elections – The Joy of Politics

Elections in Sweden

September 8, 2018

Herewith an excerpt of a recent post on the blog of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Date: 9 September 2018 Election type: Parliamentary Background Unicameral parliament in parliamentary constitutional monarchy: Riksdag (national legislature) composed of 349 representatives, supreme decision-making body in Sweden. Elections held every 4 years with a proportional system; parties must … More Elections in Sweden

Democracy in Africa, bis

August 5, 2018

In The Joy of Politics I examined various political institution in countries which were scheduled to hold elections of some sort in 2016. Included in my sample was a handful of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. I noted additionally that certain observers were optimistic about the prospects for democratic regimes across the African continent. Not so … More Democracy in Africa, bis