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NSW two weeks out

Nominations have closed for the New South Wales state election, with the Coalition seeking to extend its 12 years in office.

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Turkey’s opposition makes its choice

A consensus candidate is chosen to take on Turkey's authoritarian president in the election scheduled for May.

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Big & little results

Incumbent parties are returned in both Nigeria and Estonia, but in other respects they were very different elections.

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Election preview: Estonia

Estonia's government has been one of Ukraine's strongest supporters. On Sunday it will seek a mandate to continue that stance.

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Election preview: Nigeria

Nigeria chooses a new president on Saturday, with the two-party duopoly being challenged.

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Two results and a dissolution

Results from the weekend's elections in Cyprus and Monaco, plus yet another early election coming up in Bulgaria.

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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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Two Mediterranean previews

Cyprus and Monaco vote on Sunday in very different elections, but with a common element of constitutional structure.

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Another Republican steps up

A second candidate is ready to enter the race for next year's Republican nomination. By current Republican standards she could almost count as a moderate.

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Summer roundup

An update on recent electoral news, featuring Latvia, Antigua, Vietnam, Czechia and New Zealand.

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