Supporters angered by the ANC’s choice of a mayoral candidate went on the rampage in Tshwane, South Africa, .
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The increase in rioting ahead of municipal elections in South Africa, such as that in Pretoria, suggests that the country’s general election in 2019 could be more violent than previous elections.
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As Spain found out at its last election, voting for change is one thing, but achieving it is quite another.
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A behavioural psychologists explains how facts fall to the wayside when it comes to how we vote.
Feeling good: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
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The scion of a despotic leader has been vanquished – but her party can still call the shots.
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William Isdale speaks with Graeme Orr about the festival spirit of elections, the unique Australian culture of voting, and the history of corruption, drinking and coercion in voting worldwide.
The anti-Trump groundswell is forcing many Republicans to wonder if there’s another option.
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Some Republican leaders are hunting for an orthodox, credible candidate to save them from Donald Trump. They probably can’t win.
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Despite joking about gang rape, insulting the Pope and admitting to personally killing criminals, the Philippines’ new president was handed a healthy mandate.
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Here’s what you need to know before you cast your vote in the elections for local police crime commissioners.
One balloting machine for all voters: universal design is accessible for everyone, with or without disabilities.
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In 2012, nearly one-third of voters with a disability had trouble voting. A 2002 law was supposed to fix this problem. New technology may have the answer at last.
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Scotland and Wales are getting new parliaments, major cities are electing their mayors and there are over 2,700 local seats up for grabs.
The decision on your doorstep.
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Local elections are taking place across 124 councils in England and will probably have a big impact on the day-to-day issues that most people care about.
On the trail in Quezon City, east of Manila.
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He’s a womaniser, a tyrant and a firebrand. Will the Philippines put its support behind a controversial strongman?
Forced smiles? Sadiq v Zac.
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British mayors first appeared eight centuries before the current election campaigns.
A political police force?
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Many of us will be able to vote for police chiefs next month, but has the system managed to soothe the concerns of its critics?
Keiko Fujimori, enjoying it while she can.
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Peru’s democracy has been relatively stable for most of the 21st century, but its elections are famously lurid and chaotic.
A Nigerien voter makes his feelings felt.
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African elections and referendums are still a heady mixture of the graceful and the shameless.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton fields questions from reporters in Dover, New Hampshire.
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A partisan media landscape has made it almost impossible for journalists to avoid charges of bias when calling out a candidate’s dishonesty.
Old enough to break down? Electronic voting machines.
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Decade-old computer equipment underpins the country’s most important civic process. What happens when it breaks down?
Votes are counted during Minnesota’s Democratic caucus.
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America is not a shining example for developing democracies. Many of the electoral issues arise long before a single vote is cast.
What does a formal ballot look like after the government’s Senate voting changes?
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What do Australians need to know when they go to vote for their senators in this year’s federal election?