Is there a green policy backlash? Erik Voeten - September 21, 2023 Leaders in Germany and the U.K. think so.
Sweden’s next prime minister will juggle an awkward coalition Jacob Christensen - September 22, 2022 Passing budgets and laws won’t be easy, given the policy disagreements among the four parties
A third party could be successful. But probably not this one. Seth Masket - August 3, 2022 To win voters, a party has to stand for something. But what would the Forward Party do in office?
Germany didn’t used to spend much on its military. Putin changed that. Marina E. Henke - March 6, 2022 Many German politicians were convinced that the Russian president was bluffing about Ukraine
If LGBTQ voters had decided Germany’s election, the Greens would be in charge Niklas Ferch, Michael Hunklinger, and Dorothée de Nève - October 11, 2021 Self-identified LGBTQ voters are disappointed that the major parties keep dragging their feet on the community’s rights
Canada’s prime minister called for early elections. Will this gamble pay off? Tyler Kustra - August 20, 2021 Opposition parties might not have the votes to stop a Liberal Party majority this time
Four things to watch in Germany’s state elections on Sunday Manès Weisskircher - March 13, 2021 The winners and losers could give clues about what’s ahead in September’s general election
Colombia’s lawmakers are debating how to regulate cocaine. Here’s what we know about decriminalization. Elena Barham - October 18, 2020 Peru and Bolivia have already legalized parts of the coca trade.
Jacinda Ardern’s pandemic leadership will probably win her a second term in New Zealand Nina Hall - October 16, 2020 But the next government won’t find it easy to balance relations with the U.S. and China.
Are Democrats really in disarray? Don’t underestimate their unity. John Sides - January 31, 2020 A new survey shows that Democrats like their candidates and — surprise! — don’t like Trump
People thought tactical voting was a big deal in Britain’s general election. It wasn’t. Joel Selway - December 30, 2019 It is wildly unlikely that Labour could have won, even if British voters had been more tactically aware
Canadians go to the polls Monday. The race is tied – and still boring. Tyler Kustra - October 18, 2019 Despite Trudeau’s blackface scandals, it’s all been pretty dull.
Poland goes to the polls this Sunday. Will the controversial Law and Justice party stay in power? Mary Stegmaier and Kamil Marcinkiewicz - October 8, 2019 And why has it remained so popular?
Four things we just learned from Austria’s elections Stephanie Liechtenstein - October 3, 2019 Yes, Austria is feeling the “Greta effect.”
Justin Trudeau called for Oct. 21 elections in Canada. He faces a tough race. Joshua Tucker - September 11, 2019 Here’s what you need to know.
How do U.K. voters feel now about the E.U.? Here’s what our survey found. Paul Whiteley, Marianne Stewart, and Harold Clarke - May 30, 2019 In the European Parliament elections, Conservatives and Labour alike saw their support plummet.
Bavaria’s Christian Social Union party’s campaign strategy flopped. Here’s what this means for Germany — and Europe. Dan Hough - October 15, 2018 On Sunday, about 9.5 million voters in southern Germany went
Climate change brought down another prime minister in Australia. Here’s what happened. Joshua Busby - August 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77124" align="aligncenter" width="960"] This 2016 photo shows dead coral
Is Austria’s new government breaking sharply to the right? Not more than the rest of Europe. Manès Weisskircher - January 3, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Election campaign posters of Christian Kern,
Germany wants to scrap the 8-hour workday: Here’s what you should know Ashley Nunes - November 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_66606" align="aligncenter" width="960"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a
Is Merkel on her way out? Yes, but not quite yet. Dan Hough - November 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65302" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Workers remove an election poster of
Austrians vote on Sunday. Will they turn to the right again? Matthew Bergman and Manès Weisskircher - October 12, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64777" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Austrian presidential candidate Alexander Van der
Yes, Germany put a far-right party in Parliament. That’s not as alarming as you might think. Tobias Konitzer and David Rothschild - September 29, 2017 In last Sunday’s German elections, many observers were deeply disturbed
Germany goes to the polls Sunday. Here’s what to expect. Philipp Adorf - September 22, 2017 Germans are heading to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary
Merkel opposed marriage equality — until now. What happened? Phillip Ayoub - June 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60491" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Brandenburg Gate is seen with
Were 2016 vote counts in Michigan and Wisconsin hacked? We double-checked. Walter Mebane and Matthew Bernhard - June 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59401" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Nicole Kirby looks over results during
The Dutch pushed back against Geert Wilders’s ‘Patriotic Spring.’ Here’s what you need to know. Matthew Bergman - March 16, 2017 In the Netherlands, the conservative, pro-market People's Party for Freedom
