New mayoral elections to be delayed in four areas of England

The new mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton will now be contested in 2028.

Nigel Farage erupts as Keir Starmer cancels more elections next year

The Reform UK leader has slammed the government after reports emerged that key battles next year will not go ahead.
PBS

Authoritarianism v. Democracy: Francis Fukuyama on The Year of Elections

CHRISTIANE AMANPOUR, CHIEF INTERNATIONAL ANCHOR: Democracy has been getting a major stress test this year, with nearly half the world’s voting population heading to the polls, and many casting votes in a time of democratic backsliding and growing extremism.
The Hill

In this ‘year of elections,’ democracy is holding its own

During this so-called “year of elections,” during which the citizens of 64 countries have gone or will go to the polls, there has been great focus on whether once-stable democracies would hold firm or be dragged down by a rising tide of nationalist ...

Keir Starmer’s spokesman denies he’s behaving like a ‘dictator’ after scrapping elections

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman has denied that Sir Keir is behaving like a “dictator” by scrapping elections next year. Key mayoral battles were set to take place in four regions, with Reform eying up yet more election wins.
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