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On October 11, an early by-election was held in Seoul for the chief of the Gangseo-gu district. Seven candidates, including Jin Kyo-hoon of the main opposition force, the Democratic Party of Korea, and Kim Tae-woo of the ruling People Power Party (PPP), were registered to run, according to Central Election Commission data released on October 4. Since the election was considered a predictor of the sentiments of the capital’s voters ahead of the National Assembly elections, which would take place on April 10, 2024, it attracted a lot of media attention. Despite the fact that this is only a by-election with around 500,000 participants, there would be no more voting until April, and accordingly, experts interpreted the outcome as a kind of political barometer…

In Pakistan, the President’s authority to set the election date following the dissolution of the National Assembly is defined in Article 48(5) of the Pakistani Constitution. According to this article, when the President dissolves the National Assembly on the advice of the Prime Minister, general elections must take place within 90 days from the date of dissolution. This provision ensures the swift filling of seats resulting from the assembly’s dissolution. On August 9, Pakistan’s President, Arif Alvi, dissolved the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament…

The European Parliament has recently been criticised by political parties, parliamentarians, and the European Parliament for a recent resolution that deals with the country’s future elections and the treatment of the opposition, calling it an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a “sovereign state”. The European Parliament unilaterally adopted a harsh and unintelligible resolution calling on Egypt to hold fair, free and just presidential elections and to stop suppressing opposition voices in the run-up to the elections. The resolution also criticises…