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No, not Nigeria

We'll have to wait another week for Nigeria's election. Logistical problems are blamed.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law 1 Comment 18 February 2019

Election preview: Nigeria

Africa's biggest election is on tomorrow, pitting an elderly incumbent against a lacklustre challenger.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 1 Comment 15 February 2019

Thoughts of a Polish comeback

With Polish elections due later this year, EU president Donald Tusk is set to play an important role in his home country.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters Leave a comment 12 February 2019

Macron fights back

France's "yellow vests" may have passed their peak, but their impact on French politics is large and uncertain.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Political issues 1 Comment 6 February 201927 January 2022

Electoral loose ends

Rounding up some recent electoral news from El Salvador, Macedonia, Belgium, the United States and Latvia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 5 February 2019

Election preview: El Salvador

The current duopoly of power looks like being broken in El Salvador on Sunday, as voters look for someone who can break the cycle of gang violence.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, War and peace 2 Comments 1 February 2019

Venezuela’s battle for democracy

Venezuela's authoritarian regime is tottering at last, but many on the left who should know better are trying to shore it up.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues 8 Comments 30 January 201930 January 2019

The top 20 elections for 2019

Your guide to what to watch for on the electoral front in 2019.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Middle East, South-East Asia Leave a comment 24 January 2019

The liberal dilemma: Spain and Sweden

Sweden finally gets a government, as does the Spanish region of Andalusia. In each case, liberal parties had to decide which variety of extremist was less dangerous to countenance.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Scandinavia, Spain 7 Comments 23 January 201915 June 2022

Indexing freedom and democracy

A new edition of the Democracy Index raises questions about the relationship between political and other freedoms.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues 2 Comments 10 January 201910 December 2019

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