election
Shocks, Identities and Votes: The Canadian Election 2025
In the lead-up to Canada’s 2025 federal election, conventional wisdom and early polling pointed to a decisive victory of the “Conservative Party of Canada” (hereinafter: the Conservatives). The opposition Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, enjoyed a commanding lead in late 2024 amid public fatigue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s and his party’s nearly decade-long rule....
When Democracy Cancels Itself: Romania and the Paradox of Protection
In 2025, Romania’s unprecedented cancellation of its presidential elections ignited intense debate over the legitimacy of democratic self-defence. This article investigates whether such a radical institutional action, postponing or nullifying free electoral processes, can be normatively and constitutionally justified when undertaken in response to the electoral rise of a radical right-wing candidate perceived as a...
How Populism Affects German Policymaking
In my last article, Elon Musk´s Participation in Germany’s Election Debate, I explored the fundamental challenges political parties face in their campaigning efforts – challenges that arise from their organisational interest. To visualise these critical issues, I introduced a case study examining the participation of a foreign businessman, namely Elon Musk, in the German election...
Elon Musk´s Participation in Germany’s Election Debate
The upcoming election on February 23, 2025, in Germany was triggered by the failure of the governing coalition, composed of a social democratic, liberal and environmentally oriented socialist party elected in 2021. While political parties across Germany renew their campaigning efforts, this article examines the role of media and influential individuals in shaping election debates...
Trump or Biden
No matter from which country you are, there is an extremely high probability that you immediately know which topic this article deals with just by reading the title. And you are right, this article is about the upcoming presidential election in of the two North American states, namely: the United States of America (short: USA)....
