High Court upholds roll closure
The Australian High Court has upheld the legal validity of the current law that closes off changes to the national electoral roll early in the election campaign. As in previous … Continue reading
High Court ponders second electoral challenge
Following last weeks’s challenge to the new voting procedures for electing senators, Australia’s High Court today heard a challenge to the statutory cut-off date for Australians to join the electoral roll … 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
Irish minority minority government takes office
Finally, after 70 days of negotiations, the Irish have a government. But only just. The Irish parliament – Dáil Éireann – is elected by the very representative single transferable vote … Continue reading
And they’re off…
The Australian federal election had been called. On the Prime Minister’s advice, the Governor-General of the Commonwealth, Sir Peter Cosgrove, will dissolve both the House of Representatives and the Senate … Continue reading
Scottish teenagers choose between leading women
The Scottish Parliament is being elected today, and voters aged 16 and 17 are taking part. Scotland’s independent parliament is part of the regionalised United Kingdom political system, which in addition … Continue reading
Trump sees off last rival
Ohio Governor John Kasich didn’t hang on in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in the United States. His withdrawal late on Wednesday would seem to confirm that the party … Continue reading
Cruz exit simplifies Republican race
Donald Trump today easily won the Republican party primary election in Indiana to be the party’s nominee later this year for US president. Trump won 53% of the vote over his … Continue reading
Court to decide fate of Senate voting law
The legal challenge to the constitutional validity of recent changes to the method of electing Australia’s senators has been heard by the High Court. A decision is expected by the … Continue reading
Trump and Clinton will win nomination contests
Five state primaries in the US north-east have made Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton their parties ‘presumptive nominees’. Votes held in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland have been … Continue reading
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