Record number of women score seats in April 9 elections, at 316

Of the 316 winners, the highest number ... record high and a jump from the previous elections’ ratio, which was 12.7 percent. Nonetheless, the ratio fell far below the central government’s ... Read More

5 Songs that Lit Up Kenya's Elections & Campaigns

Politicians in Kenya are known for roping in songs during campaign period to help sell their agenda. Some even go to the extent of having musicians compose songs specifically tailored to suit campaign ... Read More

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Only 8% women candidates in phase 1, six states have no female contestant

The Election Commission of India revealed that only 8 per cent of candidates fielded in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 are female. Read More

This is how many new political parties will be contesting the elections

The Independent Electoral Commission is confident that the country's law enforcement agencies will have boots on the ground for the upcoming general elections. Read More

Women's rights take back seat in parliamentary elections

Women's rights activists are concerned that the absence of such dialogue, coupled with a significantly low number of female ... in the April 10 general elections, 33 have uploaded their list ... Read More

Elections

April 17, 2024 • Some states make it much easier to get on the ballot as a minor-party presidential candidate, compared with running as an independent. That's why RFK Jr. and Cornel West have ... Read More

Kenya’s police could be sent to Haiti to quell gang violence. Some Kenyans are bitterly opposed

Kenya’s plan to lead a multinational force in Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed mission to restore order is facing intense scrutiny and resistance at home, even as violence in the ... Read More

Deadline to file for most local, state elections is April 23. Who's running so far?

Waters’ will face ... running as trustees every two years. Both terms are up this year. Most local municipalities have local city council or commission elections this year, sharing the state’s ... Read More

‘Fake news’ legislation risks doing more harm than good amid a record number of elections in 2024

The record number of national-level elections being held in 2024 comes amid concern about the public’s access to reliable, fact-based news – both in terms of the independence of news outlets ... Read More

1 in 3 candidates up for April elections possess criminal record: civic group

Of them, 305 candidates or 32 percent were found to be criminal record holders, a slight increase from 27 percent in the 2020 elections. "There were many candidates ... in the number of criminal ... Read More