Global Politics Digest

Guilford County voters can prepare for the 2026 general election with these essentials.

• Register to vote by Oct. 9 or use same-day registration...

Calls for coordinated global mediation on the Iran conflict highlight diplomatic pathways forward, yet parallel escalation threatens vital trade...

Reform UK's win in the Hutton and Locking by-election marks its first elected councillor in Somerset, with William Jones taking 706 votes ahead of the...

Israel boasts a robust civic society yet offers citizens strikingly few direct electoral choices.

• Voters participate only in Knesset and local...

President Donald Trump and his Republican Party wrapped up an unusual convention, hinting at distinct priorities and risks for the party's midterm campaign strategy.

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani connects the new electoral system to greater political stability, noting the centre-right coalition has...

Ethiopia's political history is often reduced to the decisions of political parties and armed movements, with Eritrea's independence serving as a key case study.

388 million Christians face high persecution worldwide—one in seven globally.

• Africa sees 1 in 5 affected; Asia, 2 in 5.
• 4,849 killed in 2026,...

West German local councils cannot form formal coalitions because they combine legislative and executive powers without parliamentary status. Yet when...

One Nation's refusal to apologise for an animated cartoon repeatedly branding Liberal MP Andrew Hastie a "traitor" underscores sharp political attacks...

A nonpartisan gathering in Dover-Foxcroft brings residents, election officials, and civic groups together for trust-building activities and direct...

The inaugural Republican National Committee midterm convention spotlights Trump and Vance as they headline the event, framing the final stretch of the...

Make Votes Matter activists protested outside BBC and ITV studios in Salford to demand media coverage of proportional representation, arguing FPTP...

Local election officials have repeatedly maintained voting continuity and public trust through hurricanes, fires, bomb threats, and pandemics by...

The Constitution's Article I, Section 4 assigns state legislatures authority to set the "times, places and manners" of elections, showing the Framers deliberately favored state control over federal oversight.

Can Nigerians trust the 2027 elections?

• Weakening institutions: Trust in electoral bodies is eroding while young voters grow disillusioned.
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Vučić aims to convert his presidency into prime minister control via the 25 October snap vote, but the move looks less like a democratic reset than a...

Poder Ciudadano's constitutional overhaul targets judicial independence by scrapping politicized appointment commissions and introducing merit-based...

The Supreme Court’s emergency intervention blocked a district court TRO, ensuring Missouri’s 2022 congressional map—not the HB1 map used in the...

Credible democracy in Pakistan requires electoral reform that builds citizen trust and opens space for genuine political inclusion, not merely...