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Published in: oDR: AnalysisWill Ukraine run elections during a war?
Ukraine’s Western allies are pushing for the country to hold elections. But the issue is vexed regardless of who wins
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Published in: 50.50: NewsWhat’s at stake for women in Turkey’s election
Feminist groups tell of increasingly hostile environment under Erdoğan – but say opposition doesn’t go far enough
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Published in: 50.50: AnalysisTunisia may end up with an all-male parliament – by design
President Kais Saied has made it harder for women to run for office, reversing a decade of gains from gender quotas
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionWhy disinformation could prove decisive in Brazil’s election
As the run-off vote looms at the end of the month, the far-Right’s misinformation machine is going into overdrive
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionBoris Johnson’s party is dismantling the ways to hold government to account
The Electoral Commission is only the latest target in the Tory party’s determination to destroy any semblance of scrutiny
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: ExplainerPolicing Bill and Elections Bill: What’s next in fight to save UK democracy?
Lords’ defeat of last-minute additions to England and Wales’s Policing Bill hailed as a victory by campaigners, but...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionDavid Davis: MPs have last chance to save the UK’s freedom to vote
The government claims the Elections Bill is designed to protect our democracy. As a former Tory minister, I know...
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Published in: Home: InterviewMeet the conservative who could unseat Viktor Orbán
Exclusive: In Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition may finally have a candidate capable of ending 12 years of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionIf Tory MPs want to protect freedom, why are they supporting the Elections Bill?
Let’s not suffer from selective liberalism. Civil liberties are for life, not just for Christmas rebellions
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsMPs urge Boris Johnson to halt plans for compulsory voter ID
Elections Bill attacked by cross-party MPs, who say case for photo ID has ‘simply not been good enough’ and move...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionAngela Merkel’s departure is an opportunity to fix the EU
As the four-term chancellor leaves the European stage, strict fiscal rules can finally be abandoned in favour of...
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Published in: Home: NewsControversial Tory-linked PR firm working to oust Trudeau in Canada’s election
Canadian Conservatives recruited Topham Guerin, accused of dirty tricks in Boris Johnson’s 2019 campaign, months...
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Published in: ourEconomy: FeatureCanada’s elections: How the climate crisis is reshaping politics
In June, Canada became one of the hottest places on Earth – forcing its political parties to confront the realities...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsBoris Johnson accused of ‘appalling’ attack on election watchdog
Exclusive: Former electoral commissioner David Howarth says UK government's new Elections bill is a sop to Brexiters...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsGovernment’s poisonous Elections bill is designed to cement Tory rule
I was an Electoral Commissioner. Boris Johnson’s bill will benefit the Conservative Party at the expense of British democracy
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Published in: oDR: InterviewA democratic socialist running for Russian parliament. What could go wrong?
Not much, if Communist candidate Mikhail Lobanov has anything to do with it. The Corbyn and Sanders fan is open to...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisWhy Ireland needs to look beyond a binary referendum on unification
As the short, disastrous history of majority voting shows, we can and should find more nuanced options for decision-making
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsGeorge Galloway may have broken election law by failing to file expenses on time
Exclusive: The Workers’ Party candidate has repeatedly accused others of election irregularities over the Batley &...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsShadowy groups face ‘no risk’ for breaking UK election law, experts tell MPs
The UK’s outdated election laws are vulnerable to abuse by third-party campaigning groups with no paper trail, a...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUrgent changes needed to tackle dirty money in British politics, says new report
Secretive groups can be used as ‘route for foreign money to influence UK elections’, parliamentary committee warns