Next Bangladeshi general election

General elections are scheduled to be held in Bangladesh by December 2023.[1][2]

Next Bangladeshi general election
December 2023
All 300 directly elected seats in the Jatiya Sangsad
151 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Sheikh Hasina GM Quader Khaleda Zia
Party Awami League JP(E) BNP
Leader since 1981 2019
Last election 74.63%, 257 seats 5.22%, 22 seats 13.06%, 6 seats
Seats needed 129 145
Incumbent Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina
Awami League


Background

The Awami League won the 2018 general elections and formed the government.[3] The tenure of the government lasts five years.[4] Incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hinted she does not intend to lead her party, the Awami League, into another election.[5]

Electoral system

The 350 members of the Jatiya Sangsad consist of 300 directly elected seats using first-past-the-post voting in single-member constituencies, and an additional 50 seats reserved for women. The reserved seats are elected proportionally by the elected members. Each parliament sits for a five-year term.[6]

References
  1. Malhotra, Jyoti (2019-01-02). "Why India supports the invincible Sheikh Hasina—who is censoring democracy in Bangladesh". ThePrint. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  2. "5G by 2023 if AL voted to power". The Daily Star. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  3. "Get 11th Bangladesh National Election 2018 Results". The Daily Star. 2018-11-14. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  4. "Jatiya Sangsad - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. "Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina hints at last term as prime minister". DW. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. "IPU PARLINE database: BANGLADESH (Jatiya Sangsad), Electoral system". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
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