Nigeria’s new electoral act doesn’t tackle some of the real problems of electoral governance.
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Months out from the next general election, political “AI slop” is spilling over social media feeds. Lessons from overseas could help electoral laws catch up.
Voters have cast their ballots. Now the 2024 US presidential election comes down to the Electoral College.
The tech billionaire did not show up to the Thursday morning hearing, which was moved to a courtroom at City Hall due to security concerns.
Banning political donations may sound like a good idea, but Peter Malinauskas’ plan raises political and legal risks.
Chadians are bracing themselves for more years of authoritarian rule.
Chad’s presidential elections on 6 May will officially mark the end of the transitional government but will not mean a break with authoritarian rule.
Labour’s deputy leader has said she will resign if she is found to have committed a criminal offence in relation to her registered home address ten years ago.
Attempts to postpone Senegal’s election indefinitely reflect deeper governance problems within Macky Sall’s administration, and the shortcomings of his chosen heir, Amadou Ba.
Long the subject of criticism and complaint, electoral spending laws may finally be made more open and fair as a result of a new review.
Four of Labor’s reform pledges are linked to the urgent issue of democratic reform
All actors in the electoral processes in Nigeria must work together to ensure peaceful elections.
An election expert breaks down the big questions.
The maverick MP has made no bones about his plan to use Palmer’s considerable war chest to spread misinformation about COVID – and it’s in democracy’s interest that he be stopped.
Nigeria must fix its electoral system before the next general elections in 2023.
The Electoral Commission says there are “reasonable grounds to suspect an offence or offences may have occurred”.
The existing electoral system has attracted extensive criticism for rendering elected representatives unaccountable to those who elected them.
The New Zealand First party, a government coalition partner, has received tens of thousands of dollars from a foundation whose trustees include the party’s lawyer and an ex-MP.
While the US sends observers around the world to monitor elections, few will be present during the 2018 midterms in the US.
Allegations that Vote Leave breached election spending laws in the 2016 referendum add to calls for electoral spending reform.
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