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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

An alarming runoff in Costa Rica

Costa Ricans get to choose on Sunday between two presidential candidates with the same surname. Polling suggests that the fundamentalist has the edge.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues Leave a comment 29 March 2018

February election roundup

Three elections and a referendum: reports from Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador and Monaco.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Referenda 2 Comments 9 February 2018

Election preview: Costa Rica

A close contest looms in Costa Rica, with both Trumpism and religious fundamentalism in the mix.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America Leave a comment 4 February 2018

2017 in review

A review of the big elections of the last year and the current state of the "populist" threat.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Media, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda, United States 5 Comments 2 January 201830 December 2018

Election preview: Chile runoff

The last big election for 2017 sees a closely-fought contest in Chile.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 1 Comment 17 December 2017

Can you get rid of presidential government?

Events in Venezuela and the United States again cast doubt on the "separation of powers" constitutional model. Can it be reformed or replaced?

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, Latin America, Political issues, United States 6 Comments 4 August 201727 January 2022

Results on three continents

Three generally expected election results from the weekend, although one of them was a cliffhanger.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 4 Comments 4 April 2017

Three quick previews: Armenia, Serbia, Ecuador

Three elections this weekend offer contrasting lessons on the problems of presidential government.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 2 Comments 31 March 2017

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