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Disaster in Peru

A fragmented presidential election in Peru sends two extremist candidates into the runoff, far left against far right.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, Political issues 7 Comments 13 April 202114 April 2021

Two presidential previews

South American neighbors Ecuador and Peru vote on Sunday in contrasting presidential elections.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 1 Comment 9 April 20219 April 2021

Change on the way in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's prime minister suffers a major setback in parliamentary elections, but the shape of a government that could replace him is unclear, to say the least.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 6 Comments 7 April 2021

Election preview: Bulgaria

Bulgaria faces its most important election in many years, with a corrupt and authoritarian government facing broad but fragmented opposition.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 1 April 20211 April 2021

Israel still undecided

Counting is still going on in the Israeli election, but it's already clear that, as expected, neither Benjamin Netanyahu's supporters nor his opponents will have a reliable majority.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Party matters 4 Comments 25 March 2021

Election preview: Israel, yet again

Israel's election tonight, the fourth in a series, is set to produce a swing towards the far right. But the most salient divide is between pro- and anti-Netanyahu forces.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East 1 Comment 23 March 2021

March electoral roundup

A monthly feature with brief reports on recent electoral news. Today, Western Australia, the Netherlands, Tanzania and the Republic of the Congo.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Elections, Europe, Political issues 7 Comments 22 March 2021

Election preview: Netherlands

Tonight's election in the Netherlands looks like mostly reaffirming the status quo. The days when it was seen as the hot prospect of the far right seem to have passed.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 5 Comments 17 March 2021

A bad day for Ms Merkel

Two state elections in Germany send a message of stability, but the Greens set a new record while centre-right and far right both lose ground.

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A landslide out west

The unbelievable opinion polls in Western Australia were right, and its opposition parties were almost wiped out.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 11 Comments 15 March 202118 March 2021

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