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No result yet in DR Congo

Counting continues in 2018's last election, with the government seeking ways to evade the expected opposition victory.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections Leave a comment 7 January 2019

2018 in review

Looking back on the key elections of 2018 reveals an intriguing mix, with democracy recording some notable wins as well as losses.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, South-East Asia, United States 2 Comments 2 January 2019

Two final elections for the year

Bangladesh and DR Congo rounded out the electoral year of 2018 – two countries with major political and logistical challenges.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections 3 Comments 31 December 2018

Looking towards Iowa

With the midterms over, Americans are looking towards the next presidential election. Here's what we can say so far about Iowa.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 3 Comments 21 December 2018

Armenia’s new leader consolidates

A lopsided election victory for the new government in Armenia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 2 Comments 18 December 2018

Victoria’s very strange upper house

Victoria's Legislative Council again falls badly short of the proportional representation that it was supposed to achieve. Unscrupulous preference deals are only part of the story.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 3 Comments 12 December 201820 July 2019

Victoria wraps up

Final lower house results from the Victorian election show the size of Labor's win and the distortions of the electoral system.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 6 Comments 9 December 201817 December 2018

Taiwanese voters give peace a chance

Local elections in Taiwan suggest dissatisfaction with the incumbents and a preference for improving relations with mainland China.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Media, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 30 November 201830 November 2018

It’s 2002 all over again – or is it?

The Labor Party in Victoria has won only its second landslide in 60 years. There are interesting comparisons to be made with the first one.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 3 Comments 28 November 20188 December 2018

Another Trumpist goes down

Victoria's Labor government comfortably wins re-election, in a striking repudiation of its opposition's turn to the right.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters, Political issues 6 Comments 26 November 2018

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