1. On the Brazilian eletronic voting system
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...39;t? The answer: well, with a system that reduces the chances of error to zero, that can give us the results in the same day AND can't be recounted due an court order... Well, that really doe...

2. Italy: the ungovernable nation
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...he very governability of Italy is the shadow that overhangs the 13-14 April election, the most probable result is yet another stalemate - followed by a period of uncertainty, rancour and recriminat...

3. Georgia?s democratic stalemate
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...eir positions. There is therefore a very strong incentive for these bureaucrats to "deliver the correct result" in elections. The weakness of the rule of law and the tendency of power-holders to ac...

4. Battling KGB Inc, by Garry Kasparov
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...ith the North Koreans, and now they have missiles capable of reaching the continental United States. As a result of endless negotiations with Russia, Iran is more belligerent than ever and is hurriedl...

5. When will the Chinese People be Free?
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...individuals, multiple candidates, secret ballots, public counting of all votes, immediate announcement of results, and regular recall procedures are not always followed, and the CCP’s influence ...

6. Venezuela: is Hugo Chávez in control?
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... these factions spar with each other for spoils while mouthing an impeccable faith in the revolution. The result, according to the former adviser, is systematic "sabotage.... Those who really wan...