2024 Portuguese Elections: A Rickety Swing to the Right
The fall from grace of the Socialist Party (PS) and the emergence of the far-right Chega party as a major political force leaves Portugal...
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RFK Jr. - No one's perfect, but some can get pretty damn close
Everyone expected a Trump v. Biden rematch in this year’s US Presidential Election. Many expected it would be a close fight. Few,...
Putin secures his third term: But what is going on under the surface?
Neither a PhD in Russian studies nor clairvoyant abilities were required to predict the outcome of the 2024 Russian election. Vladimir...
Taiwanese Democracy Prevails, as Beijing Hides in the Shadows
By Yusuf Khalid Taiwanese democracy has spoken, and Beijing has erupted in fury. In a highly tense election January 12th, now-incumbent...
DeSantis is out! What does this mean for the Presidential race?
By Milly Owen In an unprecedented move on Sunday 21st January, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has pulled out of the Republican Primaries...
14 Years on the Reserve Bench: Predicting a Labour Government in 2024
By Kara Evans With the Conservatives on the outs and the 2024 General Election looming, it seems there will be a renewal of Labour’s...
New Zealand's 2023 Election: A battle for the middle ground
BY LOUIS SAMARASINGHE It was only last year when Jacinda Ardern announced her shock resignation as the Prime Minister of New Zealand....
Salvini stumbles? The wider lessons from the Emilia-Romagna election
Italy is famous for its turbulent politics, for how parties and governments come and go at the whim of the country’s proportional system....
Fake News: Social Media's impact on Democracy
As Goebbels stated: ‘If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be...
Polish elections: a new chapter?
In Poland’s most recent election, the ruling right-wing party Law and Justice (PiS) narrowly won a second term in office. The election...
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