Pakistan parliament to dissolve for polls
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan—Pakistan’s parliament was due to be dissolved Wednesday, ushering in a technocrat-led interim government to oversee an election that ...
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East Timorese vote for parliament, hoping for end to political deadlock
Voters in East Timor flocked to polling stations on Sunday to cast their ballot in parliamentary elections, hoping for an ...
Read moreThai PM touts experience ahead of tough election
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, facing a tough battle to win a new term, said Monday the kingdom needs an ...
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‘Advance payment for poll teachers’
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday suggested to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to pay teachers in ...
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China says ‘never interfered’ in Canadian elections
China has rejected allegations it interfered in Canada's federal elections, describing Canadian media reports that cited intelligence documents as "false" ...
Read morePeru mulls bringing elections forward as protests boil
Peru's Congress on Monday debated a bill to bring forward elections in a bid to end weeks of protests that ...
Read moreErdogan says Turkey elections set May 14
Istanbul—President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Turkey’s elections will be held on May 14—a month earlier than scheduled—as the ...
Read moreHipkins vows to win Oct. elections as next New Zealand Prime Minister
New Zealand’s incoming prime minister Chris Hipkins vowed Saturday to “get things done” and win a looming October general election ...
Read moreThousands march in Mexico against electoral reforms
MEXICO CITY—Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Sunday in Mexico City to denounce a proposed reform that they insist will ...
Read moreBahrain heads to polls with no opposition bets
Bahrainis head to the polls Saturday but despite a record number of people vying for seats, a ban on opposition ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.