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New Leadership, New Policies? Implications of Argentina’s Presidential Election

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Ukraine’s fight for democracy has been at the heart of the country’s struggle against the past two decades of escalating Russian aggression, but Ukrainians overwhelmingly reject the idea of staging dangerous wartime elections before peace is secured, writes Peter Dickinson.

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New Leadership, New Policies? Implications of Argentina’s Presidential Election

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New Leadership, New Policies? Implications of Argentina’s Presidential Election

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The next German chancellor must lead from the front, not the middle, on European security

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New Leadership, New Policies? Implications of Argentina’s Presidential Election

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Event Recap

Nov 17, 2015

New Leadership, New Policies? Implications of Argentina’s Presidential Election

By Oriana Piña

It is anyone’s game on Argentina’s Election Day. In the first round of voting, pollsters predicted a win for Daniel Scioli from the ruling Frente para la Victoria (FPV) party. To the surprise of many, the results came in at a tight three percentage point difference. Days before the run-off elections, Mauricio Macri from the […]

Elections Latin America

MENASource

Oct 30, 2015

Egypt Debates: Does Voter Turnout Reflect on Sisi’s Popularity?

By Khaled Dawoud

A day before the first round of parliamentary elections in Egypt, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi personally addressed the nation, appealing to “youth, women, workers, and farmers” to vote in big numbers. Sisi’s critics have said the low turnout of 26 percent, which has persisted through the runoffs, is a reflection of his waning popularity. But […]

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 27, 2015

Run-offs in Egypt’s Parliamentary Race: A New First Phase?

By Omar Halawa

Last week, the High Elections Committee (HEC) announced the results of the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections. With only four candidates securing their seats, another 436 candidates are contesting the remaining 222 seats in a runoff round which will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday. 224 of those candidates are affiliated with twelve political […]

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 22, 2015

Photo Essay: The Citizens Speak

By Jonathan Rashad

Final figures for Egypt’s parliamentary elections have been announced, with voter turnout reaching 26 percent in the first phase. With only four independent seats secured, voters will be expected to go to the polls once again to cast their votes for the remaining 222 seats in run-off elections. The vote also has yet to take […]

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 21, 2015

Despite Concessions Nour Party Loses Out in Parliamentary Elections

By Abdelrahman Youssef

A new Egyptian parliamentary election cycle is underway. With it, Egypt’s Nour Party—the political arm of the Alexandria-based Salafist Call movement—is facing one of the most difficult tests it has encountered since the party’s founding in June 2011. Preliminary results indicate that the party is failing that test. 

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 21, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About the First Phase of Elections: Day Two

By Elissa Miller

Egypt’s parliamentary elections continued on Monday. Turnout remained low, the vote again dominated by women and elderly voters. Reports of electoral violations, in particular vote buying, were widespread.

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 21, 2015

Everything You Need to Know About the First Phase of Elections: Day One

By Elissa Miller

On the eve of Egypt’s first parliamentary elections in three years, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Egyptians to vote. “Line up in front of polling stations and plant with your votes the hope for a bright tomorrow for our new Egypt,” Sisi said.

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 20, 2015

Egypt Elections: On Voter Turnout and Boycotting

By Maged Atef

Just outside of Cairo, in the governorate of Giza, Saber Mamdouh, a calligrapher, sits in his workshop, worrying. Saber, who turned sixty a few days ago, says that election season was once a frantic time. He was in his workshop around the clock, working to supply candidates with signs and plaques for campaign rallies. “I […]

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 19, 2015

The 24 Year Old Party Leader who Seeks to Rule Egypt

By Sarah El Sirgany

Sitting in the back of a black Mercedes making its way through Alexandria, Mohamed Badran is tired and losing his voice. Fifteen minutes earlier, the 24-year-old leader of the Mostaqbal Watan (Nation’s Future) Party spoke at an electoral rally for a party candidate. He is now on his way to a second rally in a […]

Elections North Africa

MENASource

Oct 17, 2015

Egypt’s NGOs Lack Funding to Monitor Elections

By Ahmed Ateyya

It is 10 pm, and Saeed Abdelhafez, head of the Dialogue Forum for Development and Human Rights, is on a seven-hour train ride to the Upper Egypt governorate of Sohag, where he is training volunteers to monitor elections. 

Elections North Africa
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Melinda Haring

Fellow

Melinda Haring

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Civil Society

Fellow

Katie Harbath

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Digital Policy Elections

Fellow

Adrian Karatnycky

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

Ukraine Democratic Transitions
Esteban Ponce de Leon

Staff

Esteban Ponce de León

Resident Fellow

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Artificial Intelligence Conflict

Fellow

Laura Linderman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Eurasia Center

The Caucasus Political Reform

Staff

Jacqueline Malaret

Former Assistant Director

Digital Forensic Research Lab

Disinformation Elections
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