Local Level Elections News Today

Over the years, women have increasingly shown interest in the local government system that is intended to bring government to the doorstep of the citizenry. Unfortunately, they have failed to meet the UN-recommended minimum threshold of 30% representation in the assemblies, resulting in major gender-based exclusion. For instance, the 2006…

Ghana’s political space has been characterized by a cocktail of issues, events, and activities in 2022 as political parties commenced preparations towards the 2024 general election. 2022 was a busy calendar year for Political Parties, who by constitutional demand, elected officers at the branch, constituency, regional, and national levels to…

Abantu for Development has stated unequivocally that electing more women in local level elections in 2023 is a sound investment. Women are a necessary SOUND INVESTMENT in the local governance processes if Ghana is to achieve the targets of the SDGs. Since women are not a minority, they constitute more…

The Nepali Congress has warned of taking stringent action against the leaders and cadres who have filed their independent candidacies against the official candidates of the party in the local level elections slated for May 13

TIPNG: New electorates ‘highly irresponsible’

It is still difficult to easily subvert Nepal’s democratic spirit | Photo credit: Gyan Park