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Why Some Minorities In France Vote For The Far-Right Political Party Front National

[All links lead to French-language pages unless otherwise stated] When France’s Eurosceptic right-wing Front National (FN) party topped the country’s polls in last month’s European elections, it had its hardl...
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Reality Show Politics

It is increasingly clear that British politics is becoming more about leadership personalities and less about party policies, this can only be a move in the wrong direction. The phenomenon has been best represented in rece...
by Oscar Isham
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Europe

A New Brand Of Politics?

In an expletive-spattered, 4,500 word opus as guest editor for the New Statesman, and a clash with Jeremy Paxman on BBC’s Newsnight, British comedian Russell Brand declared the political system irreparably broken, and in the ...
by Naomi Hanna
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Iran

Are the Iranian Elections Merely a Sham?

With only a few days remaining to the Iranian elections, many speculations are made concerning the possible outcomes. Although most Iranians experience suppression by the regime on a daily basis, and the elections are far from ...
by Daphne Mulder
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Asia

Pak Votes 2013: Cheer up, PTI!

A day before the elections, I joined the PTI crowd gathered in front of the parliament to sing to the tunes to Jazba-e-Junoon. It was an appropriate song. There was junoon everywhere. We have always been a highly political na...
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Asia

4 Reasons Why The Upcoming Pakistani Elections Are So Important

The upcoming general elections are of paramount importance to the history of Pakistan. This is the first time that a democratically elected government, free from the shackles of military rule or dictatorship, has transitioned p...
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Asia

Pak Votes 2013: Women’s Vote – Women’s Voice

“There will never be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.” Susan B. Anthony – 50 Shades of Feminism None of the key issues Pakistani women face will ever find the right solutions...
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Pak Votes 2013: Pakistan’s Online Battle Against Political Violence

Elections in Pakistan are a tense affair. Nearly every time elections have been held in the past, parties hurled accusations of rigging and misconduct at each other, and violence erupted across the country. Until now, an averag...
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Africa

Kenyan Elections: Perspectives from an Inadvertently Unregistered Voter

March 4th will be an historic day for Kenya. We will be electing the president under a new constitutional dispensation. In addition to the president’s post, Kenyans will be selecting the candidates that they want to fill five...
by Eunice Kilonzo
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