September 6, 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 Akhnoor Fort in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Photo credit: WIkimedia/vinodksharma001 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
India, Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir: September 18-October 1, 2024
Hindustan Times (September 6, 2024): BJP launches 25-point poll manifesto for Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections
Jehangir Ali, The Wire (September 6, 2024): What Does Jamaat-e-Islami’s ‘Return’ to Electoral Politics Mean for J&K?
The Commonwealth (September 2, 2024): Commonwealth to observe Sri Lanka’s presidential election
Anando Bhakto, The Diplomat (September 1, 2024): Kashmir at the Boiling Point as Elections Loom
Aijaz Hussain, AP (August 29, 2024): The first election in a decade is planned in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Here’s what to know
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: September 21, 2024
Krishan Francis, AP (September 6, 2024): What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
Shakthi De Silva, World Politics Review (September 5, 2024): Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Could Bring an Outsider to Power
Marwaan Macan-Markar, Nikkei Asia (September 4, 2024): Election campaign energizes Sri Lankans weary of economic turmoil
Japan, LDP Leadership Election: September 27, 2024 (winner will likely become prime minster – general elections due in 2025 but could be called earlier)
Kyodo News (September 6, 2024): New Japan PM set to be picked Oct. 1 when extra Diet session begins
Alastair Gale and Yuko Takeo, Bloomberg (September 6, 2024): Japan’s Koizumi Enters LDP Race, Vows to Hold Snap Election
Jio Kamata, The Diplomat (September 5, 2024): How Did Japan’s Conservatives Fall in Love With Dovish Economic Policy?
Purendra Jain, East Asia Forum (September 4, 2024): Kishida calls it quits
Macau Chief Executive Election: October 13, 2024 (indirect)
Willa Wu, South China Morning Post (September 1, 2024): Who is Macau election hopeful Sam Hou-fai, and will lack of ‘vested interests’ prove pivotal? Former top judge does not fit mould of previous picks, with some questioning ability to steer casino hub at highest level of politics
Palau Presidential and Legislative Elections: November 12, 2024
Islands Business (September 4, 2024): Palau’s 2024 presidential election: A close contest
Jessica Caterson, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (September 2, 2024): China is likely to step up influence operations in Palau
Indonesia Regional Elections: November 27, 2024
Made Supriatma, Fulcrum (September 3, 2024): Golkar’s Takeover and the Waning of Joko Widodo’s Power
Arlina Arshad, Straits Times (September 3, 2024): Indonesia’s election candidates woo voters with road rage car whisperers, football fervour, money
Bangladesh Snap Elections: Forthcoming
NHK News (September 5, 2024): One month after Bangladesh PM ouster, elections in focus
AFP (September 5, 2024): Bangladesh election chief quits months after unfree poll
Zobaer Ahmed, DW (September 2, 2024): What will Bangladesh’s post-Hasina era look like?
Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat (September 2, 2024): Shafi Md Mostofa on the Rise of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh
Burma Elections: Proposed for 2025 (overdue following 2021 coup)
Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat (September 3, 2024): Myanmar Announces Census as Prelude to Long-Delayed Election
Past Asia/Pacific Election
Cambodia General Elections: July 23, 2023
RFA (September 3, 2024): Top opposition party official arrested in Phnom Penh on incitement charge
Thailand General Elections: May 14, 2023
Napat Kongsawad, AP (September 4, 2024): After the king’s endorsement, Thailand has a new Cabinet but with some familiar faces
Tommy Walker, Voice of America (August 31, 2024): Political change prompts concerns about Thailand’s economy
Regional News
Charlotte Graham-McLay, AP (September 2, 2024): Pacific leaders’ summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord
Asia Elections Weekly news Review: September 6, 2024
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September 6, 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.
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
India, Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir: September 18-October 1, 2024
Hindustan Times (September 6, 2024): BJP launches 25-point poll manifesto for Jammu & Kashmir assembly elections
Jehangir Ali, The Wire (September 6, 2024): What Does Jamaat-e-Islami’s ‘Return’ to Electoral Politics Mean for J&K?
The Commonwealth (September 2, 2024): Commonwealth to observe Sri Lanka’s presidential election
Anando Bhakto, The Diplomat (September 1, 2024): Kashmir at the Boiling Point as Elections Loom
Aijaz Hussain, AP (August 29, 2024): The first election in a decade is planned in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Here’s what to know
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: September 21, 2024
Krishan Francis, AP (September 6, 2024): What’s at stake in Sri Lanka’s first presidential vote since its economic meltdown?
Shakthi De Silva, World Politics Review (September 5, 2024): Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election Could Bring an Outsider to Power
Marwaan Macan-Markar, Nikkei Asia (September 4, 2024): Election campaign energizes Sri Lankans weary of economic turmoil
Japan, LDP Leadership Election: September 27, 2024 (winner will likely become prime minster – general elections due in 2025 but could be called earlier)
Kyodo News (September 6, 2024): New Japan PM set to be picked Oct. 1 when extra Diet session begins
Alastair Gale and Yuko Takeo, Bloomberg (September 6, 2024): Japan’s Koizumi Enters LDP Race, Vows to Hold Snap Election
Jio Kamata, The Diplomat (September 5, 2024): How Did Japan’s Conservatives Fall in Love With Dovish Economic Policy?
Purendra Jain, East Asia Forum (September 4, 2024): Kishida calls it quits
Macau Chief Executive Election: October 13, 2024 (indirect)
Willa Wu, South China Morning Post (September 1, 2024): Who is Macau election hopeful Sam Hou-fai, and will lack of ‘vested interests’ prove pivotal? Former top judge does not fit mould of previous picks, with some questioning ability to steer casino hub at highest level of politics
Palau Presidential and Legislative Elections: November 12, 2024
Islands Business (September 4, 2024): Palau’s 2024 presidential election: A close contest
Jessica Caterson, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (September 2, 2024): China is likely to step up influence operations in Palau
Indonesia Regional Elections: November 27, 2024
Made Supriatma, Fulcrum (September 3, 2024): Golkar’s Takeover and the Waning of Joko Widodo’s Power
Arlina Arshad, Straits Times (September 3, 2024): Indonesia’s election candidates woo voters with road rage car whisperers, football fervour, money
Bangladesh Snap Elections: Forthcoming
NHK News (September 5, 2024): One month after Bangladesh PM ouster, elections in focus
AFP (September 5, 2024): Bangladesh election chief quits months after unfree poll
Zobaer Ahmed, DW (September 2, 2024): What will Bangladesh’s post-Hasina era look like?
Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat (September 2, 2024): Shafi Md Mostofa on the Rise of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh
Burma Elections: Proposed for 2025 (overdue following 2021 coup)
Sebastian Strangio, The Diplomat (September 3, 2024): Myanmar Announces Census as Prelude to Long-Delayed Election
Past Asia/Pacific Election
Cambodia General Elections: July 23, 2023
RFA (September 3, 2024): Top opposition party official arrested in Phnom Penh on incitement charge
Thailand General Elections: May 14, 2023
Napat Kongsawad, AP (September 4, 2024): After the king’s endorsement, Thailand has a new Cabinet but with some familiar faces
Tommy Walker, Voice of America (August 31, 2024): Political change prompts concerns about Thailand’s economy
Regional News
Charlotte Graham-McLay, AP (September 2, 2024): Pacific leaders’ summit erases mention of Taiwan after Chinese anger, fracturing a shaky accord
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