Election 2024 polls were wide of the mark on Labour’s margin of victory – this is what may have happened: The 2024 UK election campaign was dominated by discussion of the polls, from start to finish. This was partially because of the sheer volume of polls being published. We had more MRP (multi-level regression post-stratification) …
DRC elections: the Kabila family legacy looms large over the country’s polls: The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to hold elections on 20 December 2023. The country’s electoral commission has announced President Felix Tshisekedi will be seeking reelection alongside 23 other candidates. They include Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege and the runner-up in …
Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis: Inflation continues to defy Zimbabwe central bank efforts Getty images Zimbabwe is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want the next president to address. Persistently high inflation, elevated interest rates, and a slumping and volatile …
Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu: Turkey’s opposition leader is leading in the polls, here’s what you need to know: Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s powerful presidency. This election has become intensely competitive in a country which has undergone severe democratic erosion …
Nigeria’s elections faced five serious challenges – how to fix them before the next polls: Counting of votes during the 2023 presidential elections at a polling station in Lagos. Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP via Getty Images Nigerians will see their new president-elect, Bola Tinubu, sworn in late May. A number of court cases are still being pursued …
Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland’s first minister: a decade of polls suggest he’ll struggle to deliver independence, just like Nicola Sturgeon: Humza Yousaf is to be the first minister of Scotland after narrowly winning the election for leader of the Scottish National Party. In his victory speech, he said he was “determined to deliver” independence for …
Nigeria heads to the polls: 5 essential reads about the elections: Emmage/Shutterstock Nigerians go to the polls on 25 February to elect a new president, vice-president, 109 members of the Senate and 360 members of the Federal House of Representatives. Eighteen political parties have presented candidates for the various offices and over 93.5 million adult …
Africa’s largest democracy goes to the polls amid rising insecurity: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Nigeria. Photo by Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Africa’s biggest election will be held in February 2023 in Nigeria. It’s the seventh successive general election in the country’s 23 years of unbroken democratic government. …
US midterms: why gambling markets often predict elections more accurately than polls: Polls Vs betting on who will win control of Congress. Andychi/Shutterstock This year’s US midterms are on a razor’s edge. In the summer it appeared the US supreme court’s ruling on abortion and some legislative successes – most notably Build Back Better, a …
Liz Truss: how to understand polls that give Labour an enormous lead – and why the Tories are right to fear a major election loss: The cabinet having an absolute hoot at their annual conference in Birmingham. Alamy/PA When Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced that he would not be going ahead with his plan to scrap …
Boris Johnson: four key insights from recent polls can help us see where the crisis is heading: Flickr/Number 10, CC BY-NC-SA Boris Johnson has been called a Heineken politician – he can reach parts of the public other politicians cannot. Yet scandal after scandal amid worsening economic conditions and a swathe of strikes has left …
5 open source alternatives to Doodle polls: 5 open source alternatives to Doodle polls Don Watkins Mon, 04/11/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. Scheduling meetings can be a nearly insurmountable task. Finding a time that works for everyone in the same organization, let alone across different time zones, can feel like trying …
Tanzania is getting a political remake as President Hassan eyes the 2025 polls: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. Photo by Hannah McKay – Pool Getty Images The sudden death of Tanzania’s populist president John Pombe Magufuli on 17 March 2021 catapulted his then little-known vice-president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, to the helm of political leadership. In …
South Africa in the news: South Africa’s ANC set for worst post-apartheid result in local polls: South Africa’s ruling ANC party on Tuesday looked set to deliver its worst ever electoral performance since the end of apartheid, with support expected to dip below 50 percent in local …: “South Africa” – BingNews Phumzile Van Damme …
South Africa in the news: South Africa holds local polls set to challenge the ANC: South Africans will vote Monday in local elections expected to reflect growing discontent with the African National Congress party, which was losing popularity even before deadly unrest ravaged the …: “South Africa” – BingNews Over next 100 years Northern Ireland …
South Africa in the news: COVID protocols in place, all systems go for polls, says IEC: Not only will the commission run the elections, but it also has the added stress of trying to ensure coronavirus infections are prevented or at least minimised.: “South Africa” – BingNews paytm IPO Dates: Paytm will be opening there …
Is Boris Johnson facing his own ‘winter of discontent’? What the polls tell us: When we talk about how well or badly a government is doing, we often base that discussion around polling that shows how people say they are going to vote in the next election. Recent polling, for example, puts the Conservatives comfortably …
South Africa in the news: S.Africans urged to register for municipal polls: Political parties, lawmakers and the electoral body in South Africa have urged citizens to register for the upcoming municipal elections ahead of next the September 20 deadline, with more than 23,151 …: “South Africa” – BingNews All Blacks back on top of the …