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Faustin Archange Touadera wins 2016 Presidential election of Central African Republic
Faustin Archange Touadera has won the 2016 Presidential election of Central African Republic (CAR) held on 14 February 2016. He had contested as an independent candidate in this election and secured 62.7 percent or 695,000 valid votes. He defeated Georges ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Union Cabinet gives nod to Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016
The Union Cabinet has given its approval to amend section 9 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 and section 11 of the Delimitation Act, 2002. In this regard, Government is going to introduce Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2016 ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Tsai Ing-wen elected as first female President of Taiwan
Pro-Independence Opposition candidate of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Tsai Ing-wen (59) has been elected as first female and 14th President of Taiwan. Ms Tsai’s victory is the biggest mandate ever won by a DPP president and is only the second-ever ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Haryana Government sets educational qualification for municipal polls
Haryana Government has decided to fix a minimum educational qualification for aspirant of contesting urban local bodies (ULB) elections in the state on the lines of panchayat polls. Decision in this regard was taken by state cabinet meeting chaired by ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Spain's ruling conservative People’s Party wins 2015 general election
Ruling conservative People’s Party (PP) of Spain led Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy by has won the 2015 general election of the country. In the general election, PP won the 123 seats by securing in the lower house of the 350-member ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Centre-right MUD coalition wins 2015 Parliamentary election of Venezuela
Opposition Centre-right Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) coalition has won the 2015 Parliamentary elections of Venezuela. The MUD coalition won at least 99 seats in the 167-seat legislature of the National Assembly by defeating ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Union Government to allow e-Postal Ballot System for Overseas electors
Union Government is going to allow e-Postal Ballot System and Proxy voting to Overseas electors as an alternative voting option. This information was given by Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. Key facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2015
Ruling AKP wins 2015 general election of Turkey
Ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) founded by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won a critical 2015 Parliamentary Election of Turkey. In this election AKP won 316 seats of total 550 members of the Grand National Assembly of the Parliament ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2015
Conservative Right-wing Law and Justice Party wins 2015 Parliamentary elections of Poland
Conservative Right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) Party and Eurosceptic led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski has won the 2015 Parliamentary elections of Poland. In this election, PiS Party won absolute majority by winning 235 of total 460 seats and securing 39.1 per ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Governing Centre Right Coalition wins 2015 Portugal elections
Governing Centre Right coalition parties led by Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho have won the Portugal’s 2015 general election. In this election the governing coalition has won 99 seats in the 230-seat parliament by securing 39% of votes. However they ..