elections Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Japan’s February 8, 2026 Snap Election: Political context, key actors, polling-based outlook, foreign influence, and strategic consequences

Japan votes on February 8, 2026 in a snap lower-house election called by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi only months into her tenure. Polling in major reporting suggests a strong LDP-led showing, with some projections putting…

February 6, 2026elections, Japan

Democracy Governance

Bangladesh’s February 12, 2026 Parliamentary Elections: Actors, Pre-Vote Environment, Foreign Influence, and Likely Outcomes (Poll-Based)

Bangladesh has first national election since the 2024 uprising and the Yunus-led interim government, and it is widely treated as a “make-or-break” test of whether the transition produces a competitive, legitimate system…

February 5, 2026Bangladesh, elections

Democracy Governance

Barbados parliamentary election (Feb. 11, 2026): an analytic paper

Barbados votes on February 11, 2026 to elect all 30 seats in the House of Assembly (majority 16) after Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley called an early election; parliament is to be dissolved Jan. 19 and nomination day was…

January 28, 2026Barbados, elections

Democracy Governance

Thailand’s 2026 General Election and Constitutional Referendum

On 8 February 2026, Thailand held a snap general election to choose the 500-seat House of Representatives and, concurrently, a national referendum on whether to begin drafting a new constitution to replace the charter adopted…

January 27, 2026elections, Thailand

Democracy Governance

Uganda’s January 15, 2026 Elections: Managed Continuity, High Repression Risk, and Uncertain Post-Vote Stability

Uganda heads into presidential and parliamentary elections on 15 January 2026 under conditions that strongly favor the incumbent and constrain the opposition’s ability to campaign and mobilize. The Electoral Commission has formally…

January 8, 2026elections, Uganda

Governance

Central African Republic Elections 2025–26: Consolidation Without Consensus

The general elections held on 28 December 2025 in the Central African Republic (CAR) have provisionally returned incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadéra to power for a third term, with 76.15% of the vote, on a turnout of roughly 52.4%. …

January 7, 2026CAR, elections

elections

Japan’s February 8, 2026 Snap Election: Political context, key actors, polling-based outlook, foreign influence, and strategic consequences

Bangladesh’s February 12, 2026 Parliamentary Elections: Actors, Pre-Vote Environment, Foreign Influence, and Likely Outcomes (Poll-Based)

Barbados parliamentary election (Feb. 11, 2026): an analytic paper

Thailand’s 2026 General Election and Constitutional Referendum

Uganda’s January 15, 2026 Elections: Managed Continuity, High Repression Risk, and Uncertain Post-Vote Stability

Central African Republic Elections 2025–26: Consolidation Without Consensus

Partner Institutes

The Center for Nationalism Studies (CNS)