Category Archives: Foreign Elections

How Enrique Peña Nieto Won Mexico’s Presidential Election

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Mexico has recently elected as president Governor Enrique Peña Nieto. The handsome new president won 38.2% of the vote, 6.6% over Andrés Manuel López Obrador of the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). Peña Nieto’s vote was also 12.8% over Josefina Vázquez Mota, from the right-wing National Action Party (PAN). Continue reading →

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The Right’s Dominance of France

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

The right has dominated the left throughout the history of French presidential elections. Continue reading →

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Why Mohamed Morsi Will Win Egypt’s Presidential Election

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Egypt’s presidential election is underway. The election pits Mubarak supporter Ahmed Shafik against the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi. People are voting, and soon Egypt will have a new president.

That president will be Mohamed Morsi. Continue reading →

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A Case Study of the Perils Facing Third-Party Candidates: Taiwan

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

When electorates in the United States and Taiwan are presented with the same situation, they react in the exact same way. This reveals that the effect of a first-past-the-post system is quite universal: the system destroys third party candidacies. Whether the third-party candidate is Ralph Nader or James Soong Chu-yu, the result is the same. Continue reading →

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Analyzing Polish Elections

Posted on September 6, 2010 by

The country Poland is comprised of two main political parties; the first is Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) – “Law and Justice” in English. This party is a populist group which runs upon anti-corruption and anti-Communist credentials. The second party is the Platforma Obywatelska (PO) – in English the “Civic Platform” – a group espousing support for free market capitalism. Continue reading →

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