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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Election Commission Head Office - Bangladesh

A view of the Election Commission's head office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 07, 2026, follows the announcement of the parliamentary elections and the July National Charter referendum. Bangladesh holds national polls on February 12, the country's first parliamentary election since a student-led uprising toppled former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last year. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar General Elections - Yangon

Officials of the Union Election Commission count votes during the general election at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025. Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar General Elections - Yangon

Officials of the Union Election Commission count votes during the general election at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025. Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar General Elections - Yangon

Officials of the Union Election Commission count votes during the general election at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025. Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Myanmar General Elections - Yangon

An official of the Union Election Commission displays a ballot to count during the general election at a polling station in Yangon, Myanmar, on December 28, 2025. Myanmar kicked off its 2025 multi-party democratic general election with the first phase held on Sunday. The general election is scheduled to be held in three phases, with the second phase set for Jan. 11, 2026, followed by the third phase on Jan. 25. Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

A supporter of Alassane Ouattara celebrates at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025, shows President Alassane Ouattara at a polling station, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Photo by Zhang Jian/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

Supporters of Alassane Ouattara celebrate at the headquarter of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 27, 2025. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Alassane Ouattara Wins Presidential Election - Abidjan

File photo taken on Oct. 25, 2025, shows President Alassane Ouattara voting at a polling station, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. Cote d'Ivoire's incumbent President Alassane Ouattara, candidate of the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace, has won a fourth term in the presidential election with 89.77 percent of the votes, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI). Photo by Yvan Sonh/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Libya Holds Municipal Elections in Tripoli

Libyan security personnel stand guard outside a polling station in Tripoli, Libya on Aug. 16, 2025. Libya began its second phase of municipal council elections on Saturday, with polling stations across the country opening from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. The elections covered 26 of the 63 municipalities initially slated for this phase, the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said. Photo by Hazem Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Libya Holds Municipal Elections in Tripoli

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya on Aug. 16, 2025. Libya began its second phase of municipal council elections on Saturday, with polling stations across the country opening from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. The elections covered 26 of the 63 municipalities initially slated for this phase, the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said. Photo by Hazem Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Libya Holds Municipal Elections in Tripoli

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Tripoli, Libya on Aug. 16, 2025. Libya began its second phase of municipal council elections on Saturday, with polling stations across the country opening from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time. The elections covered 26 of the 63 municipalities initially slated for this phase, the Libyan High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said. Photo by Hazem Turkia/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected president, the ongoing vote count by the National Election Commission showed on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected president, the ongoing vote count by the National Election Commission showed on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected president, the ongoing vote count by the National Election Commission showed on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung and his wife Kim Hye-kyung celebrate at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected president, the ongoing vote count by the National Election Commission showed on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Liberal Lee Jae-Myung Wins Presidency - South Korea

Lee Jae-myung waves at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on June 4, 2025. Lee Jae-myung of South Korea's majority liberal Democratic Party was elected president, the ongoing vote count by the National Election Commission showed on Wednesday. Photo by Xinhua/Yao Qilin/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Croatian Incumbent Milanovic Wins First-Round Vote - Zagreb

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic (R) addresses his supporters in Zagreb, Croatia, December 29, 2024. Croatia's presidential election will head to a runoff on Jan. 12 as no candidate secured more than half of the votes in Sunday's election, the Croatian State Election Commission (SEC) announced. Photo by Goran Stanzl/Pixsell via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Croatian Incumbent Milanovic Wins First-Round Vote - Zagreb

Dragan Primorac (front) backed by the ruling Croatian Democratic Union addresses his supporters in Zagreb, Croatia, December 29, 2024. Croatia's presidential election will head to a runoff on Jan. 12 as no candidate secured more than half of the votes in Sunday's election, the Croatian State Election Commission (SEC) announced. Photo by Matija Habljak/Pixsell via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

An electoral official carries a ballot box to a counting center in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) and the counting of ballots will start by 4:30 p.m., according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

An electoral official carries a ballot box in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) and the counting of ballots will start by 4:30 p.m., according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

Electoral officials carry a ballot box to a counting center in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) and the counting of ballots will start by 4:30 p.m., according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

