by Teuvo Tuomi | Oct 17, 2024 | Elections, Equality, Japan, News, Society
A record 314 women are running in the House of Representatives election, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun, exceeding 300 for the first time in a general election. Of the 1,344 candidates running in the election, the percentage of women also hit a record high of 23.36%....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Sep 15, 2024 | Japan, Elections, News
Official campaigning for Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election, which also will effectively choose current President Fumio Kishida’s successor as prime minister, has kicked off with a record 9 candidates. Since 1972, when endorsements from 20...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Aug 24, 2024 | Indonesia, News
A political crisis in Indonesia has been averted with the cancellation of a draft law that would have prevented popular rivals of candidates supported by outgoing President Joko Widodo and President-elect Prabowo Subianto from taking part in regional elections in...
by Teuvo Tuomi | May 15, 2023 | News, Thailand
According to unofficial results released by the Election Commission (EC), opposition parties are expected to win the majority in Thailand’s lower house of parliament following Sunday’s general election. The Move Forward Party and the Pheu Thai Party are...
