on December 24th 2021.

Libya’s presidential election which was scheduled for December 24, 2021 has been postponed until January 24th next year, according to the country’s electoral body.

Niger’s President Mohamed Bazoum, has pleaded with the UN to proceed with the holding of presidential election in Libya as planned on December 24.

Adama Barrow may have been returned to the Gambian presidency with a bigger than expected margin of victory but some takeaways from the December 4th presidential vote are just as hard to miss.

President Adama Barrow has been returned to office after polling 452, 579 or 53.2 percent of the total votes from Saturday’s presidential election, according to the final results from the independent electoral commission on Sunday.

As Gambians wait patiently for the official announcement of Saturday’s presidential election, there are expectations from whoever emerges as the eventual winner.