On Sunday, September 25th, Italians vote in an election where the results seem all but predetermined. An alliance of conservative and far-right parties has a commanding lead in the polls which is likely to give the allied parties a large majority of parliamentary seats. Topping the conservative block for the first time is the ascendent far-right and socially conservative … [Read more...] about Italian Election 2022: Voters Look Towards the Right
International Elections
Canada and California: Two Status Quo Elections with Divergent Political Repercussions
On September 14th California voters rejected the recall petition against Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. On September 20th Canadian voters rebuffed opposition challengers and re-elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party. Despite the differing conditions and circumstances, both elections delivered results nearly identical to the most relevant, preceding election. … [Read more...] about Canada and California: Two Status Quo Elections with Divergent Political Repercussions
A Final Preview Of Sunday’s German Elections
As part of our coverage of Sunday's German elections, in partnership with Europe Elects, we are running a series of posts to help our audience understand the German electoral system and the state of the race. We'll have results starting after polls close at noon eastern/6pm in Germany. You can see parts one and two of our preview series here on our site. .In the … [Read more...] about A Final Preview Of Sunday’s German Elections
Previewing Today’s Canadian Federal Election
Editor's Note: You can follow all the live results provided by The Canadian Press on our results page. First votes are expected around 10pm eastern. Canadian voters go to the polls today if they were not one of the nearly six million who voted early. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Canadian Liberal Party called this snap election to transform their minority government … [Read more...] about Previewing Today’s Canadian Federal Election
Germany 2021: An Election And Results Primer
As part of our coverage of the upcoming German elections, in partnership with Europe Elects, we will be running a series of posts to help our audience understand the German electoral system and the state of the race. In this installment, Tobias Gerhard Schminke, founder of Europe Elects explains the German election system and what results we'll be seeing on Sunday, September … [Read more...] about Germany 2021: An Election And Results Primer