D5 (Feb)

Question 1

[PAKISTAN] Type and date of election

Answer 1

Legislative
Feb. 8

Question 2

[PAKISTAN] Who did the Pakistan military rig the elections against, and what happened in spite of this?

Answer 2

Jailed former PM Imran Khan + PTI party (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)
PTI-backed candidates won a plurality of seats

Question 3

[PAKISTAN] The election was marred by….

Answer 3

violence
irregularities
voter fraud allegations

Question 4

[PAKISTAN] What coalition took power and who is it led by?

Answer 4

Military-backed coalition
Led by former PM Shehbaz Sharif

Question 5

[FINLAND] Type and date of election

Answer 5

Presidential
Feb. 11 (runoff; first round on Jan. 28)

Question 6

[FINLAND] Who won the election and with what % of votes?

Answer 6

Alexander Stubb (Centrist Former Prime Minister)
51.6% of votes

Question 7

[FINLAND] Who was the runner up and what was he unsuccessful in achieving?

Answer 7

Pekka Haavisto (independent liberal)
Unsuccessful for the 3rd time in becoming Finland’s first gay president

Question 8

[FINLAND] What is NATO and what is Stubb’s stance on it + europe?

Answer 8

NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Stubb supports NATO and has a pro-Europe stance.

Question 9

[FINLAND] What were the key issues in the campaign to become head of state?

Answer 9

Internationalism
National security
Relations with Russia

Question 10

[INDONESIA] Type and date of election

Answer 10

Presidential and Legislative
Feb. 14

Question 11

[INDONESIA] Who won the election and why were they condemned in the past?

Answer 11

Prabowo Subianto
Previously condemned by the U.S. for alleged human rights abuses

Question 12

[INDONESIA] Who was Prabowo endorsed by?

Answer 12

outgoing President Joko Widodo (aka Jowoki)

Question 13

[INDONESIA] Who was Prabowo’s running mate?

Answer 13

Jowoi’s son

Question 14

[INDONESIA] What did Subianto’s campaign focus on/promise?

Answer 14

Focused on economic development and neutrality

Promised a nationwide free school lunch program

Question 15

[BELARUS] Type and date of election

Answer 15

Legislative
Feb. 25

Question 16

[BELARUS] Who won the election?

Answer 16

President Alexander Lukashenko

Question 17

[BELARUS] What is Belarus’s relationship with Russia?

Answer 17

Allied with Russia
Vladimir Putin congratulated Lukashenko for solidifying his rule over Belarus

Question 18

[BELARUS] What other interesting things were there about this election?

Answer 18

Only candidates loyal to Lukashenko allowed to compete

The opposition called for a boycott