February 21, 2025

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 Batad Rice Terraces, Ifugao Province, Philippines, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo credit: Wikimedia/Seventide (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections

Philippines Legislative and Local Elections: May 12, 2025

Andrea Chloe Wong, The interpreter (February 21, 2025): A family feud in the Philippines

Mong Palatino, The Diplomat (February 16, 2025): Election Campaign Begins in the Philippines with Marcos-Duterte War of Words

Straits Times (February 15, 2025): Philippines’ Marcos puts China at centre of poll campaign

Al Jazeera (February 14, 2025): Ex-Philippine leader Duterte suggests killing senators in a bomb blast

Australia Federal Parliamentary Elections: By May 17, 2025 (earlier date possible)

Josh Butler, The Guardian (February 21, 2025): Albanese’s appearance on Abbie Chatfield’s podcast was a calculated move in a tight ‘influencer election’

Singapore Parliamentary Elections: By November 23, 2025

Owen Walker, Financial Times (February 18, 2025): Singapore’s PM promises cash handouts in pre-election budget

Nicholas Yong, New York Times (February 17, 2025): Singapore Opposition Leader Gets Guilty Verdict but Can Run in Election

Bing Hong Lok, Reuters (February 17, 2025): Blow for Singapore opposition as court finds leader Pritam Singh lied to parliament

Hong Kong Legislative Elections: December 2025 (due – opposition candidates barred)

Hillary Leung, Hong Kong Free Press (February 22, 2025): Explainer: Hong Kong’s Democratic Party through the years – from its founding to looming end

Reuters (February 21, 2025): Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy party moves to disband