Bangladesh Election: Electoral Commission Rejects Request For Re-Run

Bangladesh’s Electoral Commission have rejected a request by opposition parties to re-run Sunday’s parliamentary elections. The governing Awami League, led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, picked up the vast majority of seats in parliament but there have been multiple allegations of ballot stuffing.

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(Picture: Bangladeshi Male voters wait for cast their in line outside a polling station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 30, 2018. Credit: Mamunur Rashid/NurPhoto via Getty Images)