insert_link Namibia ECN records high voter registration rates in Kunene and Oshana The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced a considerable breakthrough in the recent voter registration drive held from 29 July to 1 August 2024. A total of 152,472 eligible voters were registered, averaging 38,002 registrations per day. This represents the highest turnout since the commencement of the General Registration of Voters (GRV), with a 91% turnout of eligible voters. The Kunene and Oshana regions recorded the highest registration rates at […] todayAugust 5, 2024 24
insert_link Namibia More than 300 thousand Namibians register to vote The Electoral Commission of Namibia has announced that since the commencement of the general voter registration, a cumulative total number of 366,036 eligible Namibians registered as voters inside the country and at all diplomatic missions abroad. This figure represents an average of 29,918 registered voters per day during the period 10 to 15 June 2024. ECN spokesperson De Wet Siluka. todayJune 20, 2024 23
insert_link World India’s Modi thanks coalition MPs for ‘complete’ support Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked allied lawmakers Friday for unanimously agreeing to back his third term in office, after an unexpectedly close election forced his party to rely on coalition partners to keep him in power. Modi's Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled outright for the past decade, but failed to repeat its prior two landslide wins this time around, defying analyst expectations and exit polls. […] todayJune 7, 2024 16
insert_link Namibia Electoral Commission of Namibia announces voter registration dates Namibia is poised for a pivotal democratic moment as it prepares for presidential and National Assembly elections slated for November 27, 2024. Voter registration is set to take place between June 3 and August 1, with all eligible Namibians expected to register afresh to participate in the upcoming elections. The nomination of independent candidates is expected to take place on October 14, while the nomination court for political parties is […] todayMay 6, 2024 82
insert_link World Biden and Trump set for election rematch US President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump have both passed the delegate thresholds to clinch their parties' nominations for the election in November. According to the BBC, four states, one American territory and Democrats living abroad held their primaries on Tuesday. The result means US voters face a rematch of the 2020 presidential election in eight months' time. todayMarch 13, 2024 23
insert_link Business / Economics Young people are lukewarm about Biden – and giving them more information doesn’t move the needle much Young voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., fill out applications to cast their ballot in the midterm elections in November 2022. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images By Neil O'Brian, University of Oregon and Chandler James, University of Oregon Recent polling for the November 2024 election shows that President Joe Biden is struggling with young voters, who have traditionally supported Democrats. A December 2023 poll showed that 49% of […] todayFebruary 22, 2024 2
insert_link World Indonesia’s Defense Minister seeks presidency There was a time when Prabowo Subianto's name would have spooked most Indonesians. But now young voters appear to be charmed by the defence minister's slick makeover. The BBC reports that the ex-special forces commander dogged by allegations of human rights abuses and disappearances has become a cute grandfather made for memes. Now 72, Prabowo is running to succeed the popular Joko Widodo when the world's third-largest democracy votes on […] todayFebruary 7, 2024 14
insert_link World Nevada Democrats and Republicans pick presidential candidates US President Joe Biden is hoping for another strong showing in the Nevada primary contest on Tuesday, following an overwhelming win in South Carolina. Republican voters in the state are also choosing their candidate this week - but it's causing confusion. Nick Harper reports. todayFebruary 6, 2024 31
insert_link 3 Namibia Mbumba assumes Presidency temporarily Nangolo Mbumba, the former Vice President, has been sworn in as the fourth President of the Republic of Namibia, succeeding the late President Hage Geingob, who passed away on Sunday. Mbumba expressed his commitment to serve the country temporarily until the upcoming elections. With National and Presidential elections scheduled for later this year, President Geingob's term was initially set to conclude on 21 March 2025. Political Analyst Rakkel Andreas provides […] todayFebruary 5, 2024 71 3
