The Lodhran reality
The PML-N has caused an upset in the NA-154 by-election by defeating Jahangir Tareen’s son with a clear margin. This defeat is a political setback for the PTI. The voters…
Tag: Elections
No surprises
The by-election in Peshawar’s NA-4 constituency failed to produce any big surprises. As expected, the PTI won this seat by a large margin. If the by-election in Lahore was all…
Politics and reforms
A number of factors have undermined the integrity of Pakistan’s electoral process over time. Widespread electoral fraud has eroded democratic development, political stability and rule of law. Successive undemocratic regimes…
The rise of the right
The results of the September 24 federal elections in Germany sent a wave of shock across Europe. The partners of the Grand Coalition, the right-wing Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of…
The message is clear
The voters sent a clear message to all the political forces involved in electoral politics through the NA-120 by-polls: mend your ways. If you are not interested in our issues,…
Battle of NA-120
The September 17 by-election in the Lahore constituency of NA-120 is not an ordinary election. It is the first test of popularity of both the PTI and the PML-N since…
Spain general election, hung parliament once again
Conservative PP emerged as the largest party but fell short of overall majority The second spain election in six months failed to produce the outright winner to form the government,…
Labour’s Rousena Allin Khan wins Tooting by-election
Allin Khan increased the Labour majority The A&E doctor, who increased the Labour majority, used her acceptance speech to pay tribute to Mrs Cox, who was killed in her Batley…
Donald Trump, mass shootings and terrorism
Right wing whipping up anti immigration and anti Muslim propaganda Donald Trump has launched vicious propaganda campaign against immigrants and Muslims soon after the mass shooting in Orlando gay nightclub,…
Bernie Sanders campaign; Political Revolution should continue
American people needs their own party When Senator Bernie Sanders announced to enter into the race for the democratic presidential nomination year ago, political pundits and commentators right him off.…
Hillary Clinton won California and so the nomination
Hillary Clinton celebrated her triumph as the first woman to lead a major party in a race for the White House, scoring big wins in California and New Jersey to…
Pakistan General Elections 2013
Big landlords, capitalists and influential families are calling the shorts In the electoral politics of Pakistan, the political parties, ideology and programme matters little in the final outcome of the…