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1 – 10 of 421This was the first in a series of major presidential elections in Africa scheduled for this year, some of which will also face serious legitimacy concerns. Few are expected to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284866
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However, in a context of low trust and weak institutions, the move towards elections increases the risk of violence before, during and after the polls.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283891
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The party also lost key mayoralty contests and a by-election in Blackpool South that featured the third-largest swing from the Conservatives to the opposition Labour Party since…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286901
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This hurts Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s credibility within the LDP and the wider nation. A change of government following the next general election would be the first in over…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286905
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President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Renaissance movement fell slightly to 16.5%. Opinion polls have been consistent for several weeks now, with RN appearing set for its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287209
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As Reform is polling nationally at 13% and has performed strongly in recent by-elections, the defection is a blow to the Conservatives' chances of retaining voters in former…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285970
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The episode is being widely interpreted as a ploy by the ruling ZANU-PF party to engineer a two-thirds parliamentary majority, which it failed to secure in the August 2023…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284171
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The elections, just 20 months after the last ones, resulted in a larger-than-expected victory for the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), which regained the parliamentary…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284142
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President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressive Congress (APC) retained control over Imo and Kogi, while the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) kept its hold over Bayelsa…
President Felix Tshisekedi seeks re-election after coming to power five years ago in controversial circumstances. There are credible fears that these polls could prove equally…