Democracy by ZIP Code: Two Americas, one election
Americans vote in the same elections, but the distance of a few streets or ZIP codes can drastically change a person’s opportunities in life. From housing and healthcare to job opportunities, Al Jazeera’s Mohammad Qasem looks at what those inequalities reveal as Republicans and Democrats fight for control of Congress.
Yesterday, the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies and the Kukah Centre organised a symposium on political communication, election security and the future of Nigerian democracy. It was chaired by Professor Attahiru Jega, the former INEC Chairman.
Yiaga Africa, an NGO, says the number of young people under 35 expected to participate in the forthcoming general elections has declined by a further 20 per cent, in spite of the enactment of the Not Too Young to Run law. The Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Dr Samson Itodo, made this known at the Ready To Run Bootcamp for young candidates of political parties under the age of 35 years in Lagos on Friday.
Usha remains in contention for a second term as IOA head after being nominated by the Ice Hockey Federation of India for the December 5 General Body meeting in which the body's polls would be held
A crushing local election result across the country has left South Africa's ruling ANC searching for answers. Experts say the vote reflects public frustration with service delivery failures — signaling a political shift.
Liberal leader Jess Wilson was spotted pouring beers in Wodonga last night, while the Carroll government has promised to freeze a tax on farmers if re-elected.
An aspiring General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Donkor, has taken the party and its Director of Elections and IT, Mahdi Gibrill, to court over his exclusion from the list of successful nominees for the party’s internal elections. Mr Donkor is challenging the decision, arguing that an unexplained change to his nomination portal login credentials prevented him from completing the filing process, despite having paid the GH¢80,000 nomination fee.