List of Elections articles
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Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and vice presidential candidate Gibran Rakabuming stand beside each other, wearing matching turquoise bathrobes. Prabowo, a middle-aged man, gestures with an open hand as he speaks to Gibran, a younger man in his 30s. Indonesia’s Presidential Elections Are an Exercise in Nepotism
Even onetime reformers are looking to build their own dynasties.
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Civic Coalition leader Donald Tusk takes the stage during an election rally in Lodz, Poland, on Oct. 10. There Is No Going Back to Pre-Populist Poland
Many expectations for the new government are wishful thinking or just plain wrong.
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New Zealand National Party leader Christopher Luxon stands at a podium with his thumb raised in the air after winning the general election. Luxon is a middle-aged man wearing a suit, with his lips pressed into a thin line. New Zealand Pivots Right—Toward China
The Ardern era ends abruptly and with a surprising twist.
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Supporters of the main opposition Civic Coalition wave Polish flags at a rally in Pruszkow, Poland, on Oct. 13. The Future of European Integration Hinges on Poland
In this weekend’s Polish election, more than the country’s future is on the line.
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(L-R) The chairman of the "Voice" (Hlas) political party Peter Pellegrini, the Chairman of the social democratic Smer party Robert Fico and the chairman of the far-right Slovak National Party (SNS) Andrej Danko take their seats as they agreed on a coalition to form a new government in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Oct. 11. Robert Fico Isn’t the Next Viktor Orban
Slovakia’s resurrected leader needed allies to form a government—and he isn’t as pro-Russian as many observers fear.
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Slawomir Mentzen, leader of Poland’s Konfederacja Party points to a cardboard cutout of PiS leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski during a rally ahead of October’s general elections on Sept. 28, in Wroclaw, Poland. How Konfederacja Became Poland’s Kingmaker
A far-right, anti-establishment party is already forcing a change in Warsaw’s Ukraine policy, and it will influence the next government whether it joins a coalition or stays out.
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Sumeyye Bayraktar and Selcuk Bayraktar, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s daughter and son-in-law, hold Turkish flags in front of Erdogan’s residence in Kisikli. Is Selcuk Bayraktar Turkey’s Crown Prince-in-Waiting?
Drones made the president’s son-in-law a household name. His techno-nationalism and popular appeal could make him the country’s next leader.
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A Ukrainian service member casts his ballot at a polling station during Ukraine's parliamentary election in Kyiv on July 21, 2019. Ukraine Is Already Working on Its Next Election
The challenges of holding a vote in wartime are both small and big—and often unexpected.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks at the press conference during a Heads of State meeting of the Visegrad group at International Congress Center on June 30, 2021 in Katowice, Poland. The EU Is Letting Hungary and Poland Erode Democracy
Brussels must take harsher measures against ruling parties in Budapest and Warsaw if it’s serious about upholding democratic norms.
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Polish President Andrzej Duda looks on as French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz chat at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023. Biden Should Press Poland and the EU to Make Up
Warsaw’s strategic role in Europe is too important for Washington to ignore.
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Former Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico points with both hands as he speaks into a microphone while standing on an event stage. Fico is a white man in his 50s with graying hair, wearing a blue suit. Slovakia Is Headed Back to the (Recent) Past
Robert Fico is anti-Europe, pro-Russia, and could take back his seat as prime minister in this month’s snap elections.
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Supporters of opposition politicians stage an anti-government demonstration in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo on May 25. Washington Must Not Allow Another Stolen Election in Congo
Fear of Chinese influence must not take precedence over protecting democracy.
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Lyndon B. Johnson is surrounded by soldiers in this black-and-white photo as he visits U.S. troops in Vietnam. Johnson smiles as he shakes hands with a service member wearing uniform. He is flanked by security officers in dark suits. Why U.S. Presidents Really Go to War
As a new book shows, it’s not always about strategy.
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador participates in a parade to celebrate the 112th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City. Why the U.S.-Mexico Relationship Could Get Even Worse
Next year’s near-simultaneous elections and a spiral of escalatory rhetoric spell danger, but there is a way out.
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A man wearing a helmet and standing next to a parked moped holds a cell phone in his hands as he takes a photo of a wall next to the sidewalk. The wall is painted red and illustrated with the portrait of a candidate in the Maldives' upcoming presidential election, along with a hashtag reading "Free President Yameen." Maldives’ Months-Old Party Hopes to Shatter Establishment Grip
Elections might reshape a political landscape marked by corruption and violence.
