The President of Costa Rica is elected using a modified two-round system in which a candidate must receive at least 40% of the vote to win in the first round; if no candidate wins in the first […]
Fiji has held 10 general elections for the House of Representatives since becoming independent of the United Kingdom in 1970; there had been numerous elections under colonial rule, but only one with universal suffrage (in 1966). In this period, Fiji has had three constitutions, and […]
Presidential elections will be held in Egypt between 26 and 28 March 2018. On 19 January, incumbent President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi formally announced he would run for a second and final term. A runoff, if necessary, will take place 19 April to […]
The 2018 Russian presidential election will take place on 18 March 2018. The first round will be held on Sunday 18 March 2018. If in the first round no candidate attains an absolute majority of the votes […]
The 2018 Russian presidential election was held on 18 March 2018. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin won re-election to a fourth term with about 77% of the votes, breaking the 2004 all-time high record, and avoiding a run-off election. On 6 December […]
The ruling coalition, led by Santos’ Party of the U and the Liberal Party, today holds 52 out of 102 seats in the Senate, and 99 of 166 seats in the House of Representatives. The […]
Parliamentary elections will be held in Cuba on 11 March 2018 to elect members of the National Assembly of People’s Power, alongside provincial elections. President Raúl Castro will not be seeking a new term, and a new president will be elected by […]
Measuring political change in Italy is complicated. Some things that are consistent in Britain and Germany change frequently in Italy. For instance, even the main political parties – never mind the fringes and protest parties […]
The Italian elections on Sunday 4th March 2018 had the lowest turnout in Italian post war history with 72 per cent of the population taking part. In 2013, this was 75.2% and in 2008, 80.5%. […]
General elections will be held in Sierra Leone on 7 March 2018 to elect the President, Parliament and local councils. Incumbent President Ernest Bai Koroma is not running for another term, as he is constitutionally ineligible, having served the maximum ten […]
