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Category: Elections

November results update

News of recent election outcomes from Germany, Czechia, Japan and the United States.

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Election preview: Virginia & others

America's Republican Party sees Virginia as a crucial step on its road back to power. Tomorrow's race for governor is too close to call.

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Election preview: Japan

Japan's new prime minister faces the voters on Sunday, looking to extend his party's nine year stretch in power.

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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 1 Comment 28 October 2021

October electoral roundup

A monthly feature: electoral news from around the world, including Iceland, Japan, Romania and Iraq.

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Two prime ministers down

Austria and Czechia, compare and contrast. One prime minister resigns and the other is given notice by the voters.

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France, six months out

An advance look at France's next presidential election, where the incumbent faces a range of challengers from both sides of the spectrum.

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Election preview: Czechia

Czech politics is becoming a little less fragmented, with the opposition parties hoping to topple billionaire leader Andrej Babiš in tomorrow's election.

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Italy votes locally

Voting in Italy's big cities shows the left in a strong position, but keeping the right out of power nationally will still be a big task.

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Big opposition turnout in Hungary

Supporters of Hungary's freshly united opposition flock to the polls to choose candidates to take on their authoritarian government.

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