November 8, 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.
Downtown area of Kandy, a major city in Sri Lanka. Wikimedia/A.Savin (Free Art License)
Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections
Sri Lanka Snap Parliamentary Elections: November 14, 2024
Sri Lanka held its first presidential election since the 2022 financial crisis on September 21. Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake won, defeating a number of establishment political figures. He then called snap parliamentary elections, in a bid to consolidate his power. Sri Lanka remains a key site of geopolitical competition, with China constantly seeking to expand its influence and India continuing to play a role.
Tushar Shetty, The Diplomat (November 8, 2024): Rumble in Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Surprise
Hussain Haqqani, GIS (November 7, 2024): Sri Lanka’s new president looking for parliamentary backing
Alan J. Keenan, London School of Economics (November 4, 2024): Sri Lanka Goes to the Polls (Again)
Bangladesh Snap Elections: Forthcoming
Julhas Alam, AP (November 8, 2024): Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election
Rimon Tanvir Hossain, Foreign Policy Research Institute (November 4, 2024): Beyond the Revolution: Building a New Bangladesh
Past Asia/Pacific Elections
Palau Presidential and Legislative Elections: November 5, 2024
Reuters (November 5, 2024): Palau, U.S. security ally in Pacific, holds presidential election as China looks on
AFP (November 4, 2024): Palau Polls Open As Pro-US President Faces Election Test
Cleo Paskal, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (November 2, 2024): Palau is under attack from PRC
Japan Snap Parliamentary Elections: October 27, 2024
In August 2024, Japan’s then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he was stepping down in the wake of a slush fund scandal in the governing Liberal Democratic Party. The party helped a leadership election on September 27, which former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba won. Following the election, Ishiba called a snap election for October 27, a move that had been widely expected.
Kazuto Suzuki, Chatham House (November 7, 2024): Following its snap election, Japanese politics has entered uncharted waters
Tobias Harris, World Politics Review (November 4, 2024): A Weakened Ishiba Means a Less Ambitious Japan
Shihoko Goto, East Asia Forum (November 4, 2024): Japan’s surprise election result could spell the return of ‘revolving door’ leadership
Yuki Tatsumi, Stimson Center (November 1, 2024): Japan’s October Surprise: Déjà Vu All Over Again?
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November 8, 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
Sri Lanka Snap Parliamentary Elections: November 14, 2024
Sri Lanka held its first presidential election since the 2022 financial crisis on September 21. Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake won, defeating a number of establishment political figures. He then called snap parliamentary elections, in a bid to consolidate his power. Sri Lanka remains a key site of geopolitical competition, with China constantly seeking to expand its influence and India continuing to play a role.
Tushar Shetty, The Diplomat (November 8, 2024): Rumble in Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Surprise
Hussain Haqqani, GIS (November 7, 2024): Sri Lanka’s new president looking for parliamentary backing
Alan J. Keenan, London School of Economics (November 4, 2024): Sri Lanka Goes to the Polls (Again)
Bangladesh Snap Elections: Forthcoming
Julhas Alam, AP (November 8, 2024): Thousands rally in Bangladesh capital as major political party demands quick reforms and an election
Rimon Tanvir Hossain, Foreign Policy Research Institute (November 4, 2024): Beyond the Revolution: Building a New Bangladesh
Past Asia/Pacific Elections
Palau Presidential and Legislative Elections: November 5, 2024
Reuters (November 5, 2024): Palau, U.S. security ally in Pacific, holds presidential election as China looks on
AFP (November 4, 2024): Palau Polls Open As Pro-US President Faces Election Test
Cleo Paskal, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (November 2, 2024): Palau is under attack from PRC
Japan Snap Parliamentary Elections: October 27, 2024
In August 2024, Japan’s then-Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced he was stepping down in the wake of a slush fund scandal in the governing Liberal Democratic Party. The party helped a leadership election on September 27, which former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba won. Following the election, Ishiba called a snap election for October 27, a move that had been widely expected.
Kazuto Suzuki, Chatham House (November 7, 2024): Following its snap election, Japanese politics has entered uncharted waters
Tobias Harris, World Politics Review (November 4, 2024): A Weakened Ishiba Means a Less Ambitious Japan
Shihoko Goto, East Asia Forum (November 4, 2024): Japan’s surprise election result could spell the return of ‘revolving door’ leadership
Yuki Tatsumi, Stimson Center (November 1, 2024): Japan’s October Surprise: Déjà Vu All Over Again?
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Category: This Week Tags: Bangladesh, Japan, Palau, Sri Lanka