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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe presidential election and linguistic violence in TunisiaThe leading presidential candidates and some of their supporters are setting a bad example with hostile,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey's presidential election candidatesAn overview of the strengths and weaknesses of Turkey's presidential candidates, and of the electorate's views,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey’s political system under an Erdogan presidencyErdogan is likely to win the upcoming presidential elections in Turkey, but he faces many challenges that will leave...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria presidential election: the regime's extreme confidence
Syria's recent election is significant not because of its predictable outcome or because it has anything to do with...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEl Sisi's tainted legitimacyElections have exposed the fragility of Sisi’s rule and sent up warning signs of the dangerous path that will be...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: human rights on hold, in the name of economic developmentThe argument that economic development should precede human rights is tired and dangerous, though often seen. It...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt’s presidential elections: when the result has already been approvedTrends in Egypt indicate an easy win for Abdel Fattah Sisi in the upcoming presidential election, but serious...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraq’s next parliamentary elections: the stakes
We are now completely at the mercy of our political class. Many of the same faces will return, and those who are new...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria’s presidential elections: a litany of failures by the political class has wasted a golden opportunity for change
Taking place sixty years since the Algerian revolution, today’s presidential elections presented the perfect...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey’s local elections, Erdoğan and the spectre of Gezi
People in Turkey are being forced to see the world as a zero-sum game between Berkin and Burakcan, to embrace one...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPolitics makes biased fools of us all
With tapes of voice recordings of Erdogan being leaked, whether they are authentic or not, what we believe today is...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA sham election will only divide Syria further
While the international community’s attention has been grabbed by Ukraine, it should not overlook the latest events...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCan Turkey handle free and fair elections?The AKP government has been fervently pushing through legislation ahead of crucial local elections in March 2014...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPresidential elections: key step in Egypt’s roadmapPeople who are keen on the democratic political process in Egypt share certain convictions as to who should fill the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWestminster 2015 - will the SNP shake things up?Scotland's potential independence now stands firmly on the horizon. But one must wonder: if it is to happen, how...
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Published in: HomeTen lessons from Egypt’s elections
In the midst of a revolutionary winter, one writer sees rays of sunshine. The lack of a clear winner in the...
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Published in: oDRCentral Asia: succession planning in dictatorshipsKyrgyzstan aside, recent elections in Central Asia would appear to indicate that the regions’ leaders are aiming to...
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Published in: oDRPresidential elections in Kyrgyzstan: end of a parliamentary experiment?The first round of Kyrgyzstan’s presidential elections will take place on 30 October, with the likely victor and the...
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Published in: oDRAbkhazian Elections: Russia's pawn in Georgian game?Abkhazia has gone to the polls to elect its third president. While the elections may provide an entertaining...
