"Hasina's Awami League was barred from participating in the elections, and she fled to India after 15 years of authoritarian rule. The general elections were also accompanied by a national referendum on the July Charter, aimed at reforming state institutions. The EC on Friday said voter turnout was 59.88 percent, in one of the most peaceful and credible elections in decades."
"Jamaat-e-Islami, which was banned by the Hasina government, has registered its best performance, winning 68 seats and emerging as the main opposition party in the 350-member parliament, the Jatiya Sangsad. Fifty are nominated members. The National Citizen Party (NCP), a political party born out of the protests, is in the third place with six seats. The party leader, Nahid Islam, has managed to win his seat, becoming one of the youngest MPs in the new parliament. The NCP fought the election in alliance with Jamaat."
Tarique Rahman's Bangladesh Nationalist Party secured a parliamentary majority after the first elections following the 2024 uprising, with the Election Commission reporting 209 BNP seats announced so far. Jamaat-e-Islami won 68 seats and emerged as the main opposition in the 350-member Jatiya Sangsad. The National Citizen Party, formed from the protests, captured six seats and its leader Nahid Islam won a seat as one of the youngest MPs. Sheikh Hasina's Awami League was barred from the vote and she fled to India after 15 years in power. Voter turnout was 59.88 percent and a national referendum on the July Charter accompanied the elections.
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