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March electoral roundup

Our regular look at election news around the world. This month, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Kuwait and the Netherlands.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 2 Comments 23 March 202324 March 2023

Death of a scoundrel

The death in exile of Pakistan's General Musharraf reminds us of the foolishness of a foreign policy based on disdain for democracy.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Personalities, United States, War and peace 2 Comments 6 February 2023

Loose ends for Christmas

Tying up some electoral loose ends as we head into the holiday season.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania 3 Comments 23 December 2022

November electoral roundup

This month's roundup of world electoral news covers the United States, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, United States Leave a comment 23 November 2022

Gerontocracy marches on

India's Congress Party has a new leader, but it's far from clear that he can provide the dynamism needed in difficult times.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities 2 Comments 20 October 2022

Mauritius stakes a claim

Mauritius highlights its territorial dispute with the UK, and a BBC report showcases the virtues of a free press.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Central and South Asia, Europe, Media, Political issues Leave a comment 15 February 2022

Putin on two fronts

Just as he's busy with a game of bluff with the west over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin finds himself distracted by a crisis in Kazakhstan.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Europe, War and peace 1 Comment 11 January 202214 January 2022

December electoral roundup, part 1

The first of a two-part update on recent electoral news. Today Iceland, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines and Austria.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Party matters, South-East Asia 1 Comment 10 December 2021

No surprise in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's halting program of liberalisation results in a presidential election that's not much improvement on its predecessor.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Political issues Leave a comment 28 October 2021

Taliban in Central America

Afghanistan isn't the only place where an anti-American autocracy has picked up where it left off. Nicaragua has already been there.

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