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Nigeria 2015: analysis of election issues and future prospects

Monday, 19 January, 2015

This paper looks at the multiple challenges facing Nigeria as it prepares for presidential and legislative elections on 14 February 2015. These elections will take place amidst an atmosphere of even greater crisis and uncertainty than usual. Boko Haram’s insurgency in the north of the country continues unabated. There are fears that the country might break up if the election aftermath is poorly handled. However, some observers remain remarkably hopeful about Nigeria’s future, predicting that its enormous economic potential is on the verge of being realised at last.
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Regulation of candidates’ campaign expenditure: the long and the short of it…

Wednesday, 14 January, 2015
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Voter Trends in 2014 and lessons for the 2015 General Election

Tuesday, 13 January, 2015
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Libya: deepening conflict

Thursday, 13 November, 2014

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all travel to Libya, as the country splits among warring factions. The country now has two parliaments and its internationally-accepted government is based in a hotel in Tobruk.
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US mid-term elections 2014

Tuesday, 11 November, 2014

In a significant setback for the Democrats, the Republicans won a strong majority in the US Senate in November’s mid-term election
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House of Commons sitting of the UK Youth Parliament – November 2014

Monday, 13 October, 2014

This special briefing paper has been produced to help Members of Youth Parliament (MYPs) prepare for the House of Commons sitting of the UK Youth Parliament which takes place on 14 November.
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Common Threads Among UKIP Voters

Friday, 10 October, 2014

Speculation regarding the how, why, and who of UKIP successes over recent years has continued to amass over the four months since the 2014 elections. Yesterday’s by-elections in the constituencies of Heywood and Middleton and Clacton have added further fuel to the debate.
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By-elections 2010-15

Friday, 10 October, 2014

The by-election in Rochester and Strood on 20 November 2014 was the 21st since the 2010 General Election. UKIP took the seat from the Conservatives with a majority of 2,920, pushing the Conservatives into second place.
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Malaysia: the ruling coalition strikes back

Thursday, 02 October, 2014

In May 2013 elections, the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, led by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, won a majority of seats in parliament despite gaining only 47% of the vote. With his leadership under significant threat within UMNO, the dominant Malay party within the BN, since the 2013 elections Najib has launched a campaign of harassment of the political opposition and a focused anew on affirmative action for Malays. Longstanding sodomy charges have been revived against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. Najib's reforming credentials currently look threadbare.
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Universal suffrage to elect the next Chief Executive of Hong Kong in 2017: a legal primer

Tuesday, 30 September, 2014

In August 2014 the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People’s Congress decided that the next Chief Executive of Hong Kong should be directly elected in 2017 by universal suffrage. However, the candidates (expected to be two or three in total) will still have to be approved in advance by a nominating committee, whose composition and method of formation will remain unchanged from that of the 1200-person strong ‘Election Committee’ which elected the current Chief Executive in 2012. Critics argue that this nominating committee will have an in-built ‘pro-Beijing’ bias. The decision has triggered a wave of protest. This briefing summarises the legal context of recent events, including the UK's own obligations.
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Scottish Independence Referendum 2014

Tuesday, 30 September, 2014

In the Scottish Independence Referendum held on the 18th September 2014, the proposition ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ was rejected by a margin of 10.6 percentage points. The turnout at the referendum was 84.6% including rejected papers (84.5% based on valid votes). This is the highest turnout at a nationwide referendum or parliamentary election in Scotland since the franchise was extended to women in 1918.
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Demographic differences and voting patterns in Scotland’s independence referendum

Tuesday, 23 September, 2014
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How do Scottish referendum polls compare with the result?

Friday, 19 September, 2014
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Timetable for the UK Parliamentary General election

Wednesday, 10 September, 2014

The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 fixes the date of the next general election as 7 May 2015, and provides for five year intervals between elections. The Act ends the prerogative power of dissolution. The Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 made provision for lengthening the UK Parliamentary election timetable, both for general and by-elections. These provisions have been brought into force and Parliament will have to be dissolved 25 rather than 17 days before the general election on 7 May 2015.
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Who Gets Who They Vote For?

Friday, 15 August, 2014
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