November 18, 2022
A weekly review of key news and analysis of elections in Asia and the Indo-Pacific, usually posted on Fridays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
The Melaka (Malacca) River in Malaysia, near the Strait of Malacca, a key geopolitical choke point. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Engin Akyurt – Pixabay (CC0)
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Malaysia Snap Elections: November 19, 2022
A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff, Reuters (November 19, 2022): Malaysia votes in general election, Anwar expected to lead tight race
Heather Chen, CNN (November 18, 2022): Malaysia is voting after years of political instability. The result is impossible to predict
Simon Elegant, Foreign Policy (November 16, 2022): There Are No Easy Choices for Malaysians at the Ballot Box: A messy array of politicians and parties are competing to win the election—and avoid jail.
Nepal Snap Elections: November 20, 2022
Kunal Purohit, South China Morning Post (November 19, 2022): Nepal election could be ‘turning point’ in delicate balance of US, China, India geopolitical interests in region
Gopal Sharma, Reuters (November 18, 2022): Explainer: Key issues in Nepal’s national elections
PTI (November 18, 2022): Nepal Prime Minister Deuba appeals citizens to make November 20 election successful: India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived in Nepal as an international observer for Sunday’s general elections.
Sagar Grimier, AFP (November 17, 2022): Upstarts Challenge Elderly Political Elite In Nepal Election
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
Reuters (November 18, 2022): China threat takes centre stage in Taiwan’s local elections
Philip Hsu, Jamestown Foundation (November 18, 2022): The Changing Paradigms of Taiwan’s Grand Strategy
Stratfor (November 16, 2022): Taiwan: Opposition KMT May Sweep Local Elections
Ben Blanchard, Reuters (November 12, 2022): Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, president says in fiery pre-election rebuff to China
Fiji General Elections: December 14, 2022
Kelvin Anthony, Radio New Zealand (November 16, 2022): Fiji election 2022: 342 candidates to contest elections
Australia, Victoria State Elections: November 26, 2022
Corey Lee Bell, Elena Collinson, and Xunpeng Shi, The Diplomat (November 18, 2022): The Mending Australia-China Relationship: Powered by Lithium? As other liberal democracies lock down supplies, Australia’s lithium exports are an increasingly critical economic component of the Australia-China relationship.
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Radio Free Asia (November 16, 2022): After 5-year ban, Cambodian opposition politicians can rejoin the political fray, but half their number are kept out by convictions.
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Matthew B. Arnold, The Irrawaddy (November 17, 2022): Myanmar Will Not Hold an ‘Election’ in August 2023
BNI (November 17, 2022): Analysts say junta’s election is nothing more than sham
David Rising, AP (November 17, 2022): Myanmar releases 4 foreigners in broad prisoner amnesty
The Irrawaddy (November 15, 2022): Malaysia Says No to Myanmar Junta’s Poll Plan
Al Jazeera (November 12, 2022): UN’s Guterres urges Myanmar generals to allow return to democracy
Asia/Pacific Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
Australia, Victoria State Elections: November 26, 2022
India, State Elections in Gujarat: December 1-5, 2022
Fiji Parliamentary Elections: December 14, 2022
India, State Elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland: February 2023 (due)
Micronesia Parliamentary Elections: March 7, 2023
Australia, New South Wales State Elections: March 25, 2023
Bhutan National Assembly Elections: By March 2023 (due)
Thailand General Elections: May 7, 2023
Niue Elections: May 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Karnataka: May 2023 (due)
Tonga Local Elections: June 2023 (due)
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Maldives Presidential Election: September 2023 (due)
Tuvalu General Elections: September 2023 (due)
Singapore Presidential Election: September 2023 (expected – largely ceremonial role)
New Zealand General Elections: October 2023 (expected – due by January 2024)
Bhutan Parliamentary Elections: October 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram: November 2023 (due)
Marshall Islands Parliamentary Elections: November 2023 (due)
Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections: December 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Rajasthan and Telangana: December 2023 (due)
Philippines Village Elections: December 2023 (following proposed delay)
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November 18, 2022
A weekly review of key news and analysis of elections in Asia and the Indo-Pacific, usually posted on Fridays and occasionally updated throughout the week.
