Elections
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WA political party donation laws to undergo overhaul, with disclosure rules tightened
The changes, set to be introduced to state parliament later today, go further than what was put forward by the…
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Massacre in Goma Clouds DR Congo’s Elections and UN Mission’s Future
The government has asked the UN for an “accelerated” withdrawal. Crisis Group experts Richard Moncrieff and Onesphore Sematumba explain the…
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Strong political leaders are electoral gold – but the trick is in them knowing when to stand down
They were waiting for their party’s federal conference to settle a key election policy. Mark Kenny The Conversation Inside, delegates…
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What to Expect from Zimbabwe’s Tilted Polls
As with past votes, the playing field is skewed in favour of the ruling party ZANU-PF. In this Q&A, Crisis…
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The election that could determine the future of democracy in Ohio
An under-the-radar election in Ohio on Tuesday has quietly emerged as one of the most high-stakes stress tests for American democracy in…
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Why NT and ACT votes in the Voice referendum count differently to states
Here’s how the Australian Parliamentary Education Office’s website explains it: Steve Vivian ABC “A referendum is only passed if it is…
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Four fundamental issues regarding the proposed legislation to remove voting restrictions for Greeks abroad
We are only days away before the Greek government’s proposed legislation aiming to remove all voting restrictions for Greeks abroad…
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Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the diaspora ‘innocent fraud’
John Kenneth Galbraith in his book “The Economics of Innocent Fraud” portrayed his lifetime of experience in the public and…
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Calming Tensions amid Nigeria’s Post-election Controversy
With a weaker mandate than any of his predecessors, the new leader should take steps to reunite a fractured country…
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Turkey Heads Into a Critical Election Runoff
A return to a parliamentary democracy system—the opposition’s most important electoral promise—is highly unlikely if Erdogan remains in power. Marc…
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Turkey’s Election Scenarios: The Good, the Bad, and the Scary
Anything other than a decisive win or loss for strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan could touch off an ugly fight over…
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Turkish election could spell end to Erdogan era
The banner behind Kemal Kilicdaroglu reads “This We Promise You, Spring Will Be Here Again” in his most recent TV ad. Sibel…
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Do we need 234 MPs? Labor open to expanding parliament
The size of the federal parliament could be significantly expanded after the next election, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is…
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Transnational representation of Greek political parties
The transnational side of politics in general has not been extensively explored, but a recent study makes reference to the…
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German village elects Syrian refugee as mayor
The southern German village of Ostelsheim has elected Ryyan Alshebl — a Syrian refugee — as its mayor, German media reported on…
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Hung parliaments are terrible, but only for our fading political duopoly
An old and disfigured government was tossed out and the other side given a go Ross Gittins The Age It’s…
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