Topics Archive

Pakistan Elections: Free and Fair?

If the promised elections in Pakistan occur on February 8th, will they provide a level playing ground to all, including the PTI?

Indian Elections-2024: First Impressions

The INDIA opposition alliance has to get its act together to make an impression in the 2024 elections.

A Crack in the Wall?

Will the Right-wing forces under Robert Fico, now in power in Slovakia, take the country away from the Ukraine war when support is most needed?

Maldives Elections & Regional Geopolitics

The election in the Indian Ocean island of Maldives has inevitably turned into a geopolitical contestation between Asia's two giants.

Elections Announced, Finally

As Pakistan’s feared “Establishment” consolidates its stranglehold on the nation’s polity, a subservient election commission tentatively announced general elections.

The Luisa González Victory

The outcome of the latest elections has consequences for Ecuador, LATAM, and, indirectly, the world.

Democracy Cambodian Style

While Hun Sen’s party’s victory surprised no one, the continuance of the regime could have significant regional implications.

Maldives: Critical Elections Ahead

The island nation’s presidential elections stand to affect the regional balance of power between India and China.

Brazil: Cornering of Bolsonaro

Is the electoral ban on Bolsonaro yet another case of victors suppressing the democratic rights of prominent political rivals?

Erdogan's Re-election: a Prognosis

After a nail-biting finish, incumbent President Erdogan pipped his rival to the finish post, but the real race begins now!

Thailand: Will Democracy Prevail?

Will a progressive win in the battle of the ballots strengthen democracy in the country?

US Presidential Elections 2024

As the election scene in the U.S. heats up, the countdown to the most-watched elections on the globe begins!

Finland: Leaning Right?

A change of government has come at a crucial time in Finland’s history as it once again confronts Russia as a NATO member.

THE ELECTION OF ECONOMICS?

Does the lack of the anticipated "red wave" indicate that the economy impacted the elections less than expected?

AN UNENDING POLITICAL DRAMA

The political vacuum in Malaysia grows inevitably with successive incompetent governments.

GAME OF LESSER EVILS

Democracy in Brazil, battered by populist politics and polarised electorates, faces a rough road ahead.

HISTORY IN THE MAKING!!!

Fragmenting all stereotypical questions, a tribal woman was crowned as the youngest President of India.

Macron 2.0

President Macron's victory in the Presidential elections raises more questions than answers.

The Traffic-light Coalition

The 2021 German elections usher in a new post-Merkel era, breaking the power status quo and giving rise to a coalition that could potentially create a new liberal consensus.

A Union in Crisis

SNP’s victory in the Scottish parliamentary elections appears to have reinvigorated sub-national movements across the UK.