February 28, 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.

Highrises in the Sengkang area of Singapore. Photoc credit: Wikimedia/Sengkang (copyright for free use)

Upcoming Asia/Pacific Elections

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

Bang Xiao, ABC News (February 27, 2025): China favours Labor over the Coalition in the next election. Here’s how we know

Singapore Parliamentary Elections: By November 23, 2025

Philip J. Heijmans, Bloomberg (February 28, 2025): Singapore PM Defends Election Year Handouts After Criticism

Bangladesh General Elections: TBD

Al Jazeera (February 28, 2025): Bangladesh students who deposed PM Hasina form party to fight elections

United News of Bangladesh (February 24, 2025): Local govt elections in Bangladesh unlikely before June: CEC