Mar 02 Guyana elects leader as vast oil boom dawns By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press Members of the governing multiparty coalition led by retired army general David Granger and supported mainly by descendants of Africans brought to Guyana as slaves say they will be better stewards of the country's newfound wealth. … Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 10:43 How will Beijing respond to Hong Kong election results and leaked Uighur documents? Sunday’s Hong Kong election proved grassroots protesters there have overwhelming support. Although the positions pro-democracy forces won have little power, Chief Executive Carrie Lam vowed to “seriously reflect” on the results. Meanwhile, leaked Communist Party documents shed new light on… Continue watching
Nov 25 Could Bolivia's current politics be fueling indigenous discrimination? By Bryan Wood In the backlash against former President Evo Morales, some Bolivians have used the moment to express anti-indigenous sentiments. Continue reading
Jun 09 Kazakhstan: Protests of presidential vote bring 500 arrests By Associated Press Police detained hundreds of people in Kazakhstan amid unauthorized protests of a presidential election Sunday that opponents alleged was a fake exercise in democracy. Continue reading
Apr 28 Deeply divided, Spaniards vote with eye on far-right's rise By Aritz Parra, Associated Press A divided Spain voted Sunday in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unseat the Socialist government. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 5:11 Months after Election Day, N.C. officials grapple with possible ballot fraud Election Day occurred more than three months ago, but North Carolina's 9th Congressional District has still not certified a winner, as state officials try to determine whether an operative of Republican candidate Mark Harris' campaign handled ballots illegally. Harris received… Continue watching
Dec 30 Congo voters barred over Ebola vote anyway, by the thousands By Al-Hadji Kudra Maliro, Associated Press Thousands of men and women gathered in Beni on Sunday to cast paper ballots despite a electoral commission decision to ban an estimated 1 million people from voting in areas affected by a deadly Ebola outbreak. Continue reading
Dec 05 Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media's danger to democracy By Luca Belli, The Conversation Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies. Continue reading
May 12 Polls close across Iraq in first vote since victory over ISIS By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Philip Issa, Associated Press Polls have closed across Iraq Saturday evening in the first national election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Mar 16 What to watch in Russia's presidential election By Larisa Epatko Why is Russian President Vladimir Putin's re-election guaranteed, what challenges does he face and will he leave his next term early? We got some analysis from those in the know. Continue reading