"general election"

Anthony Albanese became the 31st prime minister of Australia on Saturday after winning the Australian general election and ending almost a decade of conservative rule.

The Election Commission (EC) has sent a letter to election directors in 76 provinces and Bangkok on Wednesday asking them to start preparing their constituencies for the general election.

The battle for Nandigram in the West Bengal Assembly Elections is still not over. Even though much of the national media has declared Mamata as the winner in Nandigram, more conflicting reports are coming in disputing the news.

Advance voting are being carried out for 2020 General Election and on the first day of advance voting, voters faced torn envelopes, instead of stamping party logo in the ballot papers, voters are asked to write down  correction mark with bullpen and in some places, some parties logos are found according to MPs in some areas and voters.

The campaign rallies are on hold, for now. So are the traditional campaign fundraisers, with wealthy contributors getting a photograph with the candidate and a few canapés in exchange for huge donations. The volunteers who expected to be knocking on doors or registering voters are, like their candidates, stuck inside, working the phones.

A senior academic said on Tuesday that he did not see the next general election happening too soon despite the incoming government’s expected lack of stability.

HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn opened parliament Friday five years after a 2014 coup, stressing the importance of "national security" and "people's well-being" as the junta moves within striking distance of cementing its grip on power.

The General Elections Commission (KPU) has officially declared President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo the winner of the April 17 presidential election after completing the national vote tally in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The Thai Embassy in New Zealand has expressed disappointment over the possibility of advance votes by Thai expats in New Zealand being declared void, arguing that the votes were delivered in Thailand well before the counting of votes began.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha arrived at the Government House on Monday, the day after the general election, later than usual.

Abhisit Vejjajiva tendered his resignation as Democrat leader on Sunday night, after his party’s dismal performance in the elections.

Foreign observers representing the United Nations fanned out across the capital and its outskirts on Sunday to monitor the long-delayed election.