List of Elections articles
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Supporters of National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, take cover from tear gas following a campaign rally in Kampala, Uganda on November 24. Uganda’s Fixed Election Belies an Uncertain Future
President Museveni will be reelected in January. But the country is wondering what comes next.
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Supporters of incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wave national flags in front of a screen displaying his portrait as they celebrate following the announcement of preliminary election results in Baghdad on November 12. Iraq’s Elections Promise More Politicking Than Change
Perceptions of Washington’s indifference can perpetuate a risky status quo.
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A group of people stand arm in arm and sing joyfully. They hold flags that read "No" decorated with a rainbow. How Chile Was Persuaded to Vote ‘No’ to Dictatorship
Revisiting Pablo Larraín’s feature film about the advertising campaign that sent Pinochet packing.
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D66 leader Rob Jetten is pictured looking happy as he walks in a government building. Millennial Leaders Won the Dutch Elections
A quiet generational shift is transforming politics.
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Two men hold up clear boxes. One looks through the box, another tilts it on its side. In front of them is a dais with a microphone. Behind them red drapes. Sharaa’s Democratic Test
The Syrian president, who visits the White House on Monday, just oversaw his first election.
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Peter Magyar takes a selfie with a woman in a puffer coat. They are standing in a crowd of people. The Man Who Could Topple Orban
How Peter Magyar went from a former Fidesz insider to Hungary’s most popular politician.
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Protestors shout with cardboard signs. The one in front reads: "TANZANIA FREEDOM OF SPEECH THE UNANSWERED CRIES OF NATION IN PAIN." What Went Wrong in Tanzania?
How the “island of stability” in a turbulent region descended into chaos—and where it goes from here.
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A bearded man in a suit puts his hand on his chest as he stands behind a lectern and microphone. Hands hold up a camera in front of him with flags on stands behind him. A Victorious Mamdani Will Be Forced Onto the International Stage
New York’s global profile gives it a powerful role in subnational diplomacy.
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Catherine Connolly, smiling and wearing a gray suit, arrives at Dublin Castle as supporters cheer her on. Ireland’s Next President Will Assume the Progressive Mantle
Anti-war candidate Catherine Connolly’s victory is the country’s latest rebuke to the global right-wing populist wave.
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Members of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) shout slogans and hold a poster of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of state elections in the country's Bihar state, during a protest in New Delhi on July 28. India Is Disenfranchising Millions of Voters
A controversial policy may be targeting religious minorities and Dalits.
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Wearing a dark suit and a blue tie, Milei waves to a crowd of supporters as he stands behind a podium and microphone. Next to him are his spokesperson Manuel Adorni and his sister, the General Secretary of the Presidency Karina Milei. The entire scene is lit with purple- and blue-tinged light. Milei’s Midterm Miracle
Did Argentine voters endorse their president’s economic overhaul—or cow to Trump’s threats?
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Two men are sitting with a table full of microphones in front of them. Nobody Is Sure How Bolivia’s New President Will Govern
Latin America’s right has welcomed centrist Sen. Rodrigo Paz’s victory.
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Odinga, a man in his 70s in a yellow shirt and straw hat, is seen from behind holding up one arm as he speaks from an outdoor stage, facing a crowd of thousands of people stretching to the horizon beneath a cloudy sky. Raila Odinga Embodied the Spirit—and Contradictions—of Kenyan Democracy
How the country’s most relentless opposition leader became a statesman of compromise.
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Sanae Takaichi speaks at a press conference. Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Inherits a Shaky Office
Sanae Takaichi may not get a chance to implement her hard-line conservatism.
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Paul Biya and his wife, Chantal Biya, sit and applaud during a parade. He wears a blue suit, and she wears a red dress. Cameroon’s Predictable Election Will Produce Unpredictable Chaos
At nearly 93, Paul Biya is all but guaranteed a victory—but has no successor.
