List of Elections articles
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France's President Emmanuel Macron at a political gathering in the Paris suburb of Poissy on March 7. In France’s Election, ‘There’s No Single Coherent Challenger on the Right’
Macron’s revolution failed to materialize. Here’s why he’s likely to get a second chance.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban takes part in a press conference during the Visegrad summit at the Centre for the Meetings of Cultures in Lublin, Poland, on Sept. 11, 2020. Hungary’s Orban Stronger at Home, Weaker Abroad Ahead of Elections
Hopes have faded for Hungary’s united opposition, but Budapest’s neutrality on Russia’s war in Ukraine has cost Orban in Europe.
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Bharatiya Janata Party supporters wait to catch a glimpse of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. How the BJP Won Again in Uttar Pradesh
With a rare reelection in India’s most populous state, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party may have found its winning formula.
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Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro protest during a motorcade and demonstration in favor of the government in São Paulo on March 14, 2021. Bolsonaro Is Learning All the Wrong Lessons From Jan. 6
The Trump-dominated GOP models how a violent effort to overturn an election—even if unsuccessful—can become a political asset.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Hungary’s Orban Pivots Away From Putin as Elections Loom
For 12 years, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has carried water for Putin. Now, he’s wavering.
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South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol of the main opposition People Power Party celebrates with supporters at the party's headquarters in Seoul. Misogyny and Real Estate Tax Produced Conservative Victory in South Korea
Five years after Park Geun-hye’s expulsion, a narrow win for the Korean right.
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French President Emmanuel Macron leaves a polling booth. Putin’s War Is Shaking Up the French Election
As Macron negotiates with Putin, some of his rivals dance around their past enthusiasm for the Russian leader.
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Azad stands on a platform above a crowd wearing a blue scarf. The Dalit Politician Shaking Up Uttar Pradesh’s Elections
Chandrashekhar Azad has rebranded his marginalized caste identity as something to be proud of.
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Libyans protest for elections with signs. What Went Wrong With Libya’s Failed Elections
This was the predictable outcome of a deeply flawed process.
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French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech. The French Left Can’t Find the Right Path
With elections looming, France’s historically strong leftists are in utter disarray—again.
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From left to right, three of Costa Rica’s presidential candidates—José María Figueres of the National Liberation Party, Lineth Saborío of the Social Christian Unity Party, and Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz of the New Republic party—participate in a debate in San José on Feb. 1. Costa Rica’s Boring Elections Are a Model for the World
No matter who wins, Sunday’s vote won’t make headlines abroad. That’s a good thing.
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Honduran President Xiomara Castro holds up her fist as she wears a blue and white sash at her inauguration. She is standing beside a person in a military uniform. How Honduras’s Congress Split in Two
A country euphoric about its first woman president is plunged back into political turmoil.
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Lee Jae-myung and Yoon Seok-youl stand side by side in front of podiums; both wear face masks. Why South Korea’s Presidential Election Matters to the U.S.
It’s the first in recent memory to feature substantive foreign-policy differences between the ruling and opposition camps.
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Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jae-myung shake hands. Conservatives Are Slumping in South Korea’s Tumultuous Presidential Race
Civil war inside the right has liberals surging in the polls.
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Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol before the attack in Washington. The Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Aren’t Who You Think They Are
The people who stormed the U.S. Capitol weren’t poor, unemployed red-staters. Many were middle-class professionals motivated by the “great replacement” conspiracy theory.
