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How imperial borders still shape election results in Poland today Even after more than 110 years, you can see the imperial borders by looking at this year’s parliamentary election. The stubborn persistence of these ancient borders reflects the legacy of different 19th-century development trajectories. The west formed part of a rapidly industrializing empire, and today …
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Switzerland, national parliament election, 2023 Largest party by region (canton). One can see that the right-wing UDC/SVP wins most of the German-majority regions, while the PS/SP wins more of the Francophone-majority regions. Italian-speaking Ticino is won by the liberal PLR/FDP. by EuropeElects
Louisiana governor election results Republican Governor-Elect Jeff Landry came in first in 60 parishes in Saturday’s election, winning a majority in 48 parishes. His top opponent, Democrat Shawn Wilson, came out on top in 4 parishes and only broke the 50% mark in New Orleans, where he won 70.6% of the vote.
In the 2023 Polish national parliament election, we could once again observe a reflection of the “Poland A & B” phenomenon, characterising the political differences between Western and Eastern Poland. Centrist KO (EPP|RE|G/EFA), centrist to centre-right TD PL2050/PSL (RE|EPP) and centre-left NL (S&D) turned out to be especially popular in Western parts of the country, …
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Law and Justice party (PiS) lost the election in Poland on Sunday. But they were not the only loser: they’ve dragged the Catholic church with them. by Compute_Dissonance
2023 Polish parliamentary election – Senate results. orange – liberals blue – conservatives red – socialists green – greens
Getty Image The 2020 election was a pretty chaotic affair, and it continues to be. After all, the guy who lost the presidency still insists, baselessly, that he won it (except when he blurts out that he didn’t). But what if we were spared a second Trump ticket? What if a very popular TV personality …
2006 Palestinian Democratic Election – Hamas victory
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1947 CDU election poster: “Never Oder-Neisse line – vote CDU”
Getty Image Rudy Giuliani is having one heck of a time in Georgia. On top of being indicted for allegedly attempting to interfere with the 2020 election results at the behest of Donald Trump, Giuliani just lost a defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers. In a scathing ruling by U.S. District Court Judge …
Getty Image It was Rudy Giuliani who supposedly told Donald Trump to “declare victory” on Election Night 2020, even though there was no victory to declare. Why would he do such a thing? One explanation is that Giuliani was allegedly sh*t-faced drunk at the time — “drinking heavily and in a constant state of excitation, …
