UK Prime Minister announces New General Election for July 4
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a UK general election is to be held on July 4. The poll will be the first time Sunak, faces the public while in charge, after he was appointed leader of the largest party in parliament in an internal Conservative vote in October 2022. The vote — the third […]
Jacob Zuma wins court battle, to stand in South Africa’s next election
South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is free to run in May’s general election after an electoral court overturned a ban on his candidacy. Last month the electoral commission barred him over a contempt of court conviction. It argued the constitution prevented people from holding public office if convicted of a crime and sentenced to […]
Seventy-nine people filed their candidacy for the February 2024 presidential election in Senegal before the deadline of Tuesday evening
The number of applications submitted to the Constitutional Council has not been made public, but Le Soleil explains that the body that receives the deposit cheques of 45,000 euros required to run for the presidency, received 79 applications. The applications include those of the main favourites for the 25 February 2024 election: Amadou Ba, a […]
INEC Proposes February 2024 for Re-Run and bye-Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that it will conduct re-run and bye-elections in the first week of February, 2024 in 34 constituencies, made up of one Senatorial district, 11 federal constituencies and 22 state Assembly constituencies as mandated by various court orders. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, who made the disclosure at […]
INEC agrees to rerun election in two polling units in Saki West State Constituency as ordered by Court of Appeal
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon conduct the rerun election in two polling units in Saki West State Constituency, as ordered by Court of Appeal. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo State, Dr Adeniran Tella, stated this yesterday in an interview with Newsmen on the sidelines of the 2023 Annual Christmas […]
INEC to provide materials in Kogi’s governorship election within 48 hours order from Tribunal
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi has given INEC 48 hours to issue certified copies of electoral materials on the November 11 off-cycle election in the state to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, gave the order which he says became imperative in view of the time constraints […]
