Elections

by Nava Thakuria As Assam completed the single-phase, largely peaceful polling on 9 April 2026 to elect 126 representatives for the State legislative assembly, the focus shifted to the probable outcome as both the ruling and opposition parties are claiming…

Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary since 2010, suffered a humiliating defeat (April 12th) after a record turnout of roughly 77.8 percent. His challenger, the center-right candidate Péter Magyar and his Tisza party, won 136 of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament, or…

by Nava Thakuria After Assam, Keralam and Puducherry (union territory), the State legislative assembly elections are knocking at the doors of  Tamil Nadu and West Bengal in the second half of April 2026. Meanwhile, millions of voters have shown an…

The Hungarian people have the greatest stakes since they’ll be the ones who’ll live with the consequences. Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Hungary have been described by RT as the “Battle for Hungary” due to the huge stakes involved for the…

Northeast Indian State of  Assam goes to the single-phase polling on 9 April 2026, where 2.50 crore registered voters (including 5.75 lakh young/first-time voters) will exercise their franchise to elect 126 representatives for the State legislative assembly. Under the guidelines…

by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) Discussions have commenced regarding the potential increase of reserved seats for women in Bangladesh’s National Parliament to 100, aiming to ensure effective participation and empowerment. Simultaneously, a proposal has been put forward for ‘direct elections’…

To ensure meaningful empowerment of women in politics and an effective role at the decision-making level The demand for direct elections to reserved women’s seats in the National Parliament of Bangladesh is gaining momentum as a crucial step toward ensuring…

Guwahati: Polling begins in the Himalayan nation of Nepal to elect a new Parliament in Kathmandu amid tight security cover, where nearly 19 million Nepali electors are eligible to vote. 23,112 polling centres erected under 10,963 polling stations in all…

Nepal, sandwiched between two populous countries namely India and Tibet/China, goes for national polls on Thursday and the political observers across the Asian region are looking for Pushpa Kamal Dahal (popularly known as Prachanda), a communist leader who led a…

The Landscape of the 13th Parliament and Barriers to Equality by Rita Bhowmick (Dhaka Bureau) In the political history of Bangladesh, women played a pioneering role in the ’24 Mass Uprising. From the streets of the capital to the courageous…