September 27, 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 Seimon Ishibashi bridge in Tokyo’s Chiyoda Ward, birthplace of Shigeru Ishiba, who will most likely become Japan’s prime minister. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Kakidai (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Ongoing Asia/Pacific Elections
India, Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir: September 18-October 1, 2024
Muheet Ul Islam, Voice of America (September 26, 2024): Indian-ruled Kashmir election officials report over 50% turnout
Aijaz Hussain, AP (September 25, 2024): India-controlled Kashmir votes in the second phase of polls to elect local government
Peerzada Ashiq and Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu (September 22, 2024): In a first, India invites foreign diplomats to Jammu and Kashmir to witness elections
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: September 21, 2024
Krishan Francis and Krutika Fathi, AP (September 25, 2024): Sri Lanka’s new leader must balance ties between regional powerhouses India and China
Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Policy (September 24, 2024): What Sri Lanka’s Election Means for India
Sophie Landrin, Le Monde (September 23, 2024): Sri Lanka elects a Marxist to lead a country shattered by five years of crisis
Bharatha Mallawarachi, AP (September 23, 2024): Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Indonesia Regional Elections: November 27, 2024
Erwida Maulia, Ismi Damayanti, and Nana Shibata Nikkei Asia (September 25, 2024): Indonesia’s biggest ever regional elections kick off: 5 things to know
Achmad Hanif Imaduddin, The Diplomat (September 23, 2024): Singapore or Bangladesh?: The Two Futures of Indonesia’s Economy Under Prabowo Subianto
Bangladesh Snap Elections: Forthcoming
Krishna N. Das, Reuters (September 25, 2024): Hasina’s son wants role for her party in Bangladesh reforms, election
Saqlain Rizve, The Diplomat (September 25, 2024): Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Shafiqur Rahman on Bangladeshi Politics, Elections, and India
Kallol Bhattacherjee, The Hindu (September 24, 2024): Bangladesh Army chief gives timeline for democracy, seeks election in 18 months
Past Asia/Pacific Elections
Japan, LDP Leadership Election: September 27, 2024 (winner most likely becomes prime minister – general elections due in 2025 but will likely be called earlier)
Sakura Murakami, John Geddie, and Tim Kelly, Reuters (September 27, 2024): Veteran Japan lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba to be PM after ‘final battle’
Ryosuke Hanada, East Asia Forum (September 26, 2024): The ghost of Shinzo Abe looms large over Japan’s LDP election
Bruce Klingner, Heritage Foundation (September 23, 2024): Japanese Leadership: Many Candidates, Multiple Challenges
Kiribati General Elections: August 14 and 19, 2024
Don Wiseman, Radio New Zealand (September 24, 2024): Tessie Lambourne claims Kiribati ‘now a one-party state’, takes aim at Taneti Maamau’s leadership
Hong Kong Legislative Elections: December 19, 2021
Chen Zifei, Radio Free Asia (September 25, 2024): INTERVIEW: Umbrella Movement changed the face of Hong Kong politics
Fiji General Elections: December 14, 2022
Toby Mann, Lice Movono, and Doug Dingwall, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (September 26, 2024): Failed coup leader George Speight is free from jail — leaving Fiji grappling with its history of ‘coup culture’
Elections On Deck
Asia This Week: September 27, 2024
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September 27, 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, Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir: September 18-October 1, 2024
Muheet Ul Islam, Voice of America (September 26, 2024): Indian-ruled Kashmir election officials report over 50% turnout
Aijaz Hussain, AP (September 25, 2024): India-controlled Kashmir votes in the second phase of polls to elect local government
Peerzada Ashiq and Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu (September 22, 2024): In a first, India invites foreign diplomats to Jammu and Kashmir to witness elections
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Sri Lanka Presidential Election: September 21, 2024
Krishan Francis and Krutika Fathi, AP (September 25, 2024): Sri Lanka’s new leader must balance ties between regional powerhouses India and China
Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Policy (September 24, 2024): What Sri Lanka’s Election Means for India
Sophie Landrin, Le Monde (September 23, 2024): Sri Lanka elects a Marxist to lead a country shattered by five years of crisis
Bharatha Mallawarachi, AP (September 23, 2024): Who is Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Sri Lanka’s new Marxist president?
Indonesia Regional Elections: November 27, 2024
Erwida Maulia, Ismi Damayanti, and Nana Shibata Nikkei Asia (September 25, 2024): Indonesia’s biggest ever regional elections kick off: 5 things to know
Achmad Hanif Imaduddin, The Diplomat (September 23, 2024): Singapore or Bangladesh?: The Two Futures of Indonesia’s Economy Under Prabowo Subianto
Bangladesh Snap Elections: Forthcoming
Krishna N. Das, Reuters (September 25, 2024): Hasina’s son wants role for her party in Bangladesh reforms, election
Saqlain Rizve, The Diplomat (September 25, 2024): Jamaat-e-Islami Chief Shafiqur Rahman on Bangladeshi Politics, Elections, and India
Kallol Bhattacherjee, The Hindu (September 24, 2024): Bangladesh Army chief gives timeline for democracy, seeks election in 18 months
Past Asia/Pacific Elections
Japan, LDP Leadership Election: September 27, 2024 (winner most likely becomes prime minister – general elections due in 2025 but will likely be called earlier)
Sakura Murakami, John Geddie, and Tim Kelly, Reuters (September 27, 2024): Veteran Japan lawmaker Shigeru Ishiba to be PM after ‘final battle’
Ryosuke Hanada, East Asia Forum (September 26, 2024): The ghost of Shinzo Abe looms large over Japan’s LDP election
Bruce Klingner, Heritage Foundation (September 23, 2024): Japanese Leadership: Many Candidates, Multiple Challenges
Kiribati General Elections: August 14 and 19, 2024
Don Wiseman, Radio New Zealand (September 24, 2024): Tessie Lambourne claims Kiribati ‘now a one-party state’, takes aim at Taneti Maamau’s leadership
Hong Kong Legislative Elections: December 19, 2021
Chen Zifei, Radio Free Asia (September 25, 2024): INTERVIEW: Umbrella Movement changed the face of Hong Kong politics
Fiji General Elections: December 14, 2022
Toby Mann, Lice Movono, and Doug Dingwall, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (September 26, 2024): Failed coup leader George Speight is free from jail — leaving Fiji grappling with its history of ‘coup culture’
Elections On Deck
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