Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina is going to get the responsibility of managing the country for the fourth consecutive term with this absolute victory. Awami League won the 12th National Parliament election privately after announcing the results of 298 seats except for two seats.
Through this controversial referendum, the party is going to come to power for the fifth time and fourth time in a row under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. As always, the international press and mass media are all over this win.
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Awami League got 225 seats in the results of 298 seats announced privately by the Election Commission till 4 pm on Sunday (January 7). Independent candidates, almost all of whom are leaders of different levels of Awami League, got the second highest number of seats. So far independent candidates have been declared winners in 61 constituencies.
In the last two parliaments, the main opposition party Jatiya Party got only 11 seats this time. In many of the 26 constituencies in which they got concessions from the Awami League as a partner of the Grand Alliance, Japa candidates lost their security.
Apart from this, among the 14 parties led by Awami League, Jasad and Workers Party got one seat each. Apart from this, the Kalyan Party, which came out of the BNP alliance, won one seat.
Voting started at 8 am on Sunday (January 7) and ended at 4 pm. Then after the scheduled interval the counting started.
It is known from several sources that Awami League leaders have contested as independent candidates without receiving nomination. This is the first time in the country’s election history.
Influential international press and mass media are also abuzz with the victory of Awami League, which came to power for the fourth time through a single majority. The party came to power for the second time under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina in 2008 through the ninth national parliament election after 1996. Since then, this most traditional party in the country has been in power for 14 consecutive years.
According to the constitution of Bangladesh, if a party single-handedly wins 151 seats in the 300-seat national parliament, it qualifies to form a government. As such, Awami League has already qualified to form the next government. In this election, the cabinet will be formed for the fourth consecutive time under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina through a single majority.
Voting for the 12th National Assembly elections in Bangladesh started at 8 am on Sunday (January 7) and ended at 4 pm. 28 political parties including the ruling Awami League led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are contesting the elections. However, one of the opposition parties, BNP and some like-minded parties, boycotted the election from the beginning, complaining of one-sided elections. The parties are holding a nationwide 48-hour hartal program demanding various protest programs, non-cooperation movement and boycotting the last vote. Meanwhile, taking advantage of the ongoing unrest, a vested interest group vandalized polling stations besides trains, buses.
