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Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Ashok Gehlot, a senior Congress leader, announced the elevation of Mukesh Sahani as the deputy chief ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc in Patna on October 23. This move marks a significant comeback for Sahani, the founder of the
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its partner countries are set to attend regional summits in Malaysia, where the Myanmar military junta plans to hold "elections" in December 2025. Human Rights Watch has urged ASEAN governments to reject the junta's plans, citing the military&
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The National Unity Government (NUG) together with NGOs has issued a pressing call to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) stakeholders to address the current crisis in Myanmar and the approaching junta elections. In a concerted effort, key stakeholders including representatives from the NUG, the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC)
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The Kahalgaon seat in Bihar is set to go to polls in 2025, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Janata Dal United (JDU), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Congress being the main parties vying for power. Pawan Kumar Yadav, a BJP MLA, has been the sitting MLA since 2020. The
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Tanzanian authorities have significantly increased their repression of dissent, targeting opposition leaders, journalists, civil society, and human rights defenders in a deliberate attempt to instill fear, suppress civic engagement, and entrench power ahead of the country's general elections on 29 October. Despite President Samia Suluhu Hassan's
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The City of Calgary is reporting ongoing voter turnout and wait times for the 2025 trustee election. As of 7 p.m. on Election Day, approximately 46% of voting stations were reporting wait times of 20 minutes or less, with some stations experiencing longer delays. The busiest times for voting
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Voting stations in Calgary were open on October 20, 2025, allowing citizens to cast their ballots in the municipal election. As of 9:30 p.m., an impressive 202,424 voters had exercised their right to vote, with many more casting their ballots earlier in the day. The Permanent Electors
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ASEAN leaders, including Southeast Asian nations and global leaders attending the upcoming ASEAN Summit and East Asia Summit in Kuala Lumpur, have been called upon to take a firm stance against Myanmar's military junta and its plans to hold national elections in December. Human Rights Watch (HRW) describes
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Ahead of the October 29, 2025 General Election, religious leaders in Mwanza have issued a joint statement calling for peace, unity, and a high voter turnout. The statement, which was read by Bishop Charles Sekelwa, co-chairperson of the Mwanza Regional Peace Committee, during a peace symposium, urged citizens to exercise
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Tanzanian authorities have dramatically escalated their repression of dissent, opposition leaders, journalists, civil society, and human rights defenders, using a range of tactics including assaults, arbitrary arrests, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, and suppression of opposition voices. This campaign of repression has dashed hopes for reform and has been particularly evident
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The INDIA bloc is facing growing internal friction, which is severely impacting its election campaign in Bihar. The bloc's partners have fielded candidates against each other, and despite the last date for filing nominations for the second phase being Monday, none of them have withdrawn their nominations. This
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The nomination process for both phases of Bihar's assembly election has concluded, and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has launched its poll campaign, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to address two public rallies on October 24 in Begusarai and Samastipur. Meanwhile, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is
