Russian government agents allegedly penetrated US state and county election databases. Scholars of election security offer insight and recommendations about what to do now.
Should Indonesians be worried about the country’s rising debt under President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo?
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An objective elaboration and analysis of the government debt situation in Indonesia to help answer the public’s concern on the prospect of the country’s economy in the future.
A man reads a newspaper the day after the presidential and parliamentary elections in Istanbul, June 25, 2018.
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The Turkish election highlights the growing strength of Turkish opposition despite the defeat and approves of a president who could be weaker than he would like to appear.
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa (centre) at a ZANU-PF rally in Bulawayo.
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Many African elections are less than ideal. But is the rest of the world really that much better?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau chats with Mike Schroepfer, chief technology officer at Facebook, during the launch of an artificial intelligence research lab Friday, September 15, 2017 in Montreal.
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The Liberal government is in the process of wooing tech giants as economic partners. They use Facebook data to help them win elections. How then will they regulate the privacy of our data?
Ontario NDP leader Andrea Horwath arrives ahead of the Ontario Elections Leaders debate at the CBC building in Toronto on May 27, 2018.
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On June 7, Ontario may have a new premier, and the latest public opinion polls suggest it could be Andrea Horwath. She would lead just the second NDP government in Ontario.
Voting is the most important undertaking a citizen has in a democracy. With the Ontario election upon us and others looming, consider some non-partisan advice on how to cast your ballot.
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How you vote is an indication of the role you think government plays in society. As elections loom in Canada and beyond, here’s a guide to non-partisan, responsible voting.
Timor-Leste returns to the polls on Saturday to elect a parliament for the second time in the past year.
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Paraguay’s conservative president-elect Mario Abdo narrowly won the April 22 election. His father was the private secretary for dictator Alfredo Stroessner, who brutally ruled Paraguay for 35 years.
A pilot requiring some voters to show ID in May’s local elections could be the next blow for the Windrush generation.
At least 28% of the female candidates won in the 2015 regional elections. The number jumped to 31% in 2017 (Table 1). But will 2018 repeat the pattern?
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Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham e Brian Klaas, London School of Economics and Political Science
Elections are easy to rig, and they give authoritarian leaders a veneer of legitimacy they badly need.
A lack of transparency by Facebook Canada officials about how the Facebook News Feed works means upcoming elections in Canada could be influenced by fake news.
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What kind of information do Canadian voters get through Facebook? It’s time for the social media giant to let researchers see exactly what it sends its 23 million users in Canada.