Costa Rican politics fragments
Elections in Costa Rica in Central America have thrown up a highly fragmented result, with the Legislative Assembly to be divided among at least five significant parties. The run-off vote … Continue reading
Is Trump’s ‘negative mandate’ the lowest ever?
An analysis in the New York Times has given Donald Trump’s selection as US president among the lowest ‘mandates’ of popular support in US history. Times’ writers Jugal Patel and … Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s ironic undefeated vote record
Over the space of the past 16 years, US Democratic politician Hillary Clinton ran for five major public elections – including two party presidential nominations – in none of which was … Continue reading
Move to ‘write-in’ Trump alternatives a meaningless gesture
In United States elections, it is often possible for voters to ‘write-in’ a candidate whose name is not on the ballot paper. But recent announcements by various Republican politicians to disavow … Continue reading
Donald Trump has another problem
If Donald Trump somehow ekes out a narrow win in the US presidential election, the presidency could still be snatched away from him by a handful of his Republican party … Continue reading
Austrian presidential vote a virtual tie
Yesterday’s presidential election in Austria is hanging in the balance, with the leading broadcaster projecting a virtual 50/50 tie. The result will either bring in Europe’s first far-right nationalist elected head of … Continue reading
Philippines elects president who might shut down parliament
Rodrigo Duterte, the controversial Mayor of the southern Philippine city of Davao, has easily won election as the next President of the Philippines. The leading candidate in recent months, Duterte, … Continue reading
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