Campaigns & Elections

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden takes a selfie with people in the crowd after a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC159D71F970

The Democratic Race: Taking a hard look at electability

Friday, May 3, 2019

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The surprising link between EVMs and electricity

Madhavan Somanathan

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his running mate for the 2019 presidential election Islamic cleric Ma'ruf Amin wave after registering for the election at the General Election Commission in Jakarta, Indonesia August 10, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Akbar Nugroho Gumay/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. - RC16976DBB40

Is Islam an increasingly polarizing political cleavage in Indonesia?

Alexander R. Arifianto

Thursday, April 25, 2019

DATE IMPORTED: April 01, 2019 People walk past by AK Party billboards with pictures of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and mayoral candidate Binali Yildirim in Istanbul, Turkey, April 1, 2019. The billboards read: " Thank you Istanbul ". REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir

Turkey’s democracy wakes up

Ömer Taşpınar

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

A voter holds a ballot while walking out of a booth at a polling station during the second round of a presidential election in Kiev, Ukraine April 21, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC1248C64FB0

The four “I”s undermining democracy

Dhruva Jaishankar

Monday, April 22, 2019

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and his running mate Ma'ruf Amin react after a quick count result during the Indonesian elections in Jakarta, Indonesia April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su - RC19421D72E0

In Indonesia, Jokowi’s victory reveals shifting voting patterns

Thomas Pepinsky

Thursday, April 18, 2019

An Israeli-Arab voter drops a ballot into a ballot box during voting in East Jerusalem, February 6, 2001. Most Israeli-Arabs are expected to abstain from voting in a protest against the 13 Israeli-Arabs who were killed during the recent 'Intifada' or uprising against Israel. Ariel Sharon appeared poised for a stunning political victory over Prime Minister Ehud Barak as voters began casting ballots Tuesday in an election seen as a referendum on Israel's relationship with the Palestinians.EH/WS - RP2DRIGVXBAA

Why did Arab voter turnout for Israel’s election plunge?

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Ukrainian presidential candidate and comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks with journalists after undergoing a drugs and alcohol test, which is a precondition to participate in a policy debate ahead of the second round of a presidential election, outside a hospital in Kiev, Ukraine April 5, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko - RC1A3AA14F40

Five key things to know about Ukraine’s presidential election

Monday, April 15, 2019

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) poses for a selfie during a photo opportunity with House Democratic women of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis?? TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1474F482B0

Why there will be a woman on the 2020 Democratic ticket

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara react as they stand on stage following the announcement of exit polls in Israel's parliamentary election at the party headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun - RC1262B7EBB0

Israel’s right-wing majority

Thursday, April 11, 2019