Many votes will test the limits of democracy, while others will be exercises in rubber-stamping. Some will be boycotted by the opposition or undermined by government crackdowns on press and dissenters.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina won a fifth term in office in an election that was overshadowed by a ruthless crackdown on the opposition and voter turnout of just 40%. ... Two days after the elections, China managed to reduce the number of Taiwan's formal diplomatic allies to just 12, and has also begun increasing its military threats.
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