by ANAIS XITLALI LOPEZ | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Last year, Luigi Di Maio, leader of the Five-Star Movement (M5S), a far-right populist party in Italy, stated, “The only possibility for the other parties is to support a Five Star government. We are the only chance of stability. Either they support us or they vote...
by KEVIN ANDREW KENDALL | Mar 15, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Kenya’s politics are public, equal, and free. In 1991, the transformation from a single party to a multiparty democracy was one of the biggest changes within their country. Kenya went from having political instability to having a promising future of democracy...
by MACKENZI TAYLOR-MARIE ELIAS | Mar 14, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
Since gaining its independence from British Colonial rule in 1963, Kenya has evolved into a stable, economically sound nation with an exemplary democratic system. Its government has adopted a constitution which establishes a multiparty parliamentary democracy...
by FRANCES ROMNEYA STRNAD | Mar 14, 2018 | University of California, Los Angeles
This past fall, Kenyans voted for a new president. The election, which was supposed to be one of the most democratic elections the country has seen, was tarnished by fake news and a voting scandal. On August 8, the country’s incumbent president, Uhuru Kenyatta, faced...
by Sandra Sugata | Feb 15, 2018 | Columbia University
In a referendum that came on the heels of Lenin Moreno’s presidential victory, an overwhelming majority of Ecuadorian voters hammered the final nail in Rafael Correa’s proverbial political coffin. Quick count results showed, by a 2-to-1 margin, that voters approved...