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Many western governments have called Putin’s election ‘illegitimate’. Now they need to adjust their diplomatic relations accordingly.
Members of a European Union election observation team speak to voters in Zimbabwe.
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Voters speak favourably about the potential of observation to improve overall electoral quality and transparency.
George Santos, in the middle, lied his way to winning election to Congress, where he took the oath of office on Jan. 7, 2023.
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When candidates can get elected to Congress based on a mountain of lies they’ve told, is it time to reconsider whether such lies are protected by the First Amendment?
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses an African Union summit in Addis Ababa via video in February 2022.
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Despite the benefits that could come from integration, many African countries remain wary of the process.
Electoral reforms are important before Nigerians go to the polls in 2023
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Nigeria must fix its electoral system before the next general elections in 2023.
A man carrying a club is seen as the Proud Boys, a right-wing pro-Trump group, gather with their allies in a rally against left-wing Antifa in Portland, Oregon, Sept. 26, 2020.
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Are the conditions ripe in the US for violence before, during or after the presidential election?
A campaign poster of John Magufuli of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party who is seeking re-election as president in October.
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International observation will not insulate controversial polls – such as Tanzania’s in October – from malpractices, but will make them less likely and allow them to be exposed.
The Democratic Republic of Congo has never had a peaceful transition of power.
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The US has sent troops to countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo in anticipation of violence and unrest once the election results are announced.
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen weaves a traditional cotton scarf In Phnom Penh in June. He won the recent Cambodia election in a landslide after literally rigging the vote by banning the main opposition party, among other tricks.
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The re-election of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen contributes to the growing global democratic crisis. Here’s why.
The transformative nature of our move to a data-driven economy and society means that any data strategy will have long-lasting effects. That’s why the Canadian government needs to ask the right questions to the right people in its ongoing national consultations.
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The Canadian government is right to hold public consultations on digital and data transformation given how profoundly it affects society at large. But the scope is far too narrow.
From God’s mouth to a ballot box near you.
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Many African elections are less than ideal. But is the rest of the world really that much better?
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, left, and his successor Muhammadu Buhari.
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Claims about Cambridge Analytica’s role in elections in Nigeria and Kenya have been overstated.
How does a regime with 20 percent approval win reelection?
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President Nicolás Maduro has announced he will run for reelection, a sign that Venezuela’s authoritarian regime now has an electoral strategy for beating the opposition.
Swearing in Venezuela’s newly elected state governors.
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By resorting to all means necessary, Nicolás Maduro’s government has clawed its way back from the brink of collapse.
The US compares relatively poorly with equivalent countries when it comes to voter registration.
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There are good reasons to be concerned about the procedures used for voter registration in many countries, including many long-established democracies.
People queued to cast their votes in Kenya’s election. The final results have yet to be released.
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Despite concerns about corruption, the high cost of living and a stagnating economy, Kenyans may have handed Uhuru Kenyatta a second term.
Private polls.
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Passports for polling booths should not be a vote winner.
Voting doesn’t mean much in Kazakhstan.
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Donald Trump is wrong: the US election can’t be rigged. But it’s a different story in Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Gabon and Mexico.
Research shows voters penalise candidates who make accusations of fraud that aren’t credible, especially if they lose by a wide margin.
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Some advice for Trump from Mexico, a place that knows something about contested elections: nobody likes a sore loser.
Protesters in Paris against Gabonese President Ali Bongo with placards reading: 1967-2016, 50 years in power is enough!
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Gabon has the lowest trust ratings of any election commission among the 36 African countries surveyed by Afrobarometer.