Most Latin American presidential systems have runoff elections if the first place candidate fails to meet a legal threshold. However, Mexico is not one of them, important when considering that three of the last four presidential elections resulted in winners with less than half of the vote. The 2000 election ended the PRI’s 74 years […] Read more
Since the coronavirus pandemic first appeared on their shores, public health concerns have dominated election preparations in the United States and Europe, leading election officials to enact drastic measures that affect the security of their elections. While a comprehensive and swift response to the pandemic is important, it must not come at the expense of […] Read more
Nairobi, May 20, 2020 — In response to Burundian authorities’ blocking of social media networks during today’s presidential elections, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement: “Cutting off access to social media platforms will severely undermine journalists’ ability to cover this election, and violates citizens’ rights to the timely information they need to […] Read more
Allies of President Donald Trump have been quietly reaching out for help to big donors who had previously limited their financial support of his reelection push. Those targeted included Steve Wynn, who resigned as CEO of Wynn Casinos after being accused of sexual misconduct, and Robert Mercer, the former co-CEO of hedge fund Renaissance Technologies […] Read more
If Russia’s goal in meddling in U.S. elections has been to undermine trust in the democratic process, it has already won — and the U.S. isn’t even starting to take the sort of steps that might reverse that outcome. Why it matters: Free, fair, and trusted elections are the cornerstone of the U.S.’s claim to […] Read more
Roger Stone, a longtime friend and confidant of President Donald Trump, was convicted Friday of lying to Congress and witness tampering as part of an effort to hide his contacts with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential election. Stone, a self-described political trickster, was convicted of all seven criminal counts that he faced at his trial […] Read more
President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, hinted at a middle-class tax cut Tuesday as the president searches for an edge in his 2020 reelection bid. With just under a year until voters decide whether Trump gets a second term in the White House, the National Economic Council Director said “the president has asked […] Read more
President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen heads to prison to begin serving a three-year sentence. “There’s still much to be told, and I look forward to the day that I can share the truth,” Cohen said before departing for prison in Otisville, New York. He pleaded guilty last year to, among other things, facilitating […] Read more
