This election also witnessed the emergence of new Islamic political forces, the Yeniden Refah Partisi (New Welfare Party), which managed to carve out its niche in political landscape By Iftikhar Gilani Under the gentle embrace of a vernal sun in Ankara on Sunday, a narrative of political metamorphosis unfolded. Murat Oktay, once a linchpin in ...
Muslim Network TV A group of Republicans has launched an initiative to make sure ex-president Donald Trump is not re-elected in November. Republican Voters Against Trump’s $50 million campaign plans to showcase testimonial videos from Trump supporters sharing why they will not vote for him this time. Led by strategist Sarah Longwell, it will t...
HOUSTON, US (AA) – US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are headed for a rematch after both clinched their respective party’s nominations on Tuesday. Both candidates were projected to win their primaries in the states of Georgia, Mississippi and Washington, giving them the magic numbers they needed to clinch, accordin...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female leader Benazir Bhutto, was voted in as president for a second time Saturday, after elections marred by rigging claims. Zardari was voted in with 411 votes to 181 for the opposition-backed candidate, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced...
Dakar, Senegal – AFP Campaigning got underway in a festive atmosphere on Saturday for Senegal’s March 24 presidential election, after weeks of turmoil caused by its delay, as one of the leading contenders met voters. Khalifa Sall, a former mayor of Dakar, toured different neighbourhoods of the capital in the evening, greeting sever...
Islamabad, Pakistan – AFP Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of Pakistan’s slain first female premier Benazir Bhutto, is set to become president for a second time. Initially a background character as Bhutto’s consort, Zardari was stained by a bevy of corruption and other allegations, including absurd kidnapping plots and taking ki...
Tehran, Iran – AFP Iranians voted on Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has called for a strong turnout, was the first to cast his ballot, at a polling station in central Tehran, state television reported. Since the last elections, […]...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States said that Iran’s elections Friday are certain to be unfair, as the conservative establishment seeks to blunt boycott calls. “I have no expectation that Iran’s elections will be free and fair, and I suspect that a great number of Iranians have no expectation that those el...
Diamniadio, Senegal – AFP Senegal’s President Macky Sall has proposed a general amnesty bill for political protesters arrested since 2021, as he holds talks to end fresh turmoil over delayed elections. The West African nation is facing its worst political crisis in decades after Sall abruptly deferred the February 25 presidential v...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Independent candidates backed by Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have joined a little known party to gain reserve seats in parliament. The candidates claim they have the numbers needed to form a government days after elections in the South Asian nation resulted in a hung parliament. Nearly 100 ne...
