Election Observation in the Age of COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has created a vexing challenge for democratic societies, as well as for independent election observers. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, David Carroll joins WPR’s Elliot Waldman to discuss how elections and election observers are adapting to a changed world. If you like what you hear on Trend Lines and what you’ve read on WPR, you can sign up for our free newsletter to get our uncompromising analysis delivered straight to your inbox. The newsletter offers a free preview article every day of the week, plus three more complimentary articles in our weekly roundup every Friday. Sign up here. Then subscribe. Relevant Articles on WPR:   How to Protect Democratic Institutions During the Coronavirus Pandemic Democracy Will Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic, but Not Without a Fight Amid Repression and Scrutiny of the OAS, Bolivia Staggers Toward an Election Rerun As COVID-19 Hits Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi and the Military Seek an Electoral Edge With the U.S. Backsliding, Who Will Defend Democracy in the World? Trend Lines is produced and edited by Peter Dörrie, a freelance journalist and analyst focusing on security and resource politics in Africa. You can follow him on Twitter at @peterdoerrie. To send feedback or questions, email us at podcast@worldpoliticsreview.com.