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Category Archives: comparative election law
Bottini: “Is there still a judge in Paris? French legislative elections proceed with minimal constitutional check”
The following is a guest post from Eleonora Bottini, Professor of Public Law, University of Caen Normandy:
On June 20th and 26th, 2024, the French Constitutional Council, unsurprisingly, authorized the legislative snap elections in France to proceed as… Continue reading
German Constitutional Court decision on state subsidies to political parties
Sam Issacharoff passes along this interesting January ruling from the German Constitutional Court. It found unconstitutional an increase in state subsidies to political parties on the grounds that the parties had an obligation to prove commitment from their constituents. The… Continue reading
What Can the U.S. Learn from New Zealand About Proportional Representation?
Poland’s Partisans Choose Country over Party
Ian Bassin and Ben Raderstorf (Protect Democracy) offer an interesting analysis of Poland’s recent election in which the pro-democracy forces pulled off a surprise victory. How? They abided by the “important pro-democracy maxim: don’t let the coalition fracture.”
The authors… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Sam Issacharoff: “Faith in Democracy”
I am pleased to welcome Sam Issacharoff to ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Democracy Unmoored. Here’s the final of four posts:
According to most recent OECD survey data, in only 16 countries did more than… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Sam Issacharoff: “Populism and Corruption”
I am pleased to welcome Sam Issacharoff to ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Democracy Unmoored. Here’s the third of four posts:
My previous posts outlined how the populist challenge to institutional authority and the demand for… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Sam Issacharoff: “The Critical Role of Political Parties”
I am pleased to welcome Sam Issacharoff to ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Democracy Unmoored. Here’s the second of four posts:
Previously I addressed the unique vulnerability of election systems in the face of populism. Let… Continue reading
ELB Book Corner: Sam Issacharoff: “The Institutional Foundations of Democracy”
I am pleased to welcome Sam Issacharoff to ELB Book Corner, author of the new book, Democracy Unmoored. Here’s the first of four posts:
The 2016 election of Donald Trump may have focused American attention on the rise of… Continue reading
“Ecuador President Dissolves Legislature Ahead of Impeachment Vote”
Wall Street Journal:
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso dissolved the national legislature on Wednesday ahead of an impeachment vote and amid growing unrest in the Andean nation that has fueled a surge of migration to the U.S.
Lasso’s decree disbanding… Continue reading
“Cambodia Disqualifies Main Opposition Party Ahead of Election”
New York Times:
For the second consecutive parliamentary election, Cambodia has disqualified the country’s main opposition party, eliminating the only credible challenge to the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
The country’s National Election Commission on Monday refused… Continue reading
“Turkey opposition contests thousands of ballots after election”
A few comparative election law events around the globe. First, this report from Reuters:
Turkey’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it had filed complaints over suspected irregularities at thousands of ballot boxes in Sunday’s landmark elections, in which… Continue reading
“International IDEA introduces online Democracy Tracker tool”
Following developments in democracy and human rights across 173 countries.
“Breakaway candidate could give Erdogan a lifeline in tight Turkey election”
Reuters follows a potential spoiler scenario in Turkey.