RELATED PERSON
Linked for national political leadership and electoral-competition context; this is not a finding of personal responsibility for reported violence or irregularities.
ELECTION INCIDENT
January 2007 election postponement and caretaker-government crisis
An election incident record concerning pre-election violence, postponement of the January 22, 2007 poll, emergency rule, and caretaker-government change.
What happened
The national election scheduled for January 22, 2007 was postponed amid pre-election violence and political deadlock. The European Parliament record also described emergency rule, a caretaker-government change, and restrictions on political activity. This incident records the non-occurrence of the scheduled election as an electoral crisis.
People involved and exact roles
RELATED PERSON
Linked for BNP leadership, former premiership, and opposition-politics context; this is not a finding of personal responsibility for reported events.
Sources
European Parliament resolution on Bangladesh
ReviewedEuropean Parliament · 6 Sep 2007
The European Parliament recorded poll-related violence, postponement of the scheduled January 2007 election, emergency rule, and restrictions under the caretaker government.
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