Brazil election Lula 50.9 Bolsonaro 49.1 Concession?
One close Bolsonaro ally, lawmaker Carla Zambelli, in an apparent nod to the results, wrote on Twitter, “I PROMISE you, I will be the greatest opposition that Lula has ever imagined.” http://www.reuters.com/world/americas/lula-wins-brazilian-election-bolsonaro-has-not-conceded-2022-10-31/
Active Fence completed a good analysis of the information and cyber environment in last August’s Kenyan elections
Opposition International commented during the election that the challenges — and some threats — faced by the opposition parties needed to be taken more seriously. It is no longer good enough to imply, there’s always been trouble at election time. Take a minute, African activists and political leaders – and others – to appreciate the […]
Michael Coppedge on Why Democracies Emerge, Why They Decline, and Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) – Democracy Paradox
Michael Coppedge is a principle investigator at V-Dem. We discuss some of their finding about why democracies rise and why they fall — Read on democracyparadox.com/2022/06/28/michael-coppedge-on-why-democracies-emerge-why-they-decline-and-varieties-of-democracy-v-dem/