Electoral officials prepare to transport ballot boxes to a counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) and the counting of ballots will start by 4:30 p.m., according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

Electoral officials carry a ballot box to a counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) and the counting of ballots will start by 4:30 p.m., according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

Electoral officials prepare to transport ballot boxes to a counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) and the counting of ballots will start by 4:30 p.m., according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Parliamentary Election Day - Sri Lanka

Police officers carry a ballot box in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Nov. 14, 2024. Voting closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday at 4 p.m. local time (1030 GMT) and the counting of ballots will start by 4:30 p.m., according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Election officials and a police officer carry a ballot box and other voting materials a day before Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 13, 2024. Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on November 14, with all necessary preparations in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake announced on Tuesday. Voting will take place at over 13,000 polling stations across the country, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on Thursday. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Election officials carry a ballot box and other voting materials a day before Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 13, 2024. Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on November 14, with all necessary preparations in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake announced on Tuesday. Voting will take place at over 13,000 polling stations across the country, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on Thursday. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Sri Lanka Braces For Election - Colombo

Election officials and a police officer carry a ballot box and other voting materials a day before Sri Lanka's parliamentary election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 13, 2024. Sri Lanka is set to hold its parliamentary election on November 14, with all necessary preparations in place to ensure a fair and transparent process, Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Ratnayake announced on Tuesday. Voting will take place at over 13,000 polling stations across the country, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time on Thursday. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ukrainian Womens Congress 2024 in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - Central Election Commission member Olha Hlushchenko attends the Eighth Ukrainian Womens Congress, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. This years theme is "Womens Potential: New Roles, New Quality".

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Ukrainian Womens Congress 2024 in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - National Democratic Institute Senior Program Director Olena Yena, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, Batkivshchyna party leader, MP Yulia Tymoshenko, European Solidarity party leader, MP Petro Poroshenko, MP Yuliia Klymenko, Pokrovske Village Council starosta Olha Krymova, Central Election Commission member Olha Hlushchenko and Ukrainian public and political figure, founder of Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation Serhiy Prytula (L to R) attend the Eighth Ukrainian Womens Congress, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. This years theme is "Womens Potential: New Roles, New Quality".

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Ukrainian Womens Congress 2024 in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - National Democratic Institute Senior Program Director Olena Yena, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, Batkivshchyna party leader, MP Yulia Tymoshenko, European Solidarity party leader, MP Petro Poroshenko, MP Yuliia Klymenko, Pokrovske Village Council starosta Olha Krymova, Central Election Commission member Olha Hlushchenko and Ukrainian public and political figure, founder of Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation Serhiy Prytula (L to R) attend the Eighth Ukrainian Womens Congress, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. This years theme is "Womens Potential: New Roles, New Quality".

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Ukrainian Womens Congress 2024 in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 5, 2024 - National Democratic Institute Senior Program Director Olena Yena, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Oleksandr Korniienko, Batkivshchyna party leader, MP Yulia Tymoshenko, European Solidarity party leader, MP Petro Poroshenko, MP Yuliia Klymenko, Pokrovske Village Council starosta Olha Krymova, Central Election Commission member Olha Hlushchenko and Ukrainian public and political figure, founder of Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation Serhiy Prytula (L to R) attend the Eighth Ukrainian Womens Congress, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. This years theme is "Womens Potential: New Roles, New Quality".

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Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Remigijus Zemaitaitis (C), leader of the Dawn of the Nemunas (Nemuno Ausra), attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis (C), chairman of the ruling Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Vilija Blinkeviciute, leader of the Social Democratic Party, attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Remigijus Zemaitaitis (R), leader of the Dawn of the Nemunas (Nemuno Ausra), attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, chairman of the ruling Homeland Union-Lithuanian Christian Democrats (TS-LKD), attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Vilija Blinkeviciute, leader of the Social Democratic Party, attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Leftist Opposition Win Election - Vilnius

Remigijus Zemaitaitis (front), leader of the Dawn of the Nemunas (Nemuno Ausra), attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, October 28, 2024. Lithuania's opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won parliamentary election runoff on Sunday, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM