List of Elections articles
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Libyans demonstrate against election postponement. Elections Can’t Fix What’s Wrong With Libya
A canceled presidential election might be just what the country needs.
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Farmers burn an effigy with pictures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (top) and Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during a demonstration on the outskirts of Amritsar in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on Oct. 5, 2021. 5 Big Foreign-Policy Things We’re Watching in 2022
FP experts identify the important trends and events to look out for in the coming year.
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2022-elections-france-macron-brazil-bolsanaro-hungary-1500x1000 Elections to Watch in 2022
Next year’s contests are set to bring populist reckonings, parliamentary headaches, and a possible democratic crisis or two.
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Presidential candidates Gabriel Boric of the Social Convergence party and José Antonio Kast of the Republican Party pose before a presidential debate in Santiago, Chile, on Dec. 13. In Chile’s Presidential Race, Kast and Boric Are Not Equally Dangerous Extremes
Far-right candidate José Antonio Kast threatens to politicize the country’s constitutional rewrite.
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Xiomara Castro, presidential candidate of the Libertad y Refundación (Libre) party, speaks at a press conference in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Nov. 28. Honduras-U.S. Relations Get a Reset
If incoming President Xiomara Castro lives up to her promises, there’s a chance to address the root causes of forced migration.
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Eric Zemmour is photographed in Paris on April 22. France’s New Far-Right Firebrand
Professional provocateur Éric Zemmour makes Marine Le Pen look like a moderate.
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A Lebanese protester lifts a national flag. Lebanon’s Reformers Trade the Street for the Ballot Box
After 40 years of stasis, some new faces sense a glimmer of hope to change Lebanon’s poisoned politics.
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French President Emmanuel Macron (C) meets with Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah (R) and head of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohamed al-Manfi (L) during the International conference on Libya in Paris on Nov. 12. Rushed Elections in Libya Won’t Bring Peace
The U.N.’s obsession with process is making conflict and instability more likely.
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Supporters of Honduran presidential candidate for the LIBRE Party Xiomara Castro take part in the campaign’s closing event in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, on Nov. 21. Honduras’s Pivotal Election
The country’s opposition finally has a shot at ousting the party that has ruled since a 2009 coup—if voting isn’t rigged.
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Then-Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov gestures as he arrives for the special European Council summit in Brussels on Feb. 21, 2020. When Voters Chase Novelty
New parties are emerging faster than ever before, and as Bulgaria shows, this can threaten the stability of democracy.
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Candidates for the 2022 French presidential election lay a wreath for Charles de Gaulle France’s Mainstream Political Parties Are a Dying Breed
As the presidential election looms, the parties that ruled France for half a century are now fighting for their very survival.
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A masked Natsuo Yamaguchi attaches a paper flower to the name of a winning candidate on a large white board. The Small Pacifist Party That Could Shape Japan’s Future
The Komeito party will be a key player in the new government.
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida waves at voters while campaigning for his Liberal Democratic Party in the upcoming general election in Tokyo on Oct. 27. Japan’s Lower House Elections Will Decide Kishida’s Fate
A “revolving door” premiership would have consequences both at home and abroad.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech. Turkey’s Opposition Can End the Country’s Economic Crisis
A broad, ideologically diverse coalition has the plans and people to turn things around.
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Bharatiya Janata Party workers gather to celebrate Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 71st birthday in Srinagar, India, on Sept. 17. Why Modi Is Suddenly Everywhere
After his disastrous handling of COVID-19, India’s prime minister is attempting to seize back the narrative.
