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by Lehaz Ali Agence France-Presse PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – A suicide bombing at an election rally killed at least 13 people, including a politician, in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, amid concerns about security ahead of national polls later this month. The attack targeted a campaign event organised in the city of Peshawar by the Awami National Party, which has been targeted by Islamist militants in the past over its vocal opposition to extremist […]
by Maria Isabel Sanchez Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — President Nicolas Maduro was unsurprisingly declared winner of Venezuela’s election Sunday in a poll rejected as invalid by his rivals, who immediately called for fresh elections to be held later this year. Reeling under a devastating economic crisis, only 46 percent of voters turned out to cast ballots in an election boycotted by the opposition and condemned by much of the international community, but […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s main opposition, which boycotted Sunday’s presidential election, urged the two candidates who opposed President Nicolas Maduro not to recognize the results, calling the poll a fraud. “We want the candidates who presented themselves to take a step forward and not recognize a result that is already cooked,” said Victor Marquez of Frente Amplio, one of the main opposition parties. Opposition lawmaker Juan Andres Mejia called on former governor Henri Falcon […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Jailed Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim Wednesday said his country was on the verge of a new “golden era”, with the toppling of a corruption-riddled regime offering hope to people “clamouring for freedom” everywhere. But Anwar, a leading member of the People’s Justice Party that teamed with former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad to oust scandal-tainted premier Najib Razak, also cautioned that “one election does not a democracy make”. “I always believed in […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service LINGAYEN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Maayos at mapayapa ang pagbubukas ng mga presinto sa buong lalawigan ng Pangasinan kaugnay ng isinasagawang synchronized barangay at Sangguniang kabataan (SK) elections. Naka-full alert naman ang buong pwersa ng Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO) upang tiyakin ang seguridad ng isasagawang barangay at SK elections hanggang matapos ang canvassing of votes sa buong lalawigan. Inilatag naman ang mahigit dalawang libong pwersa ng Pangasinan PNP sa […]
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) – Maaga pa lamang ay mahaba na ang pila ng mga boboto sa iba’t ibang presinto sa Surigao City. May mga nakatalagang pulis at naglagay din ng information table ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) para sa mga gustong magtanong o nagkaproblema sa kanilang precinct number at polling place. Marami ang nagrereklamo dahil hindi nila makita ang kanilang pangalan sa master list ng Comelec at ang iba ay nalipat ng […]
STA. MARIA, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Ilang oras mula nang opisyal na mag-umpisa ang halalan ay nag-uumpisa na rin ang build-up ng mga pila sa bawat presinto sa Paaralang Elementarya ng Sta. Clara. Ito ay hindi katulad kaninang alas 7:00 ng umaga na mabilis lang ang proseso ng pagboto. Ayon sa mga watchers, ang matagal ay ang pamamahagi ng mga balota. Mapapansin rin na mayroon lamang tatlong opisyal sa bawat presinto: Una ay ang […]
by Bhuvan Bagga Agence France-Presse BANGALORE, India (AFP) — The Congress party, which has dominated Indian politics in the seven decades since independence, will stage a last stand against Prime Minister Narendra Modi when a key southern state goes to the polls Saturday. Karnataka, home to 60 million people and the wealthy global IT hub of Bangalore, is the last major bastion held by Congress under leader Rahul Gandhi. Saturday’s high-stakes vote comes after one of the […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police said so far, almost 8000 barangays were included in its list of election hotspots. PNP Spokesperson Chief Superintendent John Bulalacao said that as of May 6, 2018, the 7,915 barangays were in that category because of the presence of election-related violence. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) has the largest number of hotspots with 1,415 barangays; followed by Bicol Region with 1,304; and by Soccsksargen with 661. Bulalacao […]
By Wilson Palima, Jackie Palima and Edna Mayores Eagle News Service Two men were arrested for alleged robbery-extortion in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, days before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Police said Paul Mark Lavina Umlas alias “Paulo Battallones,” a resident of Brgy. Banay-banay, Cabuyao City; and local election leader Jerome Trinos were arrested by operatives in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, May 8, after they extorted P600,000 from Cesar Hernandez. Based on the police’s […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s defeated leader Najib Razak said Thursday he accepted the will of the people after his long-ruling coalition suffered a shock election loss to 92-year-old former strongman Mahathir Mohamad. “I accept the verdict of the people,” the leader, who looked shattered after his coalition’s defeat, said. But he added that because no single party got a majority in parliament, it was up to the king to decide who will […]
By Juvy Barraca Eagle News Service SAN QUINTIN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – With the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections just around the corner, police in San Quintin have thought of a way to further ensure that voters cast their ballots wisely: They displayed tarpaulins containing the names of candidates who underwent a drug test so far and those who did not. Based on police records, of the 701 candidates for posts in the barangay and […]
