By-elections in Myanmar will take place in 3 November 2018 to fill in 13 parliamentary seats, in particular for the following: Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities) (1), Pyithu Hluttaw(House of Representatives) (4), and State and Regional Hluttaws or Assemblies (8). These seats were declared vacant, either by the death or resgination of the incumbent.
Local Elections in Taiwan are scheduled on 24 November 2018. The upcoming elections will elect for local positions namely Mayor, Magistrate, Municipal Councilor, and County Council b22 local authorities across the country.
The Central Election Commission opened the registration for candidates in 27 August 2018.
Know more about the electoral processes via this link: Taiwan Elections
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The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan will hold its Parliamentary Elections on 20 October 2018 to elect members of the Wolesi Jirga (House of the People). It was originally scheduled to take place in October 2016 but was postponed to July 2018, then again to 20 October 2019.
Follow updates on Afghanistan’s 2018 Parliamentary Elections through the news links below and through the reports and press statements shared by various organizations, including ANFREL and it member organizations the country, Free and Fair Election Foundation of Afghanistan (FEFA) and Transparent Elections Foundation of Afghanistan (TEFA)
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Know more about the Afghanistan electoral processes via this link: Afghanistan Elections
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The Presidential elections in Maldives is scheduled to take place in 23 September 2018.
In Maldives, the President is elected through a two-round system, wherein if no candidate receives the majority number during the first round, a second round shall be held within 21 days.
Follow updates on the 2018 Maldivian Presidential Elections through the news links below and through the reports and press statements shared by various organizations, including ANFREL’s and it member organization in Maldives, Transparency International Maldives:
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Know more about Maldives electoral processes via this link: Maldives Elections
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General elections are due to be held in Cambodia on Sunday, 22 July 2018 to elect members of the sixth National Assembly.
The previous election saw the fourth consecutive victory of the Cambodian People’s Party, gaining 68 seats of the National Assembly and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party occupying the rest of the 55 seats. Despite their huge gain in seats, the opposition denied the results and accused the ruling party of poll fraud. As a result, the CNRP boycotted parliament in September 2013 and vows not to enter parliament until a legitimate electoral reform. The disputed election results led to the outbreak of widespread anti-government protests.
On 10 April 2014, prime minister Hun Sen agreed to hold the election five months early in February 2018. The opposition however rejected and wants the election to be held as early as 2015 or mid 2016. On 22 July 2014, the political crisis officially ended and the opposition agreed to accept their seats in parliament. The next election was also agreed to be held in 2018. As of November 2015, Sam Rainsy is barred from contesting the 2018 election, having been stripped from parliamentary immunity, and barred from returning to Cambodia. His request for a royal pardon was blocked by Prime Minister Hun Sen. In December 2016, his deputy Kem Sokha replaced him as Minority Leader.
On 11 February 2017, Sam Rainsy announced his resignation as President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_general_election,_2018
The 65 members of the National Parliament are elected from a single nationwide constituency by closed list proportional representation. Parties are required to have a woman in at least every third position in their list. Seats are allocated using the d’Hondt method with an electoral threshold of 3%.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timorese_parliamentary_election,_2017
The Nepal Cabinet had decided to hold elections for federal parliament and provincial assemblies in two phases , which are November 26 and December 7, 2017.
As per the constitutional provision, the Nepalese Parliament will have 275 members. Therefore, voters will directly vote for 165 lawmakers, and 110 members of Parliament will be nominated through proportional representatives.
The 19th South Korean presidential election was held on 9 May 2017, after the impeachment and dismissal of Park Geun-hye.[1] The election was conducted in a single round on a first-past-the-post basis.
The election was originally scheduled to be held on 20 December 2017, but was moved earlier after the decision of the Constitutional Court on 10 March 2017 to uphold the parliament’s impeachment of Park Geun-hye. In order to avoid a power vacuum, then-Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn succeeded Park as the acting president. After Park was removed from the office by the Constitutional Court’s ruling, acting president Hwang indicated he would not run for a term in his own right.[2][3][4]
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korean_presidential_election,_2017
Jakarta Regional Head Election to choose a new governor and deputy governor will be held in 2017. However, speculations and activities related to the right candidates to lead the Capital have already begun.
Indeed, although the candidates for governor and vice governor have not been determined definitively, a number of names have emerged approaching the election in 2017. Incumbent Governor of DKI Jakarta, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama alias Ahok is still the strongest candidate among a number of names, ranging from political party leaders, businessmen, and religious leaders to entertainers. Even much earlier, some other regional heads known to have shown good performances in their respective cities, such as Bandung Mayor, Ridwan Kamil and Surabaya Mayor, Tri Rismaharini, have also been considered being worthy of competing with Ahok in 2017.
Source: http://en.voi.co.id/voi-editorial/10814-ahead-of-jakarta-election-2017
Government announces National Priorities for 2017
The Prime Minister, H.E. Dr. Rui Maria de Araújo, has announced the Sixth Constitutional Government’s National Priorities for 2017 as “agriculture (combating hunger and malnutrition); health; education; water and sanitation; basic infrastructure and the elections next year.”
These 2017 National Priorities fit within the broader planning framework of Timor-Leste’s Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030 and the Program of the Sixth Constitutional Government 2015-2017. The Prime Minister noted that they were identified through work the Government has been doing on integrating the new United Nations Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs] into all Government planning and budgeting for 2017.
A Government’s SDG Task Force, established after the goals were adopted at the United Nations last year, has been looking at all 17 goals and mapping the ways in which they can be achieved in Timor-Leste. The Task Force is working in close coordination and consultation with all Government agencies, civil society organizations and development partners and are mandated to disseminate information about these pathways to SDG achievement and to work with stakeholders to monitor progress and present results.
The Prime Minister explained that the 2017 National Priorities meant that the Government would be focusing on SDG number 2 (nutrition and food security), number 4 (education) and number 9 (infrastructure), whilst paying attention to other human development goals such as health (SDG number 3), gender equality (SDG number 5) and water and sanitation (SDG number 6). The smooth running of the Presidential elections to be held in the first half of 2017 and Legislative elections to follow in the second half of the year are a practical priority for 2017.
The Prime Minister said the Government of Timor-Leste was “deeply committed to achieving the targets and indicators that feed the Sustainable Development Goals.”