Once he is no longer Defense Minister, Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi can announce his run for office
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Thai State of Emergency Throws Polls Into Fresh Doubt
Analysts say Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s decree is an attempt to give the semblance of control
North Korea to Hold ‘Elections’ in March
A formality, but potentially an interesting one
Cambodia: Four Dead As Garment Protests Turn Violent
Workers brandishing sticks, rocks and petrol-bombs clash with police in Phnom Penh
Nepal’s Election May Not Lift Country’s Permanent Sense of Crisis
For the second time in five years, Nepal goes to the polls to vote for a new government that many hope will end the political stalemate that has kept the former Himalayan kingdom in gridlock since 2008. The signs, though, point …
Christmas Comes Early to Venezuela, by Presidential Decree
President Nicolás Maduro rings in “early Christmas” two months ahead of actual Christmas
Only Woman Running for Afghan President Gets Disqualified
Five months away from landmark presidential elections, intrigue and acrimony already swirls around Kabul as a raft of candidates, including the sole female contender, get disqualified by authorities.
The Race to Be India’s Next Prime Minister Is Narendra Modi’s to Lose
Election season took off in India today, as television cameras tracked the vehicle of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi from the New Delhi airport to a board meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the capital. By …
Opposition Strikes Cripple Nepalese Capital
Kathmandu grinds to a halt over calls for November elections to be representative
Throw Another Government on the Barbie
Of all the laws that govern Australia, few feel as good as compulsory voting. At my polling booth in Bondi Public School in Sydney on Saturday’s general elections, voters formed an orderly line as volunteers handed out …
Q&A: Veteran War Photographer Tim Page on Cambodia, Conflict and Getting High
Tim Page covered three decades of conflict across Indochina after falling into the industry as a 21-year-old during the attempted Laos coup of 1965. Page smuggled the only pictures of the putsch out of the country and was offered …
Nawaz Sharif’s Return to Power Brings Pakistan’s Challenges in Focus
On a historic election day, Sharif beat expectations, cruising toward a convincing victory
As Mali Wars With Islamists, a Mormon Runs for President
When Niankoro Yeah Samake lands in Mali on Friday, following a successful California fundraising campaign, to register as a candidate in the country’s upcoming presidential elections, he will be carrying a lot of baggage. There …