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Kersti Kaljulaid elected as first female President of Estonia

The parliament of Estonia has elected Kersti Kaljulaid (46) as the President of the Baltic country. With this, she became Estonia’s first female president. She had won vote...

October 4, 2016

Pushpa Kamal Dahal elected as 39th Prime Minister of Nepal

Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Chairperson (CPN-MC) Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ (61) was elected as the 39th Prime Minister of Nepal He was the sole claimant to the post...

August 3, 2016

Rodrigo Duterte sworn in as President of Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the 16th President of Philippines. He will have tenure of six years. He was administered oath to the office by the Supreme...

June 30, 2016

Gudni Johannesson wins 2016 Presidential election of Iceland

History professor and political newcomer Gudni Johannesson (48) has won the 2016 Presidential election in Iceland. He will succeed Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, who served as President of Iceland...

June 28, 2016

Virginia Raggi became first female mayor of Rome

Leading member of the populist anti-corruption Five Star Movement (M5S) of Italy, Virginia Raggi (38) was elected as first female mayor of capital city Rome. She also becomes...

June 21, 2016

Peter Thomson elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly

Fijian diplomat Peter Thomson has been elected as President of 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). In the secret ballot election for the post, Peter Thomson...

June 15, 2016

EC wants law amended to empower it to postpone, cancel polls

The Election Commission (EC) has urged the Union Government to amend the electoral law Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951 to empower it to either postpone or...

June 8, 2016

V Narayanasamy sworn in as Puducherry CM

Congress Party leader V Narayanasamy was sworn in as Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puducherry. He was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Lt....

June 6, 2016

P Dhanapal re-elected as Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly

Ruling AIADMK P Dhanapal was unanimously re-elected as Speaker of the 15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. With this, he becomes first speaker to be elected for a consecutive...

June 4, 2016

LDF's P Sreeramakrishnan elected speaker of Kerela Assembly

Ruling Left Democratic Front’s (LDF) candidate P Sreeramakrishnan was elected as speaker of the 14th legislative assembly of Kerala. In the voting held in the 140-member legislative assembly,...

June 3, 2016

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