Almost four weeks after the Presidential elections in Serbia, (which were held on the 2nd of April) tensions among Serbians are still very high. On the second of March 2017, the President of the Assembly of Serbia announced the Presidential…
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“Bonjour, c’est Emmanuel Macron” – A brief look at Macron’s campaign
The first round of the French presidential elections will take place tomorrow and the way things stand at the moment, the competition will be between Marine Le Pen (Front National), Emmanuel Macron (En Marche!), Jean-Luc Mélenchon (La France insoumise) and…
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JuLis Congress
Germany is getting ready to have their general elections later this year, on the 24th of September. A crucial election for the liberal party Freie Demokratische Partei (FDP) which last election saw itself losing their seats in the German parliament.…
Yes, Bulgaria can
“I’m 50 years old and I have never thought of joining any political party, or being a politician – not in communist time, not in modern Bulgaria. But now I feel I have to go into politics, for us, for…
Constitutional reforms in Armenia; before and after the referendum – Mariam Muradyan
On December 6th, 2015 a nationwide referendum was held in Armenia. People voted for or against constitutional reforms. “No” got only 32% of the vote and “yes” got 63%. Notably, there were significant differences in outcome within the country, “No”…
No one votes in America, but Iowa Mattered – Mary Grace
No one votes in America. We all complain, we all speculate, but registering to vote 25 days ahead of schedule, driving to an elementary school after work – we won’t do it. Americans don’t vote, at least half of us. …
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Democrats and the Higher Education Crisis – Danika Kimball
The American higher education system was greatly impacted by the economic downturn in 2007. For many public universities, insurmountable budget cuts caused institutions across the country to inflate tuition costs and cut spending. As a result, students have been forced…
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Portuguese Presidential Elections: Chaotic (and amusing), yet predictable – Jorge de Jesus
On the 24th January, Portuguese citizens will be going to the polls to elect the fifth democratically-elected president since the 1974 Carnation Revolution. These elections will mark not only the end of the second term of right-wing President Cavaco Silva,…
Here’s what you need to know about the Turkish elections – Ekin Can Genç
It’s been a week since the Turkish general elections. Unlike the previous elections or referenda of the past 12 years, this one was not a clear victory for AKP or the party’s de facto leader Erdogan. Turkish politics has so…
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