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Pedro Castillo, a far-left political outsider, was leading the count on Tuesday in Peru’s tight presidential election – “It’s most likely that Castillo stays ahead” https://t.co/bVujy8av5B via @WSJ
— Ryan Dube (@DubeRyan) June 8, 2021
Both members of the political elite and the electorate in Iraq have requested some form of U.N. involvement in the upcoming elections. @MarsinRA and @itsmayanir discuss several thorny issues that must be addressed. https://t.co/sFkosce03z
— Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) May 11, 2021
Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union made a strong showing in a state election, gaining against a far-right party as they look ahead to national elections in the fall https://t.co/WAFCJMDgEr
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 8, 2021
Ethiopian elections 2021: Fact-checking Abiy’s record https://t.co/a8lKw1zwPZ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 8, 2021
Mexico’s midterm elections were seen as a referendum on the country’s divisive president. As results roll in, it appears the governing coalition will fall short of the supermajority required to change the Constitution and push a reform agenda. https://t.co/f99enRmpCy
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) June 7, 2021
As Ortega Tightens His Grip, Nicaragua Braces for Volatile Elections https://t.co/Bdx0kaBNE0 pic.twitter.com/q1ZvXxWNkf
— World Politics Review (@WPReview) June 5, 2021
Four ways Iran’s presidential election matters https://t.co/QYXK7Dc4yn
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 1, 2021
Jair Bolsonaro borrowed heavily from Donald Trump’s tactics to win Brazil’s election: populism, nationalism, chauvinism and fake news https://t.co/FdTKgT6ywF
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 5, 2021
Germany’s 2021 election and why it matters to markets https://t.co/3GadEHocOS pic.twitter.com/fLYKFVsAs6
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 13, 2021
Haiti has postponed its June 27 constitutional referendum.
No new date for the vote is announced — the latest twist in the Caribbean nation’s political crisis https://t.co/8iD9OcBtrO pic.twitter.com/FVSHOu49NN
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) June 8, 2021
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was not on the ballot, but Mexico’s midterm elections, held on June 6th, were largely a referendum on his polarising performance https://t.co/zk4KUPQH8g
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 7, 2021