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Brad Glasser

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Brad Glasser writes about elections around the world.

Global Hot List: The nine most important elections of 2024

From India, to Mexico, to the UK and the USA, the world’s course was charted in the year that saw more than one billion people cast a ballot.
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‘Conservative leftists’ want to upset the political spectrum

Around the world, candidates are blending leftist economics with conservative social policy into an anti-establishment electoral cocktail.
Annagret Hilse/Reuters

Global Hot List: Milei is Trump’s ‘favorite president’

The latest updates from Semafor global elections expert Brad Glasser. This week: Cultural exchange between the US, UK and Argentina.
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Europe’s far-right parties are multiplying fast — and crowding each other out

More than half of EU countries now have two or more anti-immigrant nationalist parties.
Stoyan Nenov/Reuters

Global Hot List: The global war on incumbents continues

From Germany to South Korea, governing dysfunction is the rule of the day. The latest updates from Semafor global elections expert Brad Glasser.
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The Democrats join a long list of global parties wrecked by post-pandemic backlash

From Japan to the UK to Argentina, the rocky recovery has spared almost no one in power.
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Global Hot List: The end of uncertainty

The latest updates from Semafor global elections expert Brad Glasser.

Where left-wing populism could stage a revival

Progressive insurgents haven’t captured as much international attention as their right-wing counterparts, but there are rays of light indicating a future for the left.

Global Hot List: A day of elections around the world

Sunday, October 27th saw nationwide elections held in at least 7 different countries. The latest updates from Semafor global elections expert Brad Glasser.

The ‘Battle Royale’ actor fighting Japan’s conservative establishment

Taro Yamamoto’s left-wing party is known for explosive campaigning against Japan’s political status quo.

Global Hot List: The world’s other close elections

The latest updates from Semafor global elections expert Brad Glasser.

South Korea’s next election sets up a classic revenge story

Former governor Lee Jae Myung lost the presidency 2022, but he’s aiming for a comeback with a message focused on cost-of-living.

Global Hot List: ‘We were never friends,’ Philippines VP tells president

“Maybe I was deceived,” said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in reference to comments made by his vice president.

If Donald Trump wins, he could have a world of new friends

Populist conservatives look strong in some allied nations.

Global Hot List: Brazilian local elections provide a far-right foothold

The latest updates from Semafor global elections expert Brad Glasser.

Europe’s ‘Volt’ parties look to counter the continent’s nationalist turn

The “pan-European” movement operates a branch in all 27 countries of the EU.

Global Hot List: Austrian nationalists, Jordanian Islamists, Japanese moderates

The latest updates from Semafor global elections expert Brad Glasser.

Milei looks to build a governing majority for his radical small-government vision

The Argentine libertarian needs a strong performance in next year’s midterms to implement his plans.