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Thailand & Singapore

Thailand's former prime minister has his sentence shortened, while Singapore gets a new president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, South-East Asia 1 Comment 5 September 2023

Gabon joins the coup trend

A military takeover in Gabon is prompted by a dubious election, in what is becoming an all-too-familiar story.

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Zimbabwe sticks with Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe's president wins re-election narrowly, suggesting that he would have had great difficulty if the system were not loaded in his favor.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 4 Comments 29 August 202329 August 2023

Ticks and crosses

Don't use ticks or crosses to vote in the Voice referendum, if only because you'll upset the "no" campaigners.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, Referenda 2 Comments 28 August 2023

One dead mutineer

The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin illustrates the brutality of Russia's regime, but it is hardly the least excusable of Vladimir Putin's crimes.

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Thai democracy struggles on

The return to Thailand of populist leader Thaksin Shinawatra coincides, obviously not by chance, with an agreement between his party and the military.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Personalities, South-East Asia, Spain 4 Comments 24 August 202324 August 2023

Election preview: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe seems to be heading for yet another much-less-than-democratic election.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 2 Comments 22 August 2023

Two Latin American results

Results from yesterday's elections in Ecuador and Guatemala provide some encouragement for the left.

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Argentina, Ecuador, Guatemala

A surprise primary result in Argentina, and two presidential elections this weekend.

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State elections in Malaysia

Malaysia's new government suffers a swing against it in state elections, but the result is broadly in line with expectations.

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