Overview: New Zealand’s Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system incorporates 71 electorate seats whose members (electorate MPs) are elected by the first-past-the-post election method, and 49 list seats whose members (list MPs) are elected in proportion to the share of the party vote parties obtain at each general election. If, between general elections, an electorate...

Based on an analysis of more than 1.2 million tweets in English, French and German, this report finds mixed sentiment toward the European Union and a general lack of passion about the candidates seeking the European Commission presidency. Summary A new Pew Research Center analysis of the conversation on Twitter leading up to the European...

Summary : Nearly a year of tumult and violence has drained Egyptians of their optimism and battered the images of key players in the post-Mubarak era, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. As a controversial presidential election approaches, 72% of Egyptians are dissatisfied with their country’s direction, and although most still...

Summary: This Pew Research Center report examines public opinion in the European Union. It is based on face-to-face and telephone surveys in seven EU countries: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain and the United Kingdom. Interviews were conducted March 17 to April 9, 2014, among 7,022 adults, 18 years of age or older. Chapter 1...

This audit assessed the adequacy and effectiveness of the Australian Electoral Commission’s implementation of a previous recommendation relating to the transport and storage of completed ballot papers.