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Japan’s ruling coalition may fall short of majority, election exit polls show
TOKYO: Japan’s ruling coalition may fall short of a parliamentary majority, exit polls for Sunday’s (Oct 27) general election showed, raising uncertainty over…
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Final campaigning in tight Japan election
TOKYO: Candidates in Japan’s super-tight parliamentary election will make last-ditch appeals to voters on Saturday (Oct 26), with opinion polls…
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Japan PM Ishiba dissolves parliament ahead of Oct 27 election
Later the speaker of parliament read out a letter from the prime minister with the emperor’s seal, formally dissolving parliament…
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Bangladesh’s Yunus says no elections before reforms
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader has refused to give a timeframe for elections following the ouster of his autocratic predecessor, saying in…
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Second phase of regional polls kicks off in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir
Many locals want a reinstatement of statehood, saying things will improve under that special status, especially on the economic front.…
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New Sri Lanka president needs to balance campaign promises with debt obligations, say analysts
He was referring to the Rajapaksa family, which held a vice-like grip over Sri Lankan politics until mass protests in…
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Marxist leader declared Sri Lanka’s president-elect
IMF DEAL Economic issues dominated the eight-week campaign, with widespread public anger over the hardships endured since the peak of…
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Commentary: Sri Lankans want change. They deserve continuity
Whoever wins the Sep 21 election must maintain a degree of policy stability if growth and prosperity are to return…
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Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to hold first local election in a decade
In getting rid of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir’s state legislature was also dissolved. The region was then divided into…
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Bangladesh election chief quits months after unfree poll
But Awal said the lack of genuine political opposition to Hasina meant that the vote itself was conducted with integrity.…
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