By Dinasena Ratugamage in The Island, Dec 28, 2023Jaffna District MP C.V. Wigneswaran has said he is willing to contest the next presidential election next year. Retired Supreme Court Justice Wigneswaran, elected on the Tamil People’s National Alliance (Thamizh Makkal Tesiya Kootani) ticket, told the Jaffna-based media that he would contest the presidential poll if all Tamil political parties reached a consensus on his candidature. Wigneswaran served as the Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial…
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Report in Dawn, Dec 25th, 2023LAHORE: The Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), a party considered to be backed by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, has fielded candidates for each and every national and provincial assembly constituency in the Feb 8, 2024 general election. Hafiz Saeed’s son Talha Saeed is also in the run. He is contesting from National Assembly’s constituency NA-127, Lahore, while PMML’s central president Khalid Masood Sindhu is taking part from NA-130, against Pakistan Muslim…
Report in Dawn, Nov 29th, 2023ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) found itself embroiled in fresh controversy on Tuesday after it denied a statement by one of its own senior leaders, who had claimed that Imran Khan would not contest the upcoming intra-party polls for the slot of party chairman and that he had picked someone to contest in his stead. While the party did not directly name newly-installed Senior Vice President Sher Afzal Khan Marwat,…
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…
Report in Pakistan Today, Oct 10, 2023— Says PTI’s status as a political party remains intact— Clarifies caretaker government has no bias towards any political partyISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday said that only “law-abiding” Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders would be allowed to participate in the upcoming general elections. During an informal conversation with senior journalists in Islamabad, the caretaker PM affirmed that PTI’s status as a political party remained intact. Reiterating…
by Nishan Khatiwada in The Kathmandu Post, Aug 7, 2023Not even a year has passed since the last general elections, but Nepal’s political parties have already begun their preparations for the next major and local polls. Campaigns to strengthen voter base and expand party organisation to the grassroots have become common of late. Politicians and observers the Post spoke to say that the takeaway from the last polls is that it is a time for…