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Narendra Modi has emerged victorious in the Indian elections, the largest democratic exercise the world has ever seen. Katharine Adeney unpicks how his Bharatiya Janata Party was able to secure an even bigger majority than it did in 2014.
Theresa May resigned as prime minister yesterday, having finally given up trying to get parliament to approve her Brexit deal. It had been a long time coming and yet, somehow, it all seemed to happen so suddenly. Nicholas Allen looks back at where it all went wrong.
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Modi supporters celebrate as votes are counted on May 23.
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Katharine Adeney, University of Nottingham
The Bharatiya Janata Party of Narendra Modi has claimed victory in the world's biggest democratic exercise.
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Theresa May announces her resignation outside Downing Street.
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Nicholas Allen, Royal Holloway
Theresa May's resilience has been remarkable. But it is also finite.
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Politics + Society
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Josua Satria Collins, Universitas Indonesia
Indonesia's General Election Commission (KPU) has announced incumbent Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's victory in 2019 presidential election. His opponent Prabowo Subianto, plans to challenge the result. Here's why it will likely end up in vain.
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Anamaria Dutceac Segesten, Lund University; Gioacchino Garofoli, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria; Jacques Paulus Koenis, Maastricht University; John Erik Fossum, University of Oslo; Kai Arzheimer, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz; Vít Hloušek, Masaryk University
Ahead of the 2019 EU elections, experts from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway look at how the EU is perceived, key issues and perspectives for the election.
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Adriaan van Klinken, University of Leeds
The High Court's ruling goes against the trend of greater liberalisation in a number of African countries.
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Kelly Anne Hammond, University of Arkansas
Muslims came to China in the 13th century and played an influential role. Tensions have escalated since 9/11, and the global community is largely silent.
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Environment
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Lydia Luncz, University of Oxford; Alexander Piel, Liverpool John Moores University; Fiona Stewart, Liverpool John Moores University
The discovery sheds light on how early humans evolved larger brains and the ability to eat meat.
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Petra Cameron, University of Bath; Philippa Kearney, University of Bath
New research shows that chemicals leached from ocean plastic impair the growth and oxygen production of the planet's most abundant photosynthesiser - endangering marine ecosystems and the climate.
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