Elections were held in Chile on 15 and 16 May 2021 after being postponed twice
[1] to elect 155 delegates to the Constitutional Convention (which will meet as of July for 9 to 12 months to draft a new constitution whose adoption will be subject to a referendum with compulsory voting); 13 regional governors the first time governors will be elected rather than designated by the President of the Republic; 345 mayors; and local council members.
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Managing Elections Under Covid-19 - One year into the pandemic: Paving the way to change—will it endure?
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The Struggle for Legitimacy in Post-Coup Myanmar
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Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has organized several major elections: those for the Bihar’s Legislative Assembly in November 2020 and indirect elections of the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) held in March and June 2020. On 6 April 2021, State Assembly elections were organized in four Indian states and one union territory, calling alltogether 185 million eligible voters to decide the faith of 824 Assembly seats, making these elections one of the largest organized during the pandemic.
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This post looks at emergency law responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in conflict-affected states in transition. While some type of emergency response to Covid-19 has been used in most states, we suggest that conflict ‘fault lines’ can mean that emergency law responses have a capacity to undermine transitions.
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We suggest four key areas of concern: