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Hong Kong clears new electoral law reducing voting rights
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): The Hong Kong Legislative Council has approved the controversial bill to reform the city's electoral system, which is set to increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the city and reduces the public's ability to choose elected representatives.
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Pakistan PM reiterates call for electoral reforms, opposition doesn't budg
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday once again asked the opposition parties to come forward for discussion on electoral reforms including the introduction of electronic voting machines (EVMs) even though major parties have already dismissed his p
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Pak Election body rejects Imran Khan govt's plea to block document exposin
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 28 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) inquiry panel on Tuesday dismissed an application filed by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government to review the electoral body's decision to allow estranged party leader Akbar S Babar acce
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BJP to celebrate victory on May 2 virtually after EC bans electoral proces
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India] April 27, (ANI): In view of the Election Commission's decision to ban victory processions on or after counting on May 2, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will celebrate the day virtually.
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COVID-19: Nadda welcomes EC decision to ban electoral victory processions
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Tuesday welcomed the Election Commission's decision to ban any kind of victory processions or celebrations after the counting of votes on May 2, owing to the worsening COVID-19 crisis in the cou
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Voter registration for Ethiopia general elections extended by 2 weeks
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], April 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The deadline for voter registration for the upcoming sixth Ethiopia general elections has been extended by two weeks until May 7, the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced Friday.
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Guillermo Lasso wins Ecuador's Presidential election with 52 pc votes
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Quito [Ecuador], April 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Guillermo Lasso from the CREO right-wing movement won Ecuador's presidential election with over 52 per cent of the votes, the National Electoral Council said, releasing final voting results.
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EU mulls ending extradition treaties with China over overhaul of Hong Kong
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], April 16 (ANI): The European Union is preparing new measures to punish Beijing for overhauling Hong Kong's electoral system that will further clamp down on opposition voices in the region.
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Telangana Cong seeks EC's intervention to stop electoral malpractices in b
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 14 (ANI): Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) on Tuesday sought immediate intervention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to stop the distribution of money, liquor allegedly by the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leaders in Nagarjuna
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NHRC issues notice on election process flouting Covid guidelines
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought for an Action Taken Report (ATR) from the Chief Election Commissioner and the Union Home Secretary over alleged Covid guidelines violation, while the electoral process is still going on in several St
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Hong Kong electoral overhaul: Vetting committee to use previous words, act
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 4 (ANI): Under China's overhaul of the electoral system of Hong Kong, a vetting committee has been set up to screen out 'unpatriotic' candidates, which will consider previous actions and words by an individual, according to the city's justice minister.
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Hong Kong electoral changes by China do not represent will of residents: U
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, April 1 (ANI): China's drastic overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system would neither produce any "meaningful democratic results" nor represent the inclusive and credible will of Hongkongers, the United States' top envoy to the city said on Thursday.
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