Tag: Elections
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South Africa’s election results present 3 options for government: all are fraught with danger
South Africa’s election results present 3 options for government: all are fraught with danger Philippe Burger, University of the Free State South Africans do not have a deep culture of coalitions. There have been a few coalitions at provincial and municipal levels but most of these were quite unstable. The outcome of the 2024 national election…
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Election: Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Seen Prevailing
Myanmar voters braved long lines Sunday and were expected to return Aung San Suu Kyi and her ruling National League for Democracy party to power in a country racked with civil war and struggling with a surge in the coronavirus pandemic. Polling before the vote indicated Myanmar’s voters will give the former political prisoner and…
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Congress could select the president in a disputed election
If the House of Representatives selects the president, each state would get a single vote – not one vote per House member. iStock/Getty Donald Brand, College of the Holy Cross President Donald Trump’s campaign is challenging results of battleground states with lawsuits, hoping to litigate its way to a win in the 2020 election. But…
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How votes are counted in Pennsylvania: Changing numbers are a sign of transparency, not fraud, during an ongoing process
Election officials counting ballots at the Allegheny County elections warehouse Friday in Pittsburgh. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Kristin Kanthak, University of Pittsburgh Last week I was grading an online exam for my students. We’re working with a new learning management system at my university and I didn’t realize my students could actually see their grades moving…