Elections | Novara Media

Tag: Elections

A woman wearing a white short-sleeved blouse, a white facemask and red headband holds a brown placard on which the country of Panama is sketched out with the word 'Corrupcion' (Spanish for 'Corruption') written above it

Report: Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?

by Octavio García Soto

Last year, workers in the world’s sixth most unequal country dragged the state to the negotiating table - and won caps on fuel and food prices. Now, many are accusing the state of brazenly abandoning its promises. Octavio García Soto reports.

A group of women stand beside one another holding flags and banners

Analysis: Try As He Might, Erdoğan Can’t Crush the Left

by Eda Seyhan

The Turkish president’s recent re-election for a third term dashed hopes for a new dawn in Turkey, writes Eda Seyhan. But the cracks are showing.

Downstream: Can Lula Take Brazil Back From Bolsonaro? Aaron Meets Sabrina Fernandes

On 2nd October, Brazil will be faced with a stark choice. The incumbent president, Jair Bolsonaro, has overseen economic calamity and nearly 700,000 Covid deaths in his first term. His challenger, Lula Da Silva, is hoping to regain the presidency – just three years since being freed from prison. To discuss the state of Brazilian […]

a group of people stand facing leftward holding flags and shouting excitedly

Opinion: Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was

by Christian Christensen

The victory of the far-right Sweden Democrats has shocked the world. That’ll teach us for believing the hype about Scandi liberalism, writes Christian Christensen.

A white woman with blonde hair makes an angry expression in front of a microphone with her hand held in front of her face, her index finger pointing upward. The background is green with blue and white geometric shapes

Analysis: Italy’s Far Right Is About to Win Big As Unelected Government Falls

by Matteo Tiratelli

We should celebrate the fall of Mario Draghi’s unelected government, writes Matteo Tiratelli. Yet what looks likely to replace it could be even worse.

Analysis: Angolans Are Done With a One-Party State

by Joana Ramiro

Next week's election could spell the end of the MPLA's half-century rule, writes Joana Ramiro.

Image shows a black man wearing a black hat wearing a blue hoodie passing June election campaign posters bearing Jean-Luc Mélenchon's face. The posters read 'Melenchon prime minister'.

Analysis: Ahead of June’s Elections, a Revived French Left is Uniting

by Ell Folan

France’s election was contested by two rightwingers. But a new coalition suggests a radical left is rising once more.

Gabriel Boric celebrates with supporters after winning the presidential election in Santiago, Chile, December 19, 2021. (

Analysis: What Next for Chile, Now Gabriel Boric Has Won?

by Michael Chessum

Chile’s incoming president is committed to dismantling an economic model that has weighed on the country’s poor for decades. But with the road ahead riddled with obstacles, Michael Chessum asks: is the Chilean left strong enough to overcome the legacy of Pinochet?

Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer, two Green party co-leadership candidates, standing in front of the Houses of Parliament

Analysis: Finally, a Green Party Leadership Race Worth Following

by Ell Folan

After the sudden resignation of both co-leaders, the Greens have been plunged into their most fractious leadership contest yet. It's going to be a battle - and not just over trans rights.

Analysis: With Labour Barely Holding Batley and Spen, Is It Time for Starmer to Quit?

Analysis: The Dutch Left Was Savaged at the Polls – but Its Policies Remain Unscathed

by Merijn Oudenampsen

Wednesday's historic defeat is especially confounding given the popularity of leftwing policies among the electorate, writes Dutch political scientist Merijn Oudenampsen.

Opinion: So Long As Our Voting System is Rigged, the Tories Will Always Win Elections

by James McAsh

First-past-the-post is an unfair electoral system that favours the Tories. If the Labour left is serious about achieving transformative change, it needs to get behind proportional representation, argues James McAsh.

The Bastani Factor: Downfall of the Donald? with Ana Kasparian

Aaron Bastani is joined by Ana Kasparian of The Young Turks as they discuss the latest events across the Atlantic.

Long Read: Bernie 2020 and the Challenges of Big Organising

by Calum Jacobs

The tactics used in Bernie Sanders' 2020 election campaign have yielded some big wins and a string of losses. In this week's long read, Calum Jacobs looks at Sanders' use of so-called big organising and how it has helped - and hurt - his chances at the Democratic win.

Tag: Elections

Downstream: Can Lula Take Brazil Back From Bolsonaro? Aaron Meets Sabrina Fernandes

Opinion: Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was

by Christian Christensen

Analysis: Italy’s Far Right Is About to Win Big As Unelected Government Falls

by Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: Ahead of June’s Elections, a Revived French Left is Uniting

by Ell Folan

Analysis: What Next for Chile, Now Gabriel Boric Has Won?

by Michael Chessum

Analysis: With Labour Barely Holding Batley and Spen, Is It Time for Starmer to Quit?

by Ell Folan

Novara FM: NO ONE WAY WORKS: Political Organisation for the 21st Century

Novara Live: Keir Starmer’s First Big Test

Analysis: The Dutch Left Was Savaged at the Polls – but Its Policies Remain Unscathed

by Merijn Oudenampsen

Opinion: So Long As Our Voting System is Rigged, the Tories Will Always Win Elections

by James McAsh

The Bastani Factor: Downfall of the Donald? with Ana Kasparian

Long Read: Bernie 2020 and the Challenges of Big Organising

by Calum Jacobs

Novara Live: Please Leave My Town

It’s Been Four Months Since Spain Had a Government

by Tommy Greene

Build
people-
powered
media.

Build people-powered media.

Tag: Elections

Report: Panama’s Workers Forced the Government to Negotiate Live on TV. What Was the Point?

by Octavio García Soto

Analysis: Try As He Might, Erdoğan Can’t Crush the Left

by Eda Seyhan

Downstream: Can Lula Take Brazil Back From Bolsonaro? Aaron Meets Sabrina Fernandes

Opinion: Sweden Was Never the Progressive Haven You Thought It Was

by Christian Christensen

Analysis: Italy’s Far Right Is About to Win Big As Unelected Government Falls

by Matteo Tiratelli

Analysis: Angolans Are Done With a One-Party State

by Joana Ramiro

Analysis: Ahead of June’s Elections, a Revived French Left is Uniting

by Ell Folan

Analysis: What Next for Chile, Now Gabriel Boric Has Won?

by Michael Chessum

Analysis: Finally, a Green Party Leadership Race Worth Following

by Ell Folan

Analysis: With Labour Barely Holding Batley and Spen, Is It Time for Starmer to Quit?

by Ell Folan

Novara FM: NO ONE WAY WORKS: Political Organisation for the 21st Century

Novara Live: Keir Starmer’s First Big Test

Analysis: The Dutch Left Was Savaged at the Polls – but Its Policies Remain Unscathed

by Merijn Oudenampsen

Opinion: So Long As Our Voting System is Rigged, the Tories Will Always Win Elections

by James McAsh

The Bastani Factor: Downfall of the Donald? with Ana Kasparian

Long Read: Bernie 2020 and the Challenges of Big Organising

by Calum Jacobs

Novara Live: Please Leave My Town

It’s Been Four Months Since Spain Had a Government

by Tommy Greene

Build people- powered media.

Build people-powered media.

Build
people-
powered
media.