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A new roadblock in Bolivia

The health crisis threatens another postponement of the election that is supposed to return Bolivia to democracy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 1 Comment 23 July 2020

Incumbents do well in the Balkans

Elections in Croatia and North Macedonia show good results for incumbent governments, but both will depend on allies to reach a majority.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 20 July 202020 July 2020

Close shaves for two autocracies

Results from Singapore and Poland show authoritarian regimes hanging on, but not without difficulty. The big question is how they will react to near-defeat.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, South-East Asia 5 Comments 14 July 202023 July 2020

One cheer for Singapore

Singapore's election will, as usual, not really be an exercise in democracy. But this year the example of Hong Kong reminds us that things could be a lot worse.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Ideas, Political issues, South-East Asia 2 Comments 10 July 202026 January 2022

Oh, all right then: Eden-Monaro

By-elections rarely produce interesting results, and last week's in Eden-Monaro was no exception. A quick explanation for the lack of surprise.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Media 6 Comments 8 July 2020

Jean who?

Emmanuel Macron chooses a new and little-known prime minister, signaling that he intends to identify the government more closely with himself.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters, Personalities 3 Comments 7 July 202026 January 2022

Results from all over

A wrap-up of election results from Malawi, Mongolia, Iceland, Poland and France.

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Charles Richardson Africa, East Asia, Elections, Europe, France, Scandinavia 3 Comments 29 June 202026 January 2022

Four presidents at risk: an EOFY election roundup

Our semi-regular election roundup, with news from Malawi, Iceland, Poland and France.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France, Scandinavia 4 Comments 26 June 20209 August 2022

Election preview: Mongolia

In yet another apparent case of democratic backsliding, Mongolia's parliamentary election will be an important one to watch.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Political issues 3 Comments 24 June 2020

An unsatisfactory Serbian election

An election, or at least "election", in Serbia produces an unsurprising result. It's time for the EU to get serious about both democracy and expansion.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 6 Comments 22 June 202022 June 2020

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