Serbia elections test student movement demanding justice for 16 victims
Nearly two years after a railway station canopy collapse killed 16 people in Novi Sad, Serbia, a student-led movement is taking its fight for justice to the ballot box. The elections could prove pivotal for the country’s political future and its direction between the EU and Russia.
The justice department has filed a lawsuit arguing that the inclusion of two candidates named Dan Sullivan could confuse voters.
The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, has commended the Ga Mantse, King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, for helping resolve an electoral dispute that stalled the Association’s leadership transition in 2021. Mr Dwumfour also expressed the GJA’s readiness to collaborate with the Ga Traditional Council on awards initiatives, including the Ga State’s Sacred Crown Awards.
Elections to five Teachers’ and Graduates’ Constituencies in the Maharashtra Legislative Council were held on October 23
Majority Leader and Builsa North MP James Agalga has cautioned members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against allowing internal rivalry ahead of the party’s constituency elections to undermine its preparations for the 2028 general elections. In an appeal to party members ahead of Saturday’s, October 24, constituency polls, Mr Agalga urged candidates and their supporters to prioritise the party’s collective interest over individual ambitions.
This came a day after Congress MP Imran Masood visited Jamia Millia Islamia university to express solidarity with the students agitating for the restoration of the students' union
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is proceeding with its constituency executive elections nationwide despite a court injunction restraining the party from conducting the polls in Nkwanta North in the Oti Region. The High Court in Dambai issued an interlocutory injunction restraining the NDC from conducting the elections in Nkwanta North.