by Paul Kroyak | Dec 8, 2021 | Salem State University
On September 26th, 2021, Germany held an election which was unlike any other in the country’s last sixteen years. Angela Merkel is retiring after an overwhelmingly successful career that has shaped the scope of German and European politics for the foreseeable future....
by Gracie Beasley | Dec 1, 2021 | University of Georgia
What is it? Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing the boundary of an electoral district strategically so that it benefits one political party over another. Gerrymandering was coined after Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts in 1812 when he put a law into...
by Min-Fang Luo | Oct 24, 2021 | Suffolk University
Large percentage of constituents reported not planning on casting their ballot during canvassing 2 weeks prior to Nov. 2nd election day. In the final push to engage with constituents and increasing voter turnout for the Boston mayoral election, candidate Michelle Wu...
by Alessandra Neri | May 31, 2021 | University of Surrey
Since the 17th century, elections have represented a necessary condition for the legitimate functioning of representative democracies. Nonetheless, if the criteria of freedom and fairness are not properly respected, the mere presence of popular vote will not prevent a...
by Abou Ndiaye | Apr 20, 2021 | American University
Chad is a country that relatively obscure to those who seldom follow African politics. A google search of Chad will produce the TV series ‘’Chad’’. However, Chad is in a very strategic location in Africa, and as a result, their elections have continental and regional...
