Progressive Politics Are Leading The 2025 Polish Presidential Elections
Poland’s upcoming presidential election on May 18, 2025, promises to hold significant implications for European politics. The nation’s political landscape is do...
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The “Zemmour phenomenon”: How Éric Zemmour is Harnessing French Pessimism to Drive His Xenophobic Candidacy
The social policies that Éric Zemmour would implement, if elected as French President, perfectly distill the currents of the country’s racism and xenophobia ove...
Impasse in the 2021 Somali Elections: A Grave Threat to Somalia’s Fragile Democracy
In the capital city of Mogadishu, at least 20 people were killed or injured due to conflict between government forces and protestors that took place in the morn...
Results from Tunisia’s Second Free Presidential Election
Middle East and North Africa Desk Written by: Ariana Habibi, Saybrook College ’22 On October 13, Kais Saied was elected the sixth President of Tunisia in ...
Mauritius prime minister dissolves parliament, calls for election
South and Central Asia Desk Written by: Minahil Nawaz, Yale College ’21 On 6th October 2019, Mauritius’s Prime Minister, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, dissolved...
Understanding Taiwan’s 2018 Mid-Term Elections: What We Learn from Democracy
Written by Michael Xizhuang Zhou In early November, many had anticipated a “blue wave” during the U.S. mid-terms and expected the Democrats to take back the Con...
An analysis of the 2018 Italian general election
Written by Ariana Habibi Held on March 4 in response to President Sergio Mattarella’s decision to dissolve the Italian parliament, the 2018 Italian general elec...
Violence and fraud set to delay Afghan presidential elections
Written by Will Waddingham Afghan officials announced on December 26th that the presidential election scheduled for April 2019 will likely be delayed as violenc...
Netanyahu calls for snap elections
Written by Numi Katz Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on December 24 that Israel would hold early elections on April 9th, 2019. The ann...
Bangladeshis head to polls in elections marred by violence
Written by Minahil Nawaz Over 100 million people headed to the polls in Bangladesh to vote in the country’s 11th general elections on Sunday, December 30th. The...