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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

No surprise in Brazil

Brazil heads into dangerous waters with the election of an authoritarian president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 29 October 2018

Election preview: Brazil runoff

Brazil chooses its new president tomorrow, with a right-wing authoritarian the unbackable favorite.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, United States 3 Comments 27 October 2018

Worrying about the far left, part III

Now if ever seems to be the time for a new popular front. Can liberals, social democrats and Marxists manage to work together?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Party matters, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 25 October 201827 January 2022

Results roundup

Election news from the weekend from Brazil, Latvia, Cameroon, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Latin America, Referenda 3 Comments 8 October 2018

Election preview: first round Brazil

Sunday's election in Brazil is just the start of a critical battle between Trumpism and democracy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Party matters 2 Comments 4 October 201826 October 2018

That didn’t take long

Mexico gets a quick and decisive result in its presidential election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 2 July 20183 July 2018

Election preview: Mexico

It looks like being third time lucky for Mexico's veteran leftist in Sunday's presidential election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, Party matters 1 Comment 29 June 2018

Election preview: Colombia

A left-right contest in Colombia puts in question the country's economic future and the continuation of the peace deal with its left-wing rebels.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 17 June 201818 June 2018

Two elections and an “election”, plus more Trump and Brexit

This week's electoral news is from Paraguay, Turkey, Cuba, the United States and the United Kingdom.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 21 April 201827 January 2022

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