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Malaysia Snap Elections: November 19, 2022
A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff, Reuters (November 19, 2022): Malaysia votes in general election, Anwar expected to lead tight race
Heather Chen, CNN (November 18, 2022): Malaysia is voting after years of political instability. The result is impossible to predict
Simon Elegant, Foreign Policy (November 16, 2022): There Are No Easy Choices for Malaysians at the Ballot Box: A messy array of politicians and parties are competing to win the election—and avoid jail.
Nepal Snap Elections: November 20, 2022
Kunal Purohit, South China Morning Post (November 19, 2022): Nepal election could be ‘turning point’ in delicate balance of US, China, India geopolitical interests in region
Gopal Sharma, Reuters (November 18, 2022): Explainer: Key issues in Nepal’s national elections
PTI (November 18, 2022): Nepal Prime Minister Deuba appeals citizens to make November 20 election successful: India’s Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived in Nepal as an international observer for Sunday’s general elections.
Sagar Grimier, AFP (November 17, 2022): Upstarts Challenge Elderly Political Elite In Nepal Election
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
Reuters (November 18, 2022): China threat takes centre stage in Taiwan’s local elections
Philip Hsu, Jamestown Foundation (November 18, 2022): The Changing Paradigms of Taiwan’s Grand Strategy
Stratfor (November 16, 2022): Taiwan: Opposition KMT May Sweep Local Elections
Ben Blanchard, Reuters (November 12, 2022): Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, president says in fiery pre-election rebuff to China
Fiji General Elections: December 14, 2022
Kelvin Anthony, Radio New Zealand (November 16, 2022): Fiji election 2022: 342 candidates to contest elections
Australia, Victoria State Elections: November 26, 2022
Corey Lee Bell, Elena Collinson, and Xunpeng Shi, The Diplomat (November 18, 2022): The Mending Australia-China Relationship: Powered by Lithium? As other liberal democracies lock down supplies, Australia’s lithium exports are an increasingly critical economic component of the Australia-China relationship.
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Radio Free Asia (November 16, 2022): After 5-year ban, Cambodian opposition politicians can rejoin the political fray, but half their number are kept out by convictions.
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Matthew B. Arnold, The Irrawaddy (November 17, 2022): Myanmar Will Not Hold an ‘Election’ in August 2023
BNI (November 17, 2022): Analysts say junta’s election is nothing more than sham
David Rising, AP (November 17, 2022): Myanmar releases 4 foreigners in broad prisoner amnesty
The Irrawaddy (November 15, 2022): Malaysia Says No to Myanmar Junta’s Poll Plan
Al Jazeera (November 12, 2022): UN’s Guterres urges Myanmar generals to allow return to democracy
Asia/Pacific Elections Coming Up in 2022 and 2023
Taiwan Local Elections: November 26, 2022
Australia, Victoria State Elections: November 26, 2022
India, State Elections in Gujarat: December 1-5, 2022
Fiji Parliamentary Elections: December 14, 2022
India, State Elections in Tripura, Meghalaya, and Nagaland: February 2023 (due)
Micronesia Parliamentary Elections: March 7, 2023
Australia, New South Wales State Elections: March 25, 2023
Bhutan National Assembly Elections: By March 2023 (due)
Thailand General Elections: May 7, 2023
Niue Elections: May 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Karnataka: May 2023 (due)
Tonga Local Elections: June 2023 (due)
Cambodia Parliamentary Elections: July 30, 2023 (due)
Burma Parliamentary Elections: By August 2023 (proposed – tentative, post-coup)
Maldives Presidential Election: September 2023 (due)
Tuvalu General Elections: September 2023 (due)
Singapore Presidential Election: September 2023 (expected – largely ceremonial role)
New Zealand General Elections: October 2023 (expected – due by January 2024)
Bhutan Parliamentary Elections: October 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Mizoram: November 2023 (due)
Marshall Islands Parliamentary Elections: November 2023 (due)
Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections: December 2023 (due)
India, State Elections in Rajasthan and Telangana: December 2023 (due)
Philippines Village Elections: December 2023 (following proposed delay)
21votes does not necessarily agree with all of the opinions expressed in the linked articles; rather, our goal is to curate a wide range of voices. Furthermore, none of the individuals or organizations referenced have reviewed 21votes’ content. That is to say, their inclusion should not be taken to imply that they endorse us in any way. More on our approach here.
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