Republican elites have embraced Trump as their leader.
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A second Trump presidency may be a danger to democracy, but that’s more to do with the Republican Party than Trump himself, researchers of authoritarianism explain.
A carnival ahead of Indonesia 2024 elections.
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On February 14, 2024, more than 200 million Indonesians will vote for their next president and vice president, legislators, and councillors. This will be the world’s biggest one-day election.
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Having interviewed advisers to past and present prime ministers in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, my new research shows how crucial it is to recruit and train staff – before an election.
Supporters at the launch of the Jubilee Party manifesto in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2017.
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The fluidity of the country’s short-lived coalitions is a major cause of instability in Kenya.
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Nicola Sturgeon has quit and now her husband Peter Murrell has resigned as chief-executive following news the SNP has lost more than 30,000 members since December 2021.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in October 2022.
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Research suggests that women may be underrepresented in politics because parties act as gatekeepers and tend to choose men over women as candidates.
Pastors pray for former South African president and ANC leader Jacob Zuma.
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Perhaps the combination of religious rhetoric and secular laws is a winning electoral strategy.
A group of voters showing their cards.
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A digital tool to help citizens know the candidates better has been developed for Nigeria’s 2023 elections.
During President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech, many Congressional Democrats stood and clapped, but the GOP did not.
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Americans are not the first to fret over the potential harm that parties can inflict. But parties can also promote the common interest.
Tanzanian opposition politician Freeman Mbowe (left) flashes a victory sign at a public rally in January 2023.
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Tanzania’s six-year ban on political rallies shows how the president’s power can override the constitution.
Kwame Nkrumah’s political legacy is struggling to stay afloat in Ghana.
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The recurrent bickering and fragmentation within the Nkrumahist parties raises doubt as to whether they can rise to the call by Ghanaian electorate.
State laws dictate how far away campaign signs and workers need to be from polling places.
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All 50 states have laws that ban potentially intimidating behavior at polling places. They will need enforcement during the 2022 midterm elections.
An Indiana Senate committee hearing on a GOP proposal to ban nearly all abortions in the state, at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, July 26, 2022.
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Why do government policies sometimes fail to reflect the public will? The answer begins with the design of the US government system, forged in the 18th century.
Ohio GOP Senate candidate J.D. Vance won his primary after Trump endorsed him.
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Bottom line: Political endorsements are overrated.
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Confusing court findings have left the rules in party pre-selections in a mess, and members with little say in who contests individual seats.
A delegate gets accredited during the last All Progressives Congress presidential primary.
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Nigeria’s legislators have no constitutional right to force political parties to adopt direct primaries.
Annamie Paul is photographed before announcing she is officially stepping down as Green Party leader, ahead of a press conference at Suydam Park in Toronto in September 2021.
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Political parties often weather internal storms. There are many Greens in Canada who are hoping the Green Party can do so too after Annamie Paul’s leadership laid bare serious issues in the party.
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It is likely in future we will see more, not less, unsolicited text messaging — and not just in politics.
Chieftaincy holds pride of place in local administration in Ghana.
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Chieftaincy conflicts in northern Ghana have hindered development in the country.
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State governments, councils, researchers and entrepreneurs are slowing our slide to disaster – but they need others to step up.