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Left pays the price in Bolivia

Two decades of left-wing rule come to an end in Bolivia, with two right-of-centre candidates to contest the presidential runoff in October.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 19 August 202520 August 2025

Two wins for incumbency

Interim leaders in Gabon and Ecuador both win election to full terms, but neither without controversy.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Latin America 3 Comments 15 April 2025

End-of-summer update

Our regular look at election news from around the world, covering Belgium, Ecuador, Abkhazia and Austria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 3 Comments 28 February 20257 March 2025

Autocrats north and south, revisited

An opportune moment to return to the comparison of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Latin America, Party matters, Personalities, United States 1 Comment 21 January 20253 April 2025

Venezuela splits the left

Venezuela's embattled president finds he is lacking support from many leaders who might have been thought to be his natural allies.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas, Latin America, War and peace 1 Comment 2 August 20242 August 2024

How not to rig an election

Venezuela's election, as was feared in advance, is clearly fraudulent. Whether or not it can be overturned is another question.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 3 Comments 1 August 20241 August 2024

Election preview: Venezuela

Venezuela's president is facing probable defeat, but it's far from clear whether he will accept the result.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 1 Comment 26 July 202426 July 2024

Democracy wins another one

A coup attempt fails in Bolivia.

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Charles Richardson Latin America, War and peace 2 Comments 27 June 2024

EOFY election roundup

A quick roundup of recent election news that you might have missed, including Iceland, North Macedonia, Panama and Iran.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 4 Comments 26 June 202428 June 2024

Change, of a sort, in Mexico

Mexico's president-elect, with the endorsement of her controversial predecessor, has won a big mandate. What she will do with it remains to be seen.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 14 June 202414 June 2024

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