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Ukraine Needs a New Electoral Reform

The proportional representation system only exacerbated current political divisions.
Mario Canseco - Ukrainian voters will renew the Supreme Council tomorrow, in an election that is meant to put an end to a year of accusations, complaints and volatility. Judging by the latest results of voting intention polls, neither of the two main political forces will secure a clear mandate, and the difficulties are bound to continue.
September 29, 2007

Exhausting Democracy in Ecuador

Another election looms for a country that has been in a constant state of transition for more than a decade.
Gabriela Perdomo - They’ve seen eight presidents in ten years; they’ve ousted three of them; they’ve elected lawmakers to accompany those failed governments time and again, only to be disappointed at the end of each term; and now they’ve been called to believe in the system once more on Sept. 30, when Ecuadorians are expected to elect 130 representatives for a Constituent Assembly. How much longer until people in the Andean country are fed up with the democratic system?
September 21, 2007

Australia: Is the End of the Howard Era Near?

And what, exactly, has it meant for the country?
Gabriela Perdomo - With an election looming just around the corner of Australia’s winter, Aussies have started to ask the obligatory questions. Will this spring see the end of John Howard’s 11 years in the prime minister’s office? Will he retire now that he has reached the age of 68? Or, could the opposition’s Kevin Rudd—more popular than him—possibly win the ballot?
September 06, 2007

Thailand’s Voting Show

Thais adopt a new Constitution, implicitly accepting the military rulers that drafted it. Is it over for Thailand's democracy?
Gabriela Perdomo - Last Sunday, more than 23 million voters in Thailand participated in the country's first-ever referendum on a new Constitution and gave their blessing to the new charter, just as the military junta governing the country—and the one that drafted the Constitution—had expected.
August 23, 2007

The Democratic Comedy of Kazakhstan

The former Soviet republic's legislative election disappoints, again.
Mario Canseco - Yesterday, Kazakhstan became the latest country to test the implementation of a proportional representation system in its legislative elections.
August 19, 2007

The Stable Ms. Merkel

Germany's chancellor has maintained the coalition government in perfect order since taking office. Will it last?
Gabriela Perdomo - She is a star in the international community and a well-respected politician at home. Angela Merkel, the German chancellor and leader of a grand coalition of conservative and left-leaning parties, is arguably one of the most important politicians of our time.
August 08, 2007

France’s Human Wrongs in Libya

The deal to free six medical workers seems to set an overly dangerous precedent.
Mario Canseco - The release of a Palestinian medical intern and five Bulgarian nurses, who had been sentenced to death in a Libyan court, was greeted with overwhelming glee.
July 27, 2007

Free Trade in the Americas

A potpourri of bilateral commerce deals invades the hemisphere.
Gabriela Perdomo - It was once a dream that the Americas would become a territory where goods would flow freely from the Argentinean Patagonia to the northernmost point of Alaska.
July 19, 2007

U.S. Election: Is McCain Falling Through the Cracks? 

Public support for the Republican presidential contender is waning fast.
Gabriela Perdomo - An electoral season that has started earlier than ever might be already taking a toll on one of the most promising contenders aspiring to the United States' presidency. Time is against John McCain, a Vietnam veteran who was tortured when captured as a prisoner of war.
July 09, 2007

Japan’s Abe Faces His Biggest Challenge

In 10 months, support for the prime minister's cabinet has dropped dramatically.
Mario Canseco - Less than 10 months into his tenure as Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe is clearly afflicted. For a while, it seemed that the only way Abe would get into trouble would be by visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine as his predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, had done on several occasions.
July 04, 2007

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