... the country’s political system saw radical changes, with a new constitution adopted in 1997 that had genuinely democratic features and facilitated the engagement of the general population in the political process.
The January 2001 parliamentary elections were won by the Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT) with the rich businessman Thaksin Shinawatra at the helm. Because the TRT did not win an absolute majority, a coalition government was formed. However, during the next election in February 2005, the ...
... practically the only developing country that has been truly democratic for so long. In April/May 2014, roughly 725 million Indians will have the opportunity to elect a new parliament and thus a new government and prime minister. With such a large electorate, elections are an enormous organizational challenge that must place in several phases. These polls are a crucial moment in Indian politics and the outcome will most likely have a strong effect on the future of the country. India has a multiparty system ...
Interview with Anna Shcherbakova
Interview
El Salvador will have its second round of presidential elections on March 9, 2014. Two candidates are vying for the country’s highest governmental post: Salvador Sánchez Cerén from the left-wing Marxist Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) and Norman Quijano from the right-wing ...
Interview
Voters in Costa Rica have been largely unimpressed with the administration of the country’s current President Laura Chinchilla, with corruption topping their list of complaints. Butif the results of the first round of presidential elections are anythingto go by, we shouldn’t be expecting a change of government just yet.
Nikolay Kalashnikov
, Deputy Director for Research at the Centre for Political Studies, RAS Institute of Latin America, talked to the Russian International ...
... choose at an election to determine that none of the candidates that are running for office reflects voter’s interests, or simply said it is an option to bespeak disapproval against all candidates. This curious new-but-old option, in case of Russian elections, is presently discussed in Russian Duma and I believe that this question deserves some more analysis with some extra flavor of political science.
Domestic and International Practice
Let’s start with few facts: For elections to Duma, ...
... Germans doubted the party would pass the five percent Bundestag qualification barrier, especially as in 2011-2012 the FDP lost seats in six Landtags. Nevertheless, many politicians were sure that the liberals would get their five percent at the Bundestag elections and remain in parliament. A sense of solidarity was the key, as CDU and CSU electorates normally vote for candidates from their own parties in single-seat districts first, and then for the FDP in Länder-wide party tickets. This system seems ...
Interview with Anders Kjellevold
Recent parliamentary elections in Norway have resulted in the victory of a Conservative-led coalition and are likely to bring about a change in government.
Anders Kjellevold
, political advisor for the Labour Party in the Oslo City Council, shared his opinion on how the ...
... ready to go to the polls, with about the same percentage of the group decided on their preferences (68 percent in 2009). There are considerably fewer voters interested in politics and election platforms. While 35 percent of the electorate discussed the elections in 2009, the current share is only 29 percent. However, each
party is hoping to attract up to five percent of their former
and new voters.
Ms. Merkel does not appear to have obvious successors, and in early August she denied rumors about her ...
Compelled to Reset
Accession of the Georgian Dream opposition alliance to power by way of parliamentary elections gives rise to prospects for sweeping renewal of bilateral relations between Moscow and Tbilisi. Opposition leader Bidzina Ivanishvili made public his intentions “
to find points of contact
” with Russia, which lie primarily in the ...
Interview
Obama has a pretty good understanding of the modern world. He sees the changes, and knows the world much better than his colleagues and opponents. But he is uncertain of how best to manage things. Therefore, his foreign policy is likely to be reactive and shaped by the endless upcoming issues, such as potentially volatile changes outside the United States.
Fyodor Lukyanov
, Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Politics magazine and member of RIAC
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How do you assess the U.S. election campaign...
