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Indirect presidential elections were due to be held in Bangladesh on 16 February 2009 following the 2008 parliamentary election. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were originally scheduled to have taken place by 5 September 2007, when Iajuddin Ahmed 's term expired, but was postponed due to the lack of an elected parliament. [ 3 ]
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2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom; 2009 Glasgow North East by-election; 2009 Norwich North by-election; 2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election; 2009 UK Independence Party leadership election; 2009 United Kingdom local elections
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The United States Department of State, in a statement, said that the election was not free and fair [6] and the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office termed the election lacking the preconditions of democracy. [7] According to The Economist, through this election, "Bangladesh effectively became a one-party state". [8]
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and its allies boycotted the election, and voter turnout was a low 41.8%. While election day was ...
Sheikh Hasina's Awami League has run Bangladesh since 2009 and won 288 seats in this election. [31] One of the leading opposition parties accused it of using stuffed ballot boxes. [30] The election was boycotted by major opposition parties including the BNP. [32]
This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections.