Panchayat and Urban Local Body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will likely be pushed back further. The Election Commission of India has ordered a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls starting April 2026 in the union territory and 21 other regions.
Nigeria's Independent National Electoral Commission declared Mohammed Kasim of the Peoples Democratic Party the winner of the Gwagwalada Area Council chairmanship election. Kasim received 22,165 votes, beating APC rival Yahaya Shehu's 17,788 votes.
Voter apathy gripped Bwari Area Council in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory on Saturday, with many polling units seeing almost no participation despite hundreds of registered voters. Officials reported empty stations hours into the election, echoing low turnout earlier in Abuja Municipal Area Council.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will oversee the Congress party's candidate selection for the Assam Legislative Assembly elections. The decision came from a high-level meeting in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Greens of Slovenia and the Party of Generations unveiled their joint election manifesto and candidate slate at a convention in Vrhnika on Saturday. Party leaders stressed sustainable development as the foundation of their alliance ahead of the general election.
Leaders from Punjab's Aam Aadmi Party protested Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's visit to Amritsar on Saturday. They waved black flags and wore black bands to decry the BJP's stance on Punjab.
John Gabaya, chairperson of Bwari Area Council in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, cast his vote Saturday and predicted a hitch-free election despite sparse voter turnout at polling stations. He urged residents to join peacefully as accreditation began on schedule at 9 a.m.
French President Emmanuel Macron ordered a review of violent activist groups linked to political parties Saturday after 23-year-old far-right militant Quentin Deranque died from a beating in Lyon. He urged calm ahead of far-right marches under heavy police watch.
Voter turnout stayed extremely low at Ward EC 30 C, Karu Site 2B, with just 12 of 500 registered voters accredited and casting ballots by 10:18 a.m. in the Federal Capital Territory Area Council elections.
John Hancock, a Libertarian candidate for Congress in Ohio's 1st District, faces felony charges for allegedly striking Adrienne Fant with his car and fleeing the scene on Dec. 3. The crash near Groesbeck Road and Hamilton Avenue left Fant with life-threatening injuries requiring three brain surgeries.
Texas voters face Proposition 10 on March 3 primary ballots, asking whether the state should prohibit Sharia law. The non-binding measure arrives as early voting continues through Feb. 27 amid debates over religious legal systems.
Tarique Rahman took the oath of office as Bangladesh's prime minister on February 17, 2026, capping a BNP landslide victory in parliamentary elections. The son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia pledged to serve the people under open skies in Dhaka.