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Category: Elections

Democracy shut down in Myanmar

Myanmar's military uses baseless claims of election fraud to seize power. It sounds much too familiar for comfort.

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Charles Richardson Elections, South-East Asia, United States, War and peace 3 Comments 3 February 2021

Estonia gets a new leader

After a corruption scandal removed its predecessor Estonia has a new government, this time without the participation of the far right.

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A Portuguese landslide

A one-sided presidential election in Portugal, and a postponed (or possibly not) regional poll in Catalonia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 25 January 2021

January electoral roundup

A monthly feature summarising some recent electoral news. Today Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Uganda and Germany.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 19 January 202126 January 2022

Splitting the Republicans

The US Republican Party faces a possible split over its attitude to Trumpism, and the voting this month in Congress gives some indication of where it might happen.

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Election preview: Uganda

Uganda's president, in office for 35 years, is again seeking re-election. His record would look a lot better if he'd known to quit while he was ahead.

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It all starts with Florida

The 2000 disputed election in Florida continues to cast a long shadow over the electoral process in the United States.

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What happened yesterday?

Republican challenges to Joe Biden's electoral votes were rejected, but the logic behind them points to a view of the US constitution quite different from the orthodox one.

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Insurrection in the USA

Donald Trump incites an armed riot in support of his attempts to steal an election. Where does that leave the Republican Party?

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Election preview: Georgia Senate

Joe Biden's hopes of a sympathetic Congress come down to two runoff elections tomorrow in the state of Georgia. They both look too close to call.

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