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What to watch for in 2021

A quick rundown on the top ten elections scheduled for 2021.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East Leave a comment 4 January 2021

2020 in review

A tumultuous year comes to an end with incumbent governments generally doing well and democracy managing to weather some storms.

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Charles Richardson Africa, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania, United States 3 Comments 31 December 2020

Trump: the final days

The final act of the US presidential election puts vice-president Mike Pence in the spotlight, a place that he has tried hard to avoid.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 4 Comments 30 December 20202 January 2021

Pre-Christmas election roundup

A final set of election updates for the year, with news from Ghana, Romania, Israel and Kashmir.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 24 December 2020

An electoral college recap

As the electoral college sets the seal on the US election result, it's important to lay to rest some myths and set out what the college actually does.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 6 Comments 15 December 202025 July 2024

Trouble on the Dutch far right

A Dutch far-right party implodes after its membership chooses extremism over mainstream presentibility.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 5 Comments 10 December 2020

Surprises in Romania

A right-wing nationalist party unexpectedly wins seats in the Romanian parliament, but the new government will still enjoy a healthy majority.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 5 Comments 9 December 20209 December 2020

America set in its ways

Final results (more or less) from the US presidential election reveal a country deeply divided and extraordinarily stable in its allegiances.

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Election preview: Romania

It's been a good year for incumbents, and that looks like continuing on Sunday in Romania, with the centre-right government well placed.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 4 December 2020

“W” revisited

The disputed-but-not-really presidential election in the US has raised memories of its 2000 predecessor. It's important to understand that the degeneration of the Republican Party didn't begin with Donald Trump.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas, Party matters, United States 8 Comments 3 December 202026 January 2022

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