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Indonesian Presidential Election: Three Candidates Compete for Succession

Learn about the three candidates running for the Indonesian presidency, their backgrounds, and their running mates in the upcoming election.

Top News · Feb 12, 2024

Senegal parliament to vote on election delay and Sall tenure extension

The Senegalese parliamentary session comes in the wake of deadly protests and internet cuts in parts of the country.

Al Jazeera · Feb 5, 2024

Senegal Deputies To Debate Election Delay After Street Protests

On Sunday, the government ordered a private television broadcaster off the air for "incitement to violence" over its coverage of the protests, another sign of the mounting political tension in the country.

International Business Times · Feb 5, 2024

Thwarted Thai PM Candidate Faces Court Ruling That Could See Him Out As MP

Thwarted Thai prime minister candidate Pita Limjaroenrat whose party won the most seats in the last election will face a court ruling on Wednesday that could see the popular reformist disqualified as an MP. The 43-year-old led the progressive Move Forward Party (MFP) to win the most votes in last…

International Business Times · Jan 23, 2024

Turkey Court Again Says Jailed MP's Rights Violated

Turkey's top court on Thursday ordered the release of jailed lawmaker Can Atalay, ruling for the second time that his rights had been violated.

International Business Times · Dec 21, 2023

Is Joko Widodo paving the way for a political dynasty in Indonesia?

Joko Widodo, popularly known as “Jokowi”, has served as Indonesia’s president for almost a decade. He is hugely popular, garnering around 80% in some polls. But the constitution bars him from serving a third term in office.

The Conversation · Dec 20, 2023

Guatemala Top Court To Congress: 'Guarantee' Arevalo Inauguration

The Constitutional Court said in a statement it had issued an order to "command Congress ... to guarantee the effective inauguration of all elected officials in the 2023 electoral process, in accordance with official rights and validation of results."

Latin Times · Dec 15, 2023

The professor, the general and the populist: meet the three candidates running for president in Indonesia

In just over two months, Indonesia will hold one of the biggest one-day elections anywhere on Earth. More than 200 million eligible voters will take part across Indonesia’s 6,000 inhabited islands – along with 1.75 million people in the diaspora – to elect a new president, vice president and members…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

A twist in Indonesia's presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy

On Valentine’s Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years.

The Conversation · Oct 24, 2023

Indonesia top court rejects presidential age limit, clearing legal path for 72-year-old frontrunner

Indonesia’s top court rejected an effort to block presidential candidates who are over 70 or implicated in human rights abuses, clearing the legal path for a septuagenarian former general’s ultra-nationalist campaign

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023