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Election of the Day: Sint Maarten

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On January 11, 2024
Thursday, the voters in Sint Maarten will elect a new Estates, their 15 member parliament. Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Sint Maarten as been a semi-autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. A number of referenda on the political...
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Election of the Day: The Netherlands

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On November 22, 2023
Give the fractious nature of Dutch politics, Mark Rutte's 13 year, 4 different coalitions run was pretty impressive. It came to an end this summer when his most recent coalition collapsed over a dispute about immigration policy, leading to today's snap election. (Rutte's socially liberal...
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Election of the Day 2: Switzerland

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On October 22, 2023
Argentina isn't the only country with an election today that is likely to see the government shift to the right, although that prospect in Switzerland is considerably less alarming. Switzerland held legislative elections today, and results will soon start trickling in. (I didn't realize the...
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