Thailand elections get the facts

This week elections took place in Thailand - the first for 8 years. Get the background facts in this short guide from the Guardian
IFES also has an election guide which has an overview of the system

The Thailand Election Commitee has details of the electoral laws and results. Some information has not been translated


ANFREL has assessed the conduct of the elections and the outcome.
The EU did not send a mission but its website has a  statement and information on why it did not attend.
Human Rights Watch has concerns about structural flaws in the system


Newspaper coverage
Straits Times 
New Mandala's coverage of Thailand's 2019 election was supported by the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. It includes a blog of events on election day

Khaosod live blog

Bankok Post

Senegal Elections results confirmed - find out more

the Senegal Constitutional court has confirmed the re-election of Macky Sall

For information try the Presidents twitter account. which has images and his messages on winning
the official results and background on the electoral system can be found in French on the Election Commission website
IFES election guide and results.

Election  observation reports
African Union
EU missions
Ecowas
west African observers network


Public opinion
Gallup polls
Armed Conflict and protest data from Acled

Think tank analysis
Africa Research institute
ISS
Amnesty International

Bangladesh elections -were they fair?

According to the Guardian newspaper the recent elections in Bangladesh were a farce marred by violence.

Here are some other sopurces for exploring the issues.
The Bangladesh Election Commission website has recent results and news stories. Some in English.
IFES has background information and facts on the electoral system

Local newspaper coverage

Dhaka Tribune

Daily Star has detailed election results

Election observations.

ANFREL statement (along with other election onservers) on the undemocratic environment.

Voting News

NDI pre-election assessment plus news and reports

 Background on the state of democracy in the region.

IRI discusion and polls of the electorate . Many are historic.

Freedom House - Freedom in the World Assessment.

USIP blog posting on electoral violence in recent elections.

Human Rights Watch reports

US mid terms elections

New York  Times collected examples of misinformation over 4,000 were sent from social media.
Politfact has been checking claims made about the election by the President and other commentators
Washington Post factchecker
Media Matters for America

News coverage
USA
Atlantic
The Hill
Real Clear Politics
National Interest
CNN Politics
New York Times
Newsweek
PBS newshour
Washington Post

Analysis
Brookings


UK
Guardian
Independent
BBC
FT


Election results
Ballotpedia
Vote Smart

Sweden Elections 2015 what is the real story about gains for the far right?

Sweden recent held elections.
what is the real story about gains for the far right?

Starting points
As a starting print IFES has a general guide in English to the electoral system
Get official information on the operation of the electoral system from the Swedish government website Valmyndigheten
It includes recent results - note that some materials are offered in Swedish only.
Statistics Sweden also has some results in Swedish
Swedish National Election studies collects surveys. data on voter behavious. Its website provides some free access  to data and reports covering voter behaviour and attitudes from recent and some older national and European eelctions in Sweden

Conduct
Election observation- OSCE send a mission for the first time

Analysis
newspaper analysis from Politicos
EUROPP - LSE blog
Local Sweden news in English.
The Conversation blog.


Data on the rise of the far right in Europe
New York Times  interactive graphs.

Radical right success and mainstream parties’ anti-immigrant policy shifts useful analysis from Democratic Audit.

European Data Journalism

Zimbabwe elections get some facts

This week Zimbabwe went to the polls
here are some useful research resources

A recent survey of the public for Afrobarometer found that "while a majority of citizens were optimistic that the election will be free and fair, substantial minorities remained worried about manipulation in the final stages of the electoral process." Search the website for other related surveys.

official electoral legislation  can be found on the Zimbabwean Electoral Committee website
the harmonised election results are also being posted there.

election observers.
the following teams are reviewing the conduct of the elections.
EU
Zimbabwe Election Support network is a coalition of civil society groups. it has raised concerns.
it has issued a preliminary statement
Commonwealth
EISA activities in Zimbabwe
IRI-NDI mission
SADC
Comesa
African Union

News
Guardian
Zimbabwe mail 
All.africa.com news

Think tank analysis commentary
Africa Portal  has some good discussions. Including interviews with Zimbabweans. and the role of women in the elections.
Council Foreign Policy
Zimbabwe and human rights - new blog from Human Rights watch covering the elections.
Zimbabwe Human Rights Forum has reports of political violence.
Foreign Affairs

Pakistan elections 2018 - get up to speed with these academic resources

Here are some links to  good academic resources about the July 2018 elections.

Election Commission of Pakistan official website has news and election results (from 1970 onwards) These cover the regulation and operation of the elections.
Democracy Reporting International  has produced a useful basic guide for journalists which lists the regulations, media coverage outlets and has links to key documents.

Election Observers
These websites sumarise the conditions in which the elections were conducted
European Union election observation of the conduct of the elections.
Commonwealth
FAFEN - Fair and Free Election Network Pakistan has an election monitor and discussion of the conduct of the elections on its website

Trust for Democratic Education and Accountability has a long term elections oversight project which monitors democracy and conduct.

Aurat Foundation Pakistan election awareness and monitoring cell.

Centre for Civic Education has voter literacy campaigns and assessments - see this pre-election briefing.

Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives is monitoring the election procedures. publications include an accessibility audit of polling stations. They also co maintain a MyVote voter education site with facts intended for the general public

Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has annual reports and news on human rights

Pildat - Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Democracy conducts assessments of all aspects of democracy. It has a pre-poll score card on perceptions of fairness

comparative analysis of manifestos.

News coverage
Guardian
Al-Jazeera
Daily Express tribune Pakistan
Dawn
Nation Pakistan

International think tank/NGO analysis of Pakistan
Amnesty International 
Human Rights Watch
Council on Foreign Relations
Brookings Institution