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Category: Electoral law

Gaming the system backfires, again

Final figures from South Korea show that the opposition's attempt to subvert the new electoral system actually worked to the government's benefit.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Electoral law 3 Comments 21 April 2020

What is an opposition leader?

Fascinating constitutional issues raised by a dispute over who is (or should be) opposition leader in the Northern Territory.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters 11 Comments 20 April 202026 January 2022

Results roundup (coronavirus edition)

Election results from three jurisdictions – South Korea, Wisconsin and Brisbane – show varying support for incumbents in a time of crisis.

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Election preview: South Korea (legislative)

President Moon Jae-in's party seems well placed in South Korea's legislative election, despite attempts by the opposition to game the new electoral system.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Electoral law 7 Comments 15 April 202012 August 2020

Vote later or vote postal?

Wisconsin looks like going to the polls tonight despite the coronavirus. That's a bad idea, but universal postal voting isn't a good thing either.

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Non-local local elections in Queensland

Having an election where people are trying to avoid physical contact doesn't seem to make much difference to who they vote for.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 6 Comments 1 April 2020

A president does the right thing

Ivory Coast's president decides not to push his luck and seek another term. His shoes may be difficult to fill.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Political issues 4 Comments 25 March 2020

A presumptive nominee. So what next?

Joe Biden and the Democrat leadership are turning their focus away from the nomination contest and towards the general election. But they're doing so in unpredictable times.

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An interrupted election in France

French local elections are disrupted by the health crisis, which could work to the advantage of the president and his centrist party.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France 2 Comments 20 March 202026 January 2022

Making sense of Malaysia

A complicated political crisis in Malaysia threatens to undo the historic election result of 2018, with some lessons for the rest of us.

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