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Albanese has plenty on his mind – Donald Trump, summit season, and a hectic end to the parliamentary year. But one issue looms bigger than all others: the narrowing window for calling the election.
Ghana faces a constitutional dilemma ahead of an election.
When it comes to gender equality in parliament, some states perform better than others - and this has implications for policy-making.
Gachagua could make history as Kenya’s first deputy leader to be impeached.
Upper chambers in some African parliaments have been used to weaken opposition groups.
Independent Senator David Pocock will seek to remove the discretion of the prime minister to decide the number of extra staff crossbenchers receive.
Kenya’s police have a long history of using excessive force.
As it crafts its pitch, the biggest uncertainty is what sort of parliament he would likely face. If Labor is returned, would it be a majority or minority government?
Women are constantly battling stereotypes that seek to maintain the status quo of male dominance in political spaces.
Given their impact on elections and democracy, it’s fair to consider the changes to Togo’s constitution a complete overhaul rather than a revision.
Deputy nationals leader, Perin Davey, stumbled over words while at a Senate committee hearing last Tuesday night, after attending the party’s regular staff drinks function.
The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales acknowledges each option requires UK government involvement.
Scott Morrison deserves credit for his government’s handling of the economics of the COVID pandemic. But aside from that, he treated politics purely as a game.
Senate estimates and inquiries are the homes of some of Australia’s most memorable political moments, but what are they really? How do they work?
The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, in its final report tabled on Monday recommended the number of senators from each territory be doubled to four.
Constitutions are by nature short and incomplete documents. In Australia, parliament puts the flesh on the bones of the Constitution, including how a proposed Voice would operate.
Having interviewed advisers to past and present prime ministers in Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand, my new research shows how crucial it is to recruit and train staff – before an election.
Ghana is a signatory to several international conventions that oblige it to guarantee the right to life.
Far from an exception, 16 March marked the 100th time under the Fifth Republic that France’s president chose to use a special constitutional measure to force through unpopular measures.
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