Elections
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Seeking the Best from a Skewed Poll: Hard Choices for Venezuela
While Maduro should face consequences, the U.S. should take a calibrated approach to the reimposition of sanctions. Phil Gunson ICG…
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Senegal: Human Rights Agenda for President Faye
Prioritize Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Nairobi) – Senegal’s newly elected president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, should make protecting and promoting human…
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Chad’s Young New Ruler Tightens His Grip
This week on The Horn, Alan is joined by Crisis Group’s Central Africa Director Enrica Picco to discuss Mahamat Déby’s rule…
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The Guardian view on Erdoğan’s bad night at the polls: local elections packing a national punch
Less than a year ago, Turkey’s main opposition parties were in a slough of despond. Defying their predictions, the country’s…
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Barack Obama Makes Big Change For Joe Biden As Election Nears: Reports
Former President Barack Obama is becoming more involved in President Joe Biden’s campaign over serious concerns that Republican challenger Donald Trump could win in November, The…
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Yulia Navalnaya: Putin isn’t a politician, he’s a gangster
On Feb. 16, one month before the scheduled “presidential elections” in Russia, my husband, Alexei Navalny, was murdered in prison…
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Lessons from the Missed Opportunity in Puntland’s Polls
The vote was peaceful, but it followed an indirect model in which most have no voice. ICG The re-elected president…
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Closing Circles: Iran’s Exclusionary 2024 Elections
In parallel, conservatives tightened their hold on the Islamic Republic’s institutions. ICG The two trends together highlight the growing gap…
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Will Legal Challenges Derail Donald Trump’s Bid for Presidency?
In this episode of Ripple Effect, Stephen Pomper and Michael Hanna are joined by Norm Eisen, senior fellow at Brookings and…
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Michelle Obama top choice to replace Joe Biden as Democratic candidate for elections, survey finds
The former first lady emerged as the top alternate to Mr Biden for the 2024 race, beating Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, and Hillary Clinton amid questions about…
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Column: Without even ruling on Trump’s immunity claim, the Supreme Court handed him a huge victory
Given the Supreme Court’s possible responses to Donald Trump’s appeal of the D.C. Circuit’s denial of his claim of immunity…
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Philippines: Bangsamoro’s Village Elections Point to a Long Path to Peace
Crisis Group expert Georgi Engelbrecht travelled there to understand what the most recent showdowns mean for regional polls scheduled for…
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Pakistan: Inching toward Contested Elections
As the country is deeply polarised, disputes could turn ugly. Authorities can still avoid the worst-case scenarios. What’s new? ICG…
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‘Dark money’: $57m of donations to major Australian parties in 2022-23 of unknown origin
Analysis of AEC’s annual political returns show one quarter of major parties’ funding comes from unnamed sources Nick Evershed and Sarah Basford…
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Biggest political donors revealed amid calls for reform
The Australian Electoral Commission on Thursday published donations made in the past financial year. Maeve Bannister and Tess Ikonomou aap…
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The Truce review: deep dive on Democrats’ dynamics and divisions
Joe Biden is more unpopular than Donald Trump. Lloyd Green The Guardian The Democrats’ upstairs-downstairs coalition frays, riven by the Israel-Gaza war,…
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