The president of the West African country had postponed a coming election, but the country’s constitutional court said the vote must take place as soon as possible.
Tag: Elections, Courts and the Judiciary
The Year’s Biggest Election
The battle for a state Supreme Court seat in Wisconsin.
Netanyahu Fires a Top Minister to Comply With a Supreme Court Ruling
Aryeh Deri, who has a conviction for tax fraud, was deemed unfit to serve in the government, leaving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a legal and political predicament.
U.S. Allies Drive Much of World’s Democratic Decline, Data Shows
Washington-aligned countries backslid at nearly double the rate of non-allies, data shows, complicating long-held assumptions about American influence.
Poland’s Presidential Election Results Challenged by Opposition
Critics say both the campaign and the vote were plagued with irregularities and fraud. Amid a flurry of filings to the Supreme Court, the main opposition party called for the election to be declared invalid.
Erdogan’s Purges Leave Turkey’s Justice System Reeling
Around 4,000 judges have been purged since a failed 2016 coup and replaced with inexperienced judges operating in a climate of fear.