If the numbers prove accurate, it would be impossible for naturally allied parties to form a majority
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Proposed Italian Electoral Reforms Dead in the Water
A reform of voting rules in Italy was dealt a blow as a majority of parliament voted against it
Ukraine’s Denys Bihus Wins the 2017 Democracy Award
Denys Bihus leads TOM 14, a group of professional investigative journalists in Ukraine
How do the French National Assembly Elections Work?
Closely watched elections for France’s National Assembly, take place in two rounds on June 11 and 18
Who Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking Backs in the U.K. Vote
Stephen Hawking has said that he will be voting for the Labour Party in the U.K.’s general election
Will Pollsters Fail to Predict Another British Election?
Having predicted the last British election wrong, the country’s pollsters are understandably nervous
Thousands Take Part in Slovakia Anti-Corruption Marches
Several thousand people took to the streets of Slovakia’s largest cities, Bratislava and Kosice
It’s Not Easy Trying to Figure Out Scotland’s Electoral Trajectory
Britain’s politicians are readying themselves for yet another unexpected turn of events in Scotland
Why is Britain’s Election Day on a Thursday?
Parliamentary elections are on Thursdays since 1935, but there was no requirement to do so until 2011
High Hopes For a Belarusian Spring in Europe’s Last Dictatorship
Protests against a tax to be levied on the unemployed quickly degenerated into more general affairs