List of Elections articles
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Election officials prepare ballot papers for counting after the voting process on May 14, 2023 in Istanbul Turkey. Why Turkey Experts Got the Election All Wrong
Erdogan’s better-than-expected showing is a reminder that hope isn’t analysis.
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Foxconn founder Terry Gou gives double thumbs-up to a crowd at a campaign rally in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Taiwan’s Trump Wants to Make Nice With Beijing
Foxconn founder Terry Gou will be hoping his pro-China message finds more takers than it did in 2020.
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A campaign poster for Turkish opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu is seen across the street from an earthquake-scarred building in Antakya, Turkey. Erdogan’s Support Is Shakiest in Turkey’s Quake Belt
Millions of voters return to shattered towns hoping for a new president this weekend.
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People wave flags near an election kiosk for Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate and leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP), in Istanbul on May 11. Rigging the Vote Won’t Be Easy for Erdogan
Ahead of Turkey’s election, civil society organizations have mobilized a record number of volunteers to monitor and protect the polls.
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A Turkish voter waves Turkish flags as she make her way to the polling station at the Turkish Consulate in Berlin on May 9. The Other Turkish Voters Who Could Be Crucial
Diaspora voters in Germany and elsewhere backed Erdogan overwhelmingly last time around. Will they deliver for him again?
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Turkish citizens wait in line outside the consulate during early voting in the Turkish general elections in Berlin. How Turkey’s Opposition Seeks to Swing Diaspora Voters
In communities abroad, the Erdogan regime has a head start. Democratic activists are responding to repression with mobilization.
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A crowd of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political party sit at a table in front of an Erdogan sign in Istanbul's Zeytinburnu district, home to a majority of Turkey's Afghan community, on May 5. ‘New Turks’ Are All in for Erdogan
Afghans, Syrians, and others have been given Turkish citizenship. They’ll say thanks at the polls.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara, Turkey, on March 29. Yes, Erdogan’s Rule Might Actually End This Weekend
Elections still matter in Turkey, and not every strongman is strong.
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IZMIR, TURKEY - APRIL 30: Supporters listen CHP Party presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu during a campaign rally on April 30, 2023 in Izmir, Turkey. CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu is holding campaign rallies across Turkey ahead of the countries May 14, 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections. The Kilicdaroglu-led Nation Alliance is representing six opposition parties in next month's election against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year rule. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images) Is this the End of Turkey’s Erdogan?
How to understand one of the most important elections of 2023.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tours the site of destroyed buildings during his visit to southeast Turkey. What You Need to Know Ahead of Turkey’s Election
The opposition could win. But what happens if Erdogan loses?
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Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party and the opposition’s main presidential candidate, gestures to supporters at a campaign rally in Tekirdag, Turkey, on April 27. Turkey’s Elections Won’t Be Free or Fair
But the opposition could still win.
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A large crowd of Pheu Thai Party supporters, dressed in red, sit in chairs as they attend a rally in Bangkok on April 5. In the foreground, three smiling women wave picket signs showing photos of party candidates. Can Thailand’s Opposition Prevail?
Political scion Paetongtarn Shinawatra aims for a landslide victory on May 14—if the conservative establishment will accept it.
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Herbert Kickl, leader of the right-wing Austria Freedom Party, speaks at a rally of people protesting against coronavirus-related restrictions and a coming vaccination mandate in Innsbruck, Austria, in 2022. Austria’s Far Right Is Back on Top
Four years after a major scandal ousted it from government, the party is leading national polls again.
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Supporters of the newly elected president of Montenegro, Jakov Milatovic, celebrate his victory with a Serbian flag in Podgorica, Montenegro. Serbia Is Taking a Page Out of Russia’s Book
Putin’s pursuit of a “Russian world” is rekindling Serbian expansionism in the Balkans.
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Maduro, wearing a red shirt, gives a speech in a crowd. Why Maduro Is Courting Evangelicals Ahead of the 2024 Election
Their support could be key to Venezuela’s president regaining international recognition.
