May 31, 2024
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 chamber of India’s Lok Sabha (parliament). Photo credit: Wikimedia/Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (GODL-India)
Ongoing Asia/Pacific Elections
India General Elections: April 19-June 1, 2024
Ashok Sharma, AP (May 30, 2024): Millions vote in India’s grueling election with Prime Minister Modi’s party likely to win third term
Gopal Nadadur, Atlantic Council (May 29, 2024): What India and the world could expect from a Modi 3.0
Barkha Dutt, Washington Post (May 29, 2024): Opinion In India’s polarized election, voters seek a return to normal
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Thailand Indirect Senate Elections: June 26, 2024
Al Jazeera (May 29, 2024): Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra to go on trial for royal insult
Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Bloomberg (May 27, 2024): What the Thai Senate Race Means And Why It’s All Different
Japan, Tokyo Gubernatorial Election: July 2024
Kyodo News (May 27, 2024): High-profile opposition lawmaker Renho to run for Tokyo governor
Indonesia Local Elections: November 27, 2024
Pizarro Gozali Idrus, Benar News (May 31, 2024): Will Indonesian President-Elect Prabowo Stay True To Jokowi’s Policies?
Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat (May 31, 2024): Indonesian Court Again Makes Controversial Tweak to Election Rules: The Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for President Joko Widodo’s youngest son to run in the Jakarta gubernatorial election on November 27.
Past Asia/Pacific Elections
South Korea Legislative Elections: April 10, 2024
Jong Eun Lee, East Asia Forum (May 28, 2024): South Korea’s Yoon strives to stay afloat
Hong Kong Legislative Elections: December 19, 2021
Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Chris Lau, CNN, (May 30, 2024): Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in most significant verdicts since Beijing’s national security crackdown
Kanis Leung, AP (May 30, 2024): How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Asia This Week: May 31, 2024
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May 31, 2024
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.
Ongoing Asia/Pacific Elections
India General Elections: April 19-June 1, 2024
Ashok Sharma, AP (May 30, 2024): Millions vote in India’s grueling election with Prime Minister Modi’s party likely to win third term
Gopal Nadadur, Atlantic Council (May 29, 2024): What India and the world could expect from a Modi 3.0
Barkha Dutt, Washington Post (May 29, 2024): Opinion In India’s polarized election, voters seek a return to normal
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Thailand Indirect Senate Elections: June 26, 2024
Al Jazeera (May 29, 2024): Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra to go on trial for royal insult
Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Bloomberg (May 27, 2024): What the Thai Senate Race Means And Why It’s All Different
Japan, Tokyo Gubernatorial Election: July 2024
Kyodo News (May 27, 2024): High-profile opposition lawmaker Renho to run for Tokyo governor
Indonesia Local Elections: November 27, 2024
Pizarro Gozali Idrus, Benar News (May 31, 2024): Will Indonesian President-Elect Prabowo Stay True To Jokowi’s Policies?
Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat (May 31, 2024): Indonesian Court Again Makes Controversial Tweak to Election Rules: The Supreme Court ruling will pave the way for President Joko Widodo’s youngest son to run in the Jakarta gubernatorial election on November 27.
Past Asia/Pacific Elections
South Korea Legislative Elections: April 10, 2024
Jong Eun Lee, East Asia Forum (May 28, 2024): South Korea’s Yoon strives to stay afloat
Hong Kong Legislative Elections: December 19, 2021
Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Chris Lau, CNN, (May 30, 2024): Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in most significant verdicts since Beijing’s national security crackdown
Kanis Leung, AP (May 30, 2024): How a primary election led to activist convictions in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
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