Washminster will of course be previewing some of the key races in the UK General Election and the US Congressional Elections which will occur in 2010. It will be an important election year in both countries. There are other countries which will also be going to the polls in coming months. An excellent website has been set up by the
International Foundation for Electoral Systems listing national elections, and giving details for each country.
IFES also produces research on issues relating to elections - including a study of Political Finance Regulation around the world. The group which assesses the experience of regulation is available
here.
UK OPINION POLLS
For the UK it is possible to track the parties in the Guardian/ICM polls back to 1984
via this link.