Bhutan holds general election as economic crisis hits ‘national happiness’ | Elections News

Bhutan holds general election as economic crisis hits ‘national happiness’ | Elections News

The picturesque Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan is set to hold a general election with serious economic challenges calling into question its longstanding policy of prioritising “Gross National Happiness” over growth. Both parties contesting Tuesday’s vote are committed to a constitutionally enshrined philosophy of a government that measures its success by…

FBI arrests three people linked to January 6, 2021, insurrection | Donald Trump News

FBI arrests three people linked to January 6, 2021, insurrection | Donald Trump News

The three Florida residents allegedly attacked officers during an assault on the United States Capitol three years ago. United States authorities announced the arrest of three people wanted in connection with the January 6, 2021, assault on the US Capitol, as the country marked the third anniversary of the violent…

Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition | Elections News

Bangladesh to vote in general elections boycotted by opposition | Elections News

Bangladesh is holding general elections on Sunday, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina set to win a fourth straight term and the fifth overall for her Awami League-led alliance, despite overseeing an economy that required an international bailout last year. The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) of ailing former Prime…

Bangladesh polling booths set ablaze, opposition starts election strike | Elections News

Bangladesh polling booths set ablaze, opposition starts election strike | Elections News

Police say unidentified arsonists have set fire to at least five primary schools, including four polling stations. Polling booths were set on fire in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday’s general elections, hours after four people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a commuter train. Police on Saturday…

‘Vote doesn’t count’: Bangladesh’s ‘bizarre’ election tests ties with West | Elections News

‘Vote doesn’t count’: Bangladesh’s ‘bizarre’ election tests ties with West | Elections News

Dhaka, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is going to hold its national election tomorrow amid a boycott by the principal opposition party, a crackdown on protesters and intense pressure from Western countries who have warned for months about a lack of the vote’s credibility damaging the nation’s democracy. With the Bangladesh Nationalist Party…

Three years on, January 6 Capitol riot reverberates in US courts, 2024 race | Politics News

Three years on, January 6 Capitol riot reverberates in US courts, 2024 race | Politics News

Shattered glass. Clashes with police. Angry protesters scaling walls outside the United States Capitol. The images from the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, remain some of the most memorable in modern political history. That day saw thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump storm the building in an effort…

At least four killed in Bangladesh train fire before elections | Elections News

At least four killed in Bangladesh train fire before elections | Elections News

Police officials in Dhaka suspect an arson attack and said they are seeking out the culprits. At least four people have been killed and others injured in Bangladesh after a passenger train caught fire in a suspected arson attack, according to police officials. The incident on Friday adds to a…

British PM Sunak says he expects general election in second half of 2024 | Elections News

British PM Sunak says he expects general election in second half of 2024 | Elections News

Rishi Sunak says it is a ‘working assumption’ that the vote will be held in the second half of the year. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said it is his “working assumption” that a general election will be called for during the second half of 2024. “My working assumption…

Why temples are a top campaign stop in Taiwan’s election | Elections News

Why temples are a top campaign stop in Taiwan’s election | Elections News

New Taipei City, Taiwan – At Lixing Fude temple, one of the largest in the densely-packed district of Zhonghe in New Taipei City, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate William Lai Ching-te and DPP legislative candidate Wu Zheng lit incense and prayed for health, safety and peace for Taiwan. Left…

‘Dummy’ candidates, coerced voting: Inside Bangladesh’s election ‘charade’ | Elections News

‘Dummy’ candidates, coerced voting: Inside Bangladesh’s election ‘charade’ | Elections News

Dhaka, Bangladesh – Hasanul Islam Ador, an elected representative in a rural area in southern Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar district, was taken aback when a group of officials in plain clothes barged into his home last week and issued threats ordering him to stop campaigning for an independent candidate for the…