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Spain goes early

Spain's prime minister responds to bad results in regional elections by calling an early national election for July.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Spain Leave a comment 30 May 202330 May 2023

No surprise in Turkey

Turkey's autocratic president wins re-election as expected, with a mandate to continue his uneasy balance between east and west.

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Timor, Thailand, Turkey

A big win for the opposition in East Timor, plus updates on Thailand and Turkey.

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The Republican field gets bigger

Tim Scott declares himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, with Ron DeSantis expected to follow. Can either of them beat Donald Trump?

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Greece swings rightward

Greece's election was a bad result for the opinion polls, and looks like being a poor outcome for democracy as well.

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Two election previews

East Timor and Greece go to the polls on Sunday, with incumbent governments in some peril in both.

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Dissolution in Ecuador

Ecuador's president dissolves the legislature before it can begin his impeachment trial, bringing on an early election for his own position as well.

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Opposition landslide in Thailand

The Thai opposition won big at the polls on Sunday. Now it needs to convince the military to let it take power.

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A Turkish cliffhanger

A better-than-expected result for Turkey's president is still not quite enough for him to avoid a second round of voting, but beating him from here will be an uphill task.

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Election preview: Turkey

The system is heavily stacked against it, but nonetheless Turkey's opposition is favored to beat the country's autocratic president in Sunday's election.

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