I spent the week leading up to the elections travelling the length of the country,…
Tag: elections
Turkey’s Election Portends Period of Uncertainty, Instability
On Sunday, Turkey’s political landscape was transformed. The leftist pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) managed…
Fear and Loathing in the UK: Ross Kemp Goes to Bulgaria
British TV host Ross Kemp goes to Bulgaria to ratchet up the racist anti-immigration rhetoric…
The Reality of Greece’s Elections: A Double-edged Sword
The new Greek government must craft a comprehensive policy – one that tackles the menace…
Iohannis Superstar: Great Expectations in Bucharest
Sunday’s election of Klaus Iohannis as the new president of Romania has elicited something akin…
A New Direction for Romania?
And then it all went terribly wrong. Romania’s “Social Democrats”, who everyone believed would score…
British Political Parties Face Uncertain Future
Once, the UK was supposed to be a model of “mature democracy” for emergent democracies…