Eric Bjornlund

Eric Bjornlund is the president of Democracy International, chair of the Election Reformers Network, and author of Beyond Free and Fair: Monitoring Elections and Building Democracy.

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Pro-Trump rioters clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.
Pro-Trump rioters clash with police and security forces as they storm the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.

America, Welcome to the Ranks of Struggling Democracies
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Eric Bjornlund
Rudy Giuliani, the attorney for the U.S. president, holds a press conference in the back parking lot of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping company in Philadelphia on Nov. 7.
Rudy Giuliani, the attorney for the U.S. president, holds a press conference in the back parking lot of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping company in Philadelphia on Nov. 7.

How to Refute Vote Fraud Claims Like Trump’s
Election 2020 |
Eric Bjornlund
Voters cast their ballots in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Nov. 3.
Voters cast their ballots in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Nov. 3.

10 Problematic Ways in Which U.S. Voting Differs From the World’s
Election 2020 |
Eric Bjornlund
A voter casts his ballot at an early voting center in Washington, DC, on Oct. 27.
A voter casts his ballot at an early voting center in Washington, DC, on Oct. 27.

What International Election Observers Will Be Looking For on Tuesday
Election 2020 |
Eric Bjornlund
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Here’s How the 2020 U.S. Elections Resemble Those of Fragile Democracies
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Eric Bjornlund
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