The Standard can today reveal the genesis of proposal for a pure presidential system of government adopted by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review. We established the system, ...

FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on March 11, 2025, charged with crimes against humanity, sparking discussions about their possible effects on both the economy and politics. Although some ...

The ongoing debate in South Asia is part of a larger conversation about what type of democratic governance is best. With the notable exception of China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and a handful of ...

All governments descend into periods of ineffectiveness, when for any of a wide range of causes leadership fails, public ...

On November 30, Kyrgyzstan will hold parliamentary elections. The polls were supposed to take place in 2026, but, in September 2025, a group of sitting members of the parliament, called in Kyrgyzstan ...

Kyrgyzstan is holding snap parliamentary elections amid intensifying pressure on opposition figures and independent media.

Kyrgyzstan had, after previous experiences with strongman rule, restricted the presidency to a single term. Mr Japarov did ...

Polls opened in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election amid the arrests of ...