by Buddhika Samaraweera in The daily Morning, Dec 21, 2023The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) stated that they are currently considering several candidates including Government Parliamentarian and businessman Dhammika Perera, in order to decide whom to field in the upcoming Presidential Election. During a media briefing at the SLPP headquarters in Colombo yesterday (20), the media queried SLPP General Secretary and Government MP attorney Sagara Kariyawasam as to whether it is Perera who would…
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report in Daily Star,Dec 21, 2023Just like twice before, the country is heading towards a “one-sided” parliamentary election, which will deepen the political and economic crisis, said speakers at a discussion yesterday. The election will not be acceptable at home and abroad, they added. “Whether we give it legitimacy or not, the country is heading towards a one-sided election. The results of the vote have been determined. But the election of seat-sharing is nothing new…
by Iftikhar A. Khan in Dawn, December 20th, 2023ISLAMABAD: A five-member bench of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja, on Tuesday reserved a judgement on a matter linked with the allocation of ‘bat’ as poll symbol to PTI. Setting a new precedence, the ECP had taken notice of the intra-party elections of PTI in which Barrister Gohar Ali was easily elected as the party’s new chairman.…
report in Prothom Alo, Dec 20, 2023The Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party has demanded the resignation of the incumbent government and an election under a neutral government. The party held a protest rally Tuesday afternoon which crossed through the Shegun Bagicha, Bijaynagar and Kakrail area of the capital. AFM Sulaiman Chowdhury, convener of the AB Party urged the people of the country to boycott the forthcoming elections. “We do not support this lopsided election like everyone…
by Shahid Rao in The Nation, Dec 20, 2023ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday suspended Balochistan High Court (BHC) decision in a petition filed against the delimitation carried out by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Balochistan. A three-member bench of the SC headed by the acting Chief Justice Sardar Tariq Masood conducted hearing of the petition and suspended the BHC’s decision observing that the announcement of election date was not something…
by Ali Hazrat Bacha in Dawn, Dec 18, 2023PESHAWAR: PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has urged party leaders to step up their campaign for general elections despite his “pessimism” about the exercise being free and fair, sources have told Dawn. This was conveyed to PPP leaders during meetings at Peshawar’s Governor House. Mr Zardari, who arrived in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial capital for a day-long visit on Saturday evening, spent his time in the governor’s official…
report in The Express Tribune, December 18th, 2023.ISLAMABAD: It appears that the PPP is amenable to forming electoral alliances and seat adjustment deals with all political parties in the upcoming general elections, except for the PTI, which has been in the eye of the storm since May 9 incidents. On Sunday, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zadari during a visit to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (K-P) capital forbade the PPP’s provincial leadership from entering into any electoral deal…
report in The Sunday Morning, Dec 17, 2023Several key officials, including President’s Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, currently serving at the Presidential Secretariat, are set to be removed from their current positions to join President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s upcoming Presidential Election campaign, according to sources within the Presidential Secretariat. The names of the key officials to be appointed to fill the vacancies remain undisclosed. Changes in the President’s official staff are anticipated as the campaign gears…
report in Prothom Alo, Dec 17, 2023The acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM), Shah Muhammad Abu Zafar, has said they joined the election with the assurance of a free and fair election. If the election does not seem free and fair or they do not see an electoral environment, the BNM will pull out of the electoral race. The BNM chief made the statement while talking to the media at Madhukhali of Faridpur…
report in The Daily Star, Dec 17, 2023Bangladesh Congress has threatened to withdraw all its 121 candidates from the electoral race alleging that the ruling Awami League wants to extend its stay in power by holding an election through sharing seats. Speaking at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity, party Chairman Kazi Rezaul Hossen yesterday said they do not want to be used as the ladder for any party’s route to power. Today is…
by Imran Ayub in Dawn, December 17th, 2023KARACHI: Despite its reservations about a level playing field in the lead-up to general elections, PPP has announced on Saturday that it will launch the election campaign on December 27 — the 16th death anniversary of former party leader and prime minster Benazir Bhutto. The decision was taken at a meeting held at Bilawal House on Saturday, a day after the Election Commission of Pakistan released the schedule…