… The 2017 election could be almost a repeat of the 2015 result in terms of vote share but produce a very different outcome in terms of the number of MPs returned for each party. Clearly, though, people are interested in knowing how votes might translate into seats. So YouGov […] Read more »
UK PM May’s election landslide in doubt as poll lead slips
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s ability to deliver a landslide majority in the June 8 election was in doubt on Tuesday after two more opinion polls showed the vote could be much tighter than previously thought. CONT. Costas Pitas & Andy Bruce, Reuters Read more »
New poll puts Macron’s party on top in French parliament vote
French President Emmanuel Macron’s party is expected to win the most votes in the first round of June’s parliamentary election, a poll showed on Tuesday which reinforced the similar pattern of previous surveys this week. The Ipsos/Sopra Steria poll for France Television and France Radio said Macron’s start-up Republic on […] Read more »
Are UK pollsters headed for another embarrassing election?
Will Jennings, University of Southampton and Patrick Sturgis, University of Southampton Following the political surprises of 2015 and 2016, there has been much reflection and debate on the accuracy of the polls in the run-up to the impending snap-election of 2017. It is fair to say that, although perhaps somewhat […] Read more »
‘An embarrassment’: U.S. health care far from the top in global study
Americans grumble all the time about the quality of our health-care system, but when we’re dealing with serious issues, such as injuries from an auto accident or cancer, we often count our blessings that we live in a wealthy country that has well-trained doctors with access to the latest medical […] Read more »
Why populism is a threat to electoral integrity
Since the earthquake of Brexit in June last year, and Trump’s victory four months later, the news has been dominated by stories about populism, including whether European elections suggest that populist support is either rising or stalled. The media has also been fascinated simultaneously by problems of electoral integrity. This […] Read more »