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Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Myanmar to hold third phase of election voting on Jan. 25, state media reports

The third phase of voting will be held in 63 townships, the ruling junta announced in a state-run media outlet, although dates for the counting of votes have not yet been declared.

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds

Six parties are competing nationwide, including the military-backed Union Solidarity and Development Party that is tipped to win the polls, creating conditions for members of the junta regime to take a civilian role.

Academia 1 month ago

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Myanmar’s vote and the real contest in the north

Rather than the national polls, the outcome of the ongoing dynamics in Upper Myanmar between the KIA and the junta is a better political barometer for the country's course next year.

Academia 2 months ago

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Thailand-Cambodia conflict: The trap of a long war

The internal dynamics within Thailand and Cambodia ensure that neither side wants to concede first: Every concession is viewed as a vulnerability; every pause is a political risk.

Americas 2 months ago

Chile picks new president with far right candidate the front-runner

Almost 16 million citizens can cast their ballot in the runoff vote between father-of-nine Jose Antonio Kast and his rival Jeannette Jara, a longstanding member of the Communist Party.

Academia 2 months ago

Sham elections, shifting power inside Myanmar

The elections are a clear attempt by the regime to gain legitimacy and sideline the government in exile. But they open the possibility of some diffusion of power.

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire

Hong Kong's citizens votes on Sunday in an election where the focus is on turnout, with residents grieving and traumatized after the city's worst fire in nearly 80 years and the authorities scrambling to avoid a broader public backlash.

Academia 2 months ago

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The fifth amendment: A path back to the people?

In the previous four constitutional amendments, many articles were written in haste, compromises were born of fear and decisions were made in backrooms shielded from public scrutiny.

Asia & Pacific 2 months ago

Anwar faces electoral setback as allies fall in Sabah state polls

Anwar's Pakatan Harapan coalition won just one of the 20 seats it contested in Sabah, down from the seven it held previously in the eastern state on Borneo island.

Academia 3 months ago

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The Mamdani effect: How government failure sways voters

Rising prices of daily needs have created opportunities for “challenger” politicians and parties to brand themselves with “extreme” policy platforms in the next Indonesian election in 2029.

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election

Myanmar to hold third phase of election voting on Jan. 25, state media reports

Myanmar junta's shift from battlefield to ballots faces long odds

PREMIUM Myanmar’s vote and the real contest in the north

PREMIUM Thailand-Cambodia conflict: The trap of a long war

Chile picks new president with far right candidate the front-runner

Sham elections, shifting power inside Myanmar

Hong Kong election turnout in focus amid anger over deadly fire

PREMIUM The fifth amendment: A path back to the people?

Anwar faces electoral setback as allies fall in Sabah state polls

PREMIUM The Mamdani effect: How government failure sways voters

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PREMIUM
Myanmar’s vote and the real contest in the north

PREMIUM
Thailand-Cambodia conflict: The trap of a long war

PREMIUM
The fifth amendment: A path back to the people?

PREMIUM
The Mamdani effect: How government failure sways voters