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Two presidential previews

South American neighbors Ecuador and Peru vote on Sunday in contrasting presidential elections.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 1 Comment 9 April 20219 April 2021

El Salvador’s president wins big

El Salvador's autocratic president will no longer have to contend with a hostile legislature, after his party won a landslide victory on Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 2 March 202119 March 2021

February election roundup

A monthly digest of recent electoral news. This time, Liechtenstein, Kosovo, Niger and Haiti.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Latin America, North America (ex-US) 4 Comments 23 February 20212 March 2021

A boilover in Ecuador

The opinion polls get things badly wrong in Ecuador. A runoff will decide the presidency, but it's not yet clear who the candidates will be.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 9 February 202115 February 2021

What to watch for in 2021

A quick rundown on the top ten elections scheduled for 2021.

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2020 in review

A tumultuous year comes to an end with incumbent governments generally doing well and democracy managing to weather some storms.

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Charles Richardson Africa, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Oceania, United States 3 Comments 31 December 2020

Big win for the left in Bolivia

A surprise first-round victory in Bolivia is something of an embarrassment for both left and right. [Updates added with further counting.]

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 9 Comments 20 October 202023 October 2020

Two presidential previews

A troubled country and a troubled pseudo-country both vote in presidential elections on Sunday: a first round in Bolivia and a second round in Northern Cyprus.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Political issues 2 Comments 16 October 20202 November 2020

A new roadblock in Bolivia

The health crisis threatens another postponement of the election that is supposed to return Bolivia to democracy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 1 Comment 23 July 2020

Territory and history

Central European history is once again a factor in domestic politics. Meanwhile, there's another anniversary in the South Atlantic.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 12 June 202029 September 2023

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