"The Spanish left rightly celebrated last night as a victory because it has blocked the prospect of a hard-right, neo-Francoist party joining a national government."
Tag: Elections
Drawing the wrong lessons from Uxbridge and South Ruislip – Simon Fletcher
"The by-election was won by the Tories by just 495 votes. The Greens secured just under double that number, with 893 votes."
Political turmoil leaves right-wing President Lasso disgraced with an election set for summer
With Ecuadorian President Lasso entrenched in corruption scandals, the increasingly unpopular right-wing figure-head has opted to dissolve National Assembly.
Beth Winter MP’s statement on the controversial selection of Merthyr Tydfil and Upper Cynon seat as democracy concerns grow
"Unacceptable obstacles were placed in the way of this grassroots campaign, undermining the democratic process... This was not a fair contest" - Beth Winter MP.
Northern Ireland Rejects the British Union – Geoff Bell, Labour for Irish Unity
"Unionism is losing its appeal, both as an electoral force and a political rationale" - Geoff Bell looks at the lessons of the council elections in Northern Ireland .
Lula leads the first round of the Brazilian Presidential election – but fears grow of Bolsonaro power-grab
"After the first round of the Brazilian election, Lula da Silva leads with 48.5% of the vote equating to over 57 million votes. This is the second best PT first round performance in history and gives Lula a strong lead going into the second round on October 30th."