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Comment on Midterm Filipino elections a referendum on Aquino administration by Plus ça change… Philippine midterm elections highlight the role of political dynasties | Suffragio

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:47:38 +0000

[...] a result that was wholly expected for the Aquino administration, which is riding a crest of popularity over the fastest-growing economy in Asia (short of the [...]

Comment on M. Hollande’s little war — and what it means for French-African politics by As Hollande marks one year in office, would Dominique Strauss-Kahn have been better for France? | Suffragio

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:01:08 +0000

[...] years are a long time in politics, French or otherwise, and Hollande can at least point to a military intervention earlier this year in Mali that went relatively smoothly by accomplishing a narrowly defined goal, and the Mali operation [...]

Comment on Albertan provincial election results by How the British Columbia Liberals managed to pull off such a stunning upset victory over the NDP | Suffragio

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:53:34 +0000

[...] incumbent party was set to lose power. But Alison Redford, the beleaguered incumbent premier, led her Progressive Conservative Party to victory against a challenge from Wildrose, a new party that had run both to the social and fiscal right of [...]

Comment on Who is Philippe Couillard? by How the British Columbia Liberals managed to pull off such a stunning upset victory over the NDP | Suffragio

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:24:51 +0000

[...] 25% for the incumbent sovereigntist Parti québécois (PQ), and I find it hard to believe that the election of Philippe Couillard as the new PLQ leader is enough to turn a double-digit swing in the past month. But it’s [...]

Comment on BC NDP holds overwhelming lead in advance of British Columbia elections by How the British Columbia Liberals managed to pull off such a stunning upset victory over the NDP | Suffragio

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:24:31 +0000

[...] was definitely a surprise, given that the BC NDP was leading by nearly 20 points two months ago, and even though polls showed a narrowing race in Canada’s third-largest province, [...]

Comment on Former Guatemalan dictator Ríos Montt to be tried for genocide by Ríos Montt found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity, sentenced to 80 years | Suffragio

Sat, 11 May 2013 03:14:25 +0000

[...] as I wrote in February, the Ríos Montt administration escalated what had already been by that point three decades of [...]

Comment on Bulgarian electorate unenthusiastic about both major parties as elections loom by Four world elections in four days: Pakistan, Bulgaria, the Philippines, and British Columbia | Suffragio

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:39:52 +0000

[...] Read Suffragio‘s overview of the Bulgarian election here. [...]

Comment on In Depth: Pakistan by Four world elections in four days: Pakistan, Bulgaria Philippines, British Columbia | Suffragio

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:37:29 +0000

[...] In Depth: Pakistan [...]

Comment on BC NDP holds overwhelming lead in advance of British Columbia elections by Four world elections in four days: Pakistan, Bulgaria Philippines, British Columbia | Suffragio

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:29:25 +0000

[...] Read Suffragio‘s overview of the British Columbia election here. [...]

Comment on Amid the PPP’s leadership crisis, where is Bilawal Zardari Bhutto? by Ten questions for Pakistan’s May 11 general election | Suffragio

Ten questions for Pakistan’s May 11 general election | Suffragio — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:12:30 +0000

[...] but it is likely to win many of the seats in Karachi nonetheless. Faced with a leaderless (and Bhutto-less) campaign and forced to wage a campaign behind closed doors due to the violent atmosphere, the PPP [...]