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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

Sheikh Hasina

Related person

Linked for national political leadership and electoral-competition context; this is not a finding of personal responsibility for reported violence or irregularities.

Khaleda Zia

Related person

Linked for BNP leadership, former premiership, and opposition-politics context; this is not a finding of personal responsibility for reported events.

Sources

January 2007 election postponement and caretaker-government crisis