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Disputed victory in Bolivia

Bolivia's opposition gets very close to forcing the incumbent president to a second round, but not quite close enough.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 2 Comments 28 October 2019

One more German election

An election on Sunday in the small German state of Thuringia may have big implications for European politics.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters 5 Comments 25 October 201926 January 2022

A South American double-header

Elections in Argentina and Uruguay will test the strength of South America's shift back to the left.

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The greening of Switzerland

Switzerland's Greens break into the top four, staking a claim to a share of executive power in a way that seems to represent a Europe-wide trend.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 23 October 2019

Canada gets one thing right

Canada's radically unreformed electoral system gets the right result for once, at least in its broad outline.

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Democracy on trial in Bolivia

Bolivia's presidential election features competing claims of victory, a cliffhanger count and a president who shouldn't be on the ballot in the first place.

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Election preview: Canada

Canada's Liberal government seeks re-election tonight. As usual, its main task is to beat the electoral system.

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Election preview: Switzerland

Switzerland goes to the polls on Sunday, but its unusual yet effective constitutional structure shields it from some of the normal incidents of democracy.

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October election roundup

Election news from around the world. This week Afghanistan, Tunisia, Mozambique and Austria.

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Poland and proportionality

Poland's strongman wins re-election, despite the fact that the opposition won more votes.

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