- Thailand’s 3-card Monte Election Called. Leading Party Pheu Thai Destined for OppositionOpposition International will feature a wide range of commentary on the Thai election, some of which may not fit the publication requirements of Thailand’s opaque media laws. In complete fairness, our coverage begins with a Nikkei Asia article accepted by the Thai censors. FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writerMarch 20, 2023 17:14 JSTUpdated on March 20, […]
- Nepal’s Failed OppositionDeborah Healy, the Country Director for the National Democratic Institute in Nepal, co-wrote for the United States Institute for Peace a cogent and sophisticated analysis of Post-Election Nepal. Plenty of discussion arises from several issues explored. The issue of concern for Opposition International is the all-too-familiar abdication by parties of being the Opposition. The situation […]
- Nigeria’s Rivers Province Gubernatorial Election – What Foreign Electoral Observers Don’t SeeNigeria: Governor Wike is splashing cash to win his state By Donu Kogbara Writer/broadcaster who shuttles between Nigeria and the UK Posted on Friday, 17 March 2023 18:03 https://www.theafricareport.com/293791/nigeria-governor-wike-is-splashing-cash-to-win-his-state/?utm_source=linkedin.com&utm_campaign=post_articles_linkedin_17_03_2023&utm_medium=social #Nigeria #electionobservers
- Thai Parliament Dissolved Election in May, sometimem.youtube.com/watch
- FUNDING FOR POLITICAL PARTIES IN UKRAINE: FEATURES AND METHODSOn Hold for War Olha Chernovol Chercheure postdoctorale | Postdoctoral Fellow Faculté de droit, Section de droit civil | Faculty of Law, Civil Law Section, Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Courriel: ochenov@uottawa.ca Preface by Owen Lippert (PhD), Director International IDEA in Stockholm this week welcomed the Chair of Ukraine’s Central Election Commission, Ole Didenko. […]
- And the Oscar goes to the Opposition – the Leader of Russia’s – Alexey NavalnyThe Hill, the congressional newspaper does not usually run stories about Oscar movie awards, This year was the exception. The documentary film, Navalny, won the award for best feature length documentary. Alexey Navalny leads the Russia of the Future Party and is a member of the opposition coordination council. Directed by Daniel Roher, the film […]
- CBC Overview of Chinese Influence on Elections AbroadTit for Tat: Should the Kuomintang (KMT), the pre-war II Chinese Nationalist Party on Tauwan, reinvigorate its mainland operations? Canada is debating the extent of Chinese Communist Party influence on the last three federal elections. A call has arisen for a major public inquiry. The Liberal government led by Prine Minister Justin Trudeau continues to […]
- The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada’s Cautious Report on Democracy in BangladeshThe APFC’s CAST brief pulls together a number of recent media stories — with some minor omissions — and without much analysis. The point of their article is to echo the official Global Affairs Canada position. The ringing in your ears is the sotto voce refrain of an old tune, “we are Canadian and we […]
- OECD on Civic Space – same message holds for political spacehttps://www.oecd.org/gov/the-protection-and-promotion-of-civic-space-d234e975-en.htm A recent OECD Report details and affirms in-depth that a freer and better protected civil society improves every aspect of a society. It dispels the old argument that a government needs to be released from external civic critiques in order to concentrate efforts on reform. In short, governments who restrict civic space spend the […]
- What the Nigerian Election Portends for the Opposition“Nigeria’s ruling party candidate, Bola Tinubu, was declared president-elect of Africa’s most populous nation in the early hours of March 1 after a weekend election that the main opposition parties have disputed.” (Reuters various) The two major opposition parties face a rough ride ahead as the renewed incumbent APC government may treat a flawed election […]
