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Asia elections
The latest news, analysis and videos on the elections in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Philippines, Australia and Japan.
South Korea’s presidential candidates, Lee Jae-myung (left) of the Democratic Party and Kim Moon-soo of the People Power Party, at the televised presidential debate for the forthcoming presidential election, in Seoul, South Korea, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE
South Korea

South Korea’s presidential candidates debate economic recovery

Asia’s fourth-largest economy contracted in the first quarter as exports and consumption stalled amid fears over the impact of tariffs.

South Korea

South Korea’s election front runner proposes 2-term presidency

The Philippines

Philippines’ Sara Duterte wants to stand trial so she can see ‘bloodbath’

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South Korea

South Korea’s Yoon quits party before snap election, urges support for Kim

The impeached ex-president said he was leaving the conservative party to ‘fulfil my responsibility to protect the free Republic of Korea’.

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Former South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol shakes hands with his supporters on April 11. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop
Bangladesh

Bangladesh ban on Hasina’s Awami League rekindles strained ties with India

Ban could raise concerns of democratic freedoms in Bangladesh and that Dhaka may be drawing closer to Pakistan, analysts say.

South Korea

Sole of a nation: Lee Jae-myung’s shoes sell out in South Korean election campaign

Presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung blue-and-red “bipartisan” trainers that symbolise unity between liberal and conservative voters sold out overnight.

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Singapore

In Singapore, Gen Z voters are less happy with the election results. Here’s why

About 47 per cent of Gen Z voters, born between 1997 and 2004, approve of the poll results, lower than the other age groups, a survey shows.

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A survey in Singapore shows different levels of satisfaction among the age groups on the outcome of the 2025 election, in which the ruling People’s Action Party, led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, won a resounding mandate. Photo: Then Chih Wey/Xinhua
The Philippines

Pro-Duterte candidates in Philippine polls accused of unfair advantage

Complaint alleges coordinated foreign-backed efforts to amplify pro-Duterte content, with 15 candidates among supposed beneficiaries.

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South Korea

South Korea’s Starbucks bans use of presidential candidates’ names in orders

Customers cannot use the names of all seven presidential candidates in the ‘Call My Name’ service until after the nation’s June 3 snap polls.

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The Philippines

Marcos set for political ‘thrashing’ in Philippine midterm election

Eventual results could weaken president’s influence in Congress, undermine efforts to impeach his deputy and reshape 2028 presidential race.

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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr during a campaign rally for the midterm election in Metro Manila on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Why Davao re-elected Rodrigo Duterte as mayor despite his ICC trial

The Philippines now faces the unique challenge of a mayor governing in absentia from The Hague – though his son could step in to help.

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Thousands of supporters of arrested former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte occupy the streets of Davao City on his 80th birthday on March 28. Photo: Jeoffrey Maitem
South Korea

Assassination fears overshadow South Korea’s presidential race

Front runner Lee Jae-myung’s camp is considering bulletproof screens for his campaign speeches, much like the US practice.

The Philippines

Philippine midterm elections: casino-linked cash, machine failures raise alarms

Foreigners caught with billions in undeclared pesos, broken voting machines and scattered violence all cast a shadow over the vote.

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The Philippines

Philippine midterm elections: violence mars voting in restive Muslim region

Observers report a surge in killings and voter intimidation across the Bangsamoro autonomous region in Muslim Mindanao.

A policeman stands guard near a polling station during national midterm elections in Buadiposo town, Lanao del Sur province, on the southern island of Mindanao on Monday. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar risks single term as PM, minister warns, as party rift widens

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli says PKR has squandered its clean image, amid nepotism claims linked to moves to promote Anwar’s daughter.

Rafizi Ramli, deputy president of PKR, with party leader Anwar Ibrahim in October 2022. Photo: AP
The Philippines

Duterte clan outperforms in Philippine midterms in blow for Marcos

Ex-president Rodrigo Duterte looks set to be Davao City mayor; with Duterte-backed candidates on course to win at least 4 of 12 Senate seats.

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Philippines’ detained Duterte wins Davao mayor race from ICC custody

Under Philippine law, candidates facing criminal charges, including those in detention, can run for office unless they have been convicted and have exhausted all appeals.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh bans former ruling party citing anti-terrorism legislation

The Awami League’s activities will remain banned until after a trial of the party and its leaders over the deaths of hundreds of protesters.

Protesters in Dhaka demand the ban of the Awami League, Bangladesh’s former ruling party, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
The Philippines

Philippine election: ‘Mr Malasakit’ on track for win on gratitude vote

Christopher Go is synonymous with one-stop healthcare centres that provide aid to the poor, garnering him ‘agnostic’ voter preference.

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South Korea

Day of chaos: South Korean conservatives fail to swap presidential candidates

The party reinstated Kim Moon-soo’s candidacy after an unsuccessful attempt to replace him with ex-PM Han Duck-soo.

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South Korea

Yoon’s party swaps South Korean presidential candidate in ‘political coup’

South Korea’s conservative party nullified its primary and replaced presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo with former PM Han Duck-soo a week after Kim’s selection.

South Korea’s People Power Party’s presidential election candidate Kim Moon-soo (right) had his candidacy nullified in favour of Han Duck-soo. Photo: AP
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Nurul Izzah Anwar aims for PKR’s No 2, rebuts ‘family party’ claims

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s eldest child says her family has faced nepotism claims since her father started the reform movement in 1998.

Nurul Izzah Anwar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s eldest child, says she will be joining the race to become the deputy president of the ruling Parti Keadilan Rakyat. Photo: Nurul Izzah Anwar/Facebook
South Korea

Shamanism claims threaten to derail South Korea’s presidential front runner

Conservative front runner Han Duck-soo has denied claims his wife, described as a ‘mother of superstition’, is deeply involved in shamanism.

Thailand

Thailand suspends 2 doctors over ex-PM Thaksin’s hospital stay

The doctors were involved in issuing medical certificates for Thaksin, with supposed discrepancies between their reports and his condition.

South Korea

South Korean presidential hopeful wants Trump-Kim talks amid missile barrage

Seoul said the launch may have been to test the performance and flight stability of missiles intended for export.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspects a munitions factory on May 7. Photo: KCNA/KNS/dpa
Singapore

Fujian gang photos cast shadow on lead-up to Singapore cabinet reveal

The city state awaits Prime Minister Wong’s government line-up amid controversy over images of Ong and Chee with a convicted money-launderer.

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Prime Minister Lawrence Wong greets his supporters after the election in Singapore on May 3. Photo: AFP
South Korea

South Korea’s ex-PM talks up Trump credentials ahead of snap poll

Ex-PM Han Duck-soo he was the ‘most experienced and capable person’ to discuss trade issues with the US.

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Australia

‘Trump’s toxic in Australian politics’: defeated opposition in Maga dilemma

A Liberal senator urges the party to ‘avoid culture wars’, while others want the group to embrace more Maga-style politics to rebuild its future.

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