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Radio 4,3 mins

How easy is it to rig an election?

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When critics claim our elections are rigged they often mention “gerrymandering”. But what does this actually mean? Nic Cheeseman, Professor of Democracy at Birmingham University, gives BBC Media Editor Amol Rajan some election-rigging tricks of the trade. First broadcast on Start the Week, Monday 7 May 2018.

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