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Peru and Mexico

Peru's voters face a difficult choice in the second round of their presidential election, while Mexico holds mid-term legislative elections.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 3 Comments 4 June 2021

Elections in divided countries

Cyprus's legislative election produces the expected result. Meanwhile, a long-delayed election was held in another very interesting divided country.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 3 June 2021

Another Trumpist in trouble

Not all incumbents have benefited from Covid-19: Brazil shows that a sufficiently bad performance will eventually turn the tide of public opinion.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Latin America, Political issues 1 Comment 3 June 20213 June 2021

Netanyahu on the ropes

After four elections, two months of negotiations and a short war, Israel finally seems on the verge of a change of government.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Party matters Leave a comment 31 May 2021

Election preview: Cyprus (legislature)

Cyprus's centre-right president will be hoping that Sunday's election returns a sympathetic legislature for the remainder of his term.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 28 May 2021

Assad wins again!

After ten years of civil war, Syria holds what could only generously be described as an election, with predictable results.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, War and peace 1 Comment 28 May 2021

A do-it-yourself inauguration in Samoa

A constitutional crisis in Samoa has so far failed to attract much support for democracy from the Australian government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Oceania, Political issues 3 Comments 25 May 202125 May 2021

Dictator over-reach in Belarus

Belarus's president hijacks a commercial jet to arrest a political opponent, outraging European opinion.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues Leave a comment 24 May 20211 August 2024

May electoral roundup

A regular feature. This month, electoral news from Samoa, Ethiopia, Chad and Bulgaria.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Oceania, War and peace 4 Comments 21 May 2021

More trouble in the Mediterranean

A new refugee crisis erupts as a move in a diplomatic battle between Spain and Morocco.

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