report in Prothom Alo, Dec 16, 2023Ruling Awami League has almost finalised its seat sharing with its partners and allies. Partners of the 14-party alliance have been given seven seats. Awami League has no intention of giving them any more seats. Outside of that, leaders of the so-called “king’s parties” –Supreme Party, Trinomool BNP, BNM, and the party leaving the BNP alliance – Kalyan Party, have been given assurance of victory in the election. But…
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By Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee in The Daily Star, Dec 06, 2023The decision on Awami League’s seat-sharing with the 14-party alliance partners seems to be stalled over the demands from Bangladesh Workers Party and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD). According to sources, the AL wants to share two seats with each of the parties, but Workers Party and the JSD seek to have the same number of seats they were given in the 2018 national election. Currently,…
Report in The Kathmandu Post, Dec 6, 2023Over a month and a half since government formation, Chief Minister Kedar Karki of Koshi Province is still struggling to give a full shape to his Cabinet. Karki rebelled against the party leadership to become the chief minister with the CPN-UML’s backing on October 14 while the Congress had officially stood in favour of CPN (Maoist Centre)’s Indra Bahadur Angbo. The UML quit the Koshi government on November…
By Ali Raza & Farooq Aqdas & Muhammad Saleh Zaafir in The News,December 05, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) has clarified that it will not form an election alliance with the JUIF, but seat adjustments may be considered. “There is no talk of an election alliance with Maulana Fazlur Rahman, but seat adjustments,” PMLN Punjab President Rana Sanaullah said in a media talk after a meeting between Mian Nawaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur…
Report in The Daily Star, Nov 29, 2023The confusion over the Awami League sharing seats with its 14-party allies is apparently clearing up as AL General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said his party will share seats with its alliance partners after observing the political situation. “The Awami League will have candidates in all 300 seats. But if there is a consensus, some seats will be left for the alliance members,” he told journalists at the…
report in The Express Tribune, Nove 28, 2023.ISLAMABAD: In a bid to solidify its political footing, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to deploy its negotiation team in discussions with various political parties for alliance or seat-to-seat adjustments ahead of the upcoming general elections. The strategic move follows the strides made by the PML-N, prompting the PPP to proactively seek alliances to counter its rival’s advancements. The PPP finds itself confronted with unprecedented challenges,…
report in Prothom Alo, Nov 23, 2023Bangladesh Kalyan Party’s chairman Syed Mohammad Ibrahim on Wednesday announced launching a new alliance ‘Jukto Front’ and joining the forthcoming 12th parliamentary election. GM Quader-led Jatiya Party (JaPa) also informed the media of its decision to join the election in the afternoon. Sources said, in the next few days many parties, including several smaller Islamic parties, will change their decision and make announcements of contesting the elections under the…
by Rizwan Shezad in The Express Tribune, Nov 22, 2023ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Tuesday decided to move forward with mutual consent and “adjustment” in the upcoming general elections and beyond. The two heavyweights of the country’s political arena had their first formal meeting after Nawaz returned to the country on Oct 21. The two leaders discussed the current political situation, and the…
by Anowar Hossain & Riadul Karim in Prothom Alo, Nov 19, 2023Dhaka: The allies of the Awami League-led 14-party alliance once again want boat symbol to contest the 12th parliamentary election, to be held on 7 January next year. The alliance partners want to ensure the victory for their important leaders from the constituencies that they will get following their negotiation with the ruling Awami League. Other than this, the allies will also field several…
by Naeem Khanzada in The Express Tribune, Nov 13, 2023KARACHI: A broad-based political alliance is likely to emerge soon in Sindh, as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and some other parties have completed their consultation to give a tough time to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the upcoming general elections, it emerged on Sunday. In this regard, senior leaders of the PML-N and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) finalised their consultations regarding pre- and…
By Zebunnisa Burki in The News, November 08, 2023KARACHI: While some political analysts see the proposed ‘alliance’ between the PML-N and the MQM-P as a ‘marriage of inconvenience’, others feel that this alliance or partnership is the only suitable option available to both parties. With the PML-N and MQM-P announcing that they will be jointly contesting the upcoming general elections, journalist Zia Ur Rehman who has covered Karachi politics for decades talks to The News…