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Election of the Day: Eswatini

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On September 29, 2023
Voters in the Southern African State of Eswatini (known until 2018 as Swaziland; the name change was ostensibly to prevent confusion with Switzerland, which I refuse to believe was a serious problem), will elect a new legislative assembly on Friday. Eswatini's legislature is bicameral; a...

Election of the Day: Madeira

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On September 24, 2023

Normally, I strive to post about any national election, only covering local and regional elections if there is some particular noteworthy significance. However, a reader emailed to request a thread.

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Coup in Gabon?

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On August 30, 2023
I haven't been doing follow-ups to my election posts, but the news this morning out of Gabon compels a brief one. Ali Bongo was announced the winner (by a margin, almost 35 points, widely regarded as implausible), and the results were widely and reasonably denounced...
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Election of the Day: Ecuador

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On August 20, 2023
With the semester starting tomorrow, combined with an ill-timed bout of COVID-19 (symptoms mild and brief, thankfully, but it wrecked havoc on travel plans), I have not had time to prepare a post about today's Presidential election in Ecuador. Indeed, I forgot it was today...
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Election of the weekend 2: Spain

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On July 22, 2023
It was not so long ago that some comparative politics scholars were talking about the "Iberian exception." While virtually every country in Europe had seen a the rise of some kind of radical right-populist party in the 21st century, Spain and Portugal were (along with...
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