The Wisconsin recount may have a surprise in store after all Stephen Ansolabehere, Kenneth Mayer, Charles Stewart III, and Barry Burden - December 5, 2016 Thanks to the efforts of Green Party presidential candidate Jill
5 things you need to know about how third-party candidates did in 2016 Kyle Kopko and Christopher Devine - November 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49613" align="aligncenter" width="960"] From left, Libertarian presidential candidate Gary
Will next week’s U.S. elections lead to violence? Here’s what environmental extremists can teach us. Graig Klein and Ben Farrer - November 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38270" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Protester Bryan Sander is punched by
No, the Pirates didn’t win Iceland’s elections. Here’s what happened instead. Oddný Helgadóttir - October 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48631" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Birgitta Jonsdottir, right, of the Pirate
Will Republican voters flee Trump, post-video? Here’s what we found. Tobias Konitzer, Sam Corbett-Davies, and David Rothschild - October 14, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47792" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this 2005 frame from a
Trump is right. Let’s get moderators out of the debates. Jesse Richman - September 15, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46222" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and
The U.S. has more third-party candidates than it’s seen in a century. Why? Matthew Hindman and Bernard Tamas - August 31, 2016 Third-party candidates have had a lot of buzz in the
Could a third-party candidate win the U.S. presidency? That’s very unlikely. Amanda Skuldt - August 2, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44790" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A supporter of former Democratic presidential
Here’s what was surprising about the protesters at the Democratic convention this week Michael Heaney - July 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44737" align="aligncenter" width="1429"] Protesters marched on July 24, the
Who were the protesters at the Democratic National Convention this week? Shan-Jan Liu, Patricia Posey, and Kevin Reuning - July 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44717" align="aligncenter" width="3024"] Protestors outside the Democratic National Convention
The Austrian presidential election shows no evidence of fraud. We used election forensics to check. Walter Mebane, Kirill Kalinin, Ken Kollman, and Allen Hicken - July 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_43237" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Austrian far right Freedom Party presidential
Yes, you do have an obligation to vote for the lesser of two evils. Here’s why. Julia Maskivker - June 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41205" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] Emperor Palpatine from the "Star Wars"
This year’s Libertarian ticket has remarkable political experience. Now will it matter? Kyle Kopko and Christopher Devine - May 31, 2016 [caption id="attachment_41353" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Campaign buttons for Libertarian presidential candidate
These 3 charts explain how Trudeau won an upset victory in the Canadian election Peter Loewen and Daniel Rubenson - November 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_32711" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Justin Trudeau, 43, holds a young
Bachelet returns to power in Chile with impressive victory, but what does low turnout mean for her mandate? Joshua Tucker - December 18, 2013 [caption id="attachment_4216" align="aligncenter" width="600" special=""] Michelle Bachelet smiles during a
Australia's 2013 election: A divided left and a step to the right Joshua Tucker - September 26, 2013 The following is a post-election report on the 2013 Australian
Incentivizing Participation Would Increase Voter Turnout *and* Political Information Joshua Tucker - November 6, 2012 The following is a guest post from Princeton University political
2012 Greek Parliamentary Elections: Post-Election Report Joshua Tucker - May 7, 2012 The following post-election report on the 2012 Greek Parliamentary Elections
Switzerland Post-Election Report: 2011 Parliamentary Elections Joshua Tucker - October 25, 2011 In our continuing series of "election reports":http://tmc.org/blog/category/election-reports/, we are pleased
Irish politics: a pre-election primer Henry Farrell - January 24, 2011 It appears that the Irish election will take place on
Firestorm and contagion in the Eurozone: how Ireland got burned - December 2, 2010 Ireland's recent €85bn bail-out package negotiated with the IMF and
The Other Big Recent Election Result: 2010 North Rhine Westphalia Election in Germany Joshua Tucker - May 10, 2010 We are pleased to welcome back Benjamin Preisler with a
2009 German Parliamentary Elections: Post-Election Analysis Joshua Tucker - September 29, 2009 As part of our continuing series of "international election analysis":https://themonkeycage.org/2009/09/election_reports_and_political.html
Pre-Election Analysis: 2009 German Parliamentary Elections Joshua Tucker - September 25, 2009 In our "continuing series":https://themonkeycage.org/2009/09/election_reports_and_political.html of election analysis from political scientists,