Seoul mayoral race turns into fight over how to cool housing prices
Incumbent Mayor Oh Se-hoon of the main opposition People Power Party is seeking a fifth term on a platform centered on deregulation and private-sector redevelopment.
Elections
Local elections loom as key test of South Korean President Lee’s momentum
While local elections traditionally focus on regional leadership, party dynamics and presidential approval ratings are expected to weigh heavily on the outcome.
India’s Kerala heads into poll ‘silence’ amid charged triangular fight
The Congress-led UDF appears to have seized the momentum at the fag end of the campaign, riding on what it projects as a growing undercurrent for change.
Snap polls for Malaysia in 2026 unlikely as PM Anwar bets on riding out ‘corporate mafia’ storm
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has been accused of “corporate mafia”, using its wide-ranging powers, including unilaterally freezing bank accounts, to enable…
Democracy in the shadow of supermajority: Nepal’s strong government, weak opposition
Rastriya Swatantra Party’s historic mandate promises stability but analysts doubt a weak opposition can hold it accountable.
What foreign voters should know about Korea’s local elections
Thousands of foreign residents in South Korea will be eligible to vote in the June 3 local elections, a little-known right that comes with strict legal responsibilities.
First day of first regular session of Myanmar’s third National Assembly begins
The first day of the first regular session of the Third National Assembly will include the election of the Speaker, taking the Chair's seat, taking the Chair's oath, signing the…
Voter turnout in Vietnam hits 99.64 per cent nationwide by 10.10pm Sunday
Across the country, no electoral unit recorded turnout below 50 percent.
The challenges before Bangladesh’s prime minister
The writer says: "Tarique Rahman’s emergence as the new leader is also part of that change, which was impossible to imagine before the fall of Sheikh Hasina but appeared…
Nepal’s election commission mulls change in voter education strategy
More than five percent of votes under the first-past-the-post system were invalid in the House elections.