Editing Negative campaigning (section)

===Elsewhere===
* Argentina: In the [[2023 Argentine general election]], the governing [[Unión por la Patria]] launched various [[fearmongering]] ads during one of the worst economic crisis of the history of the nation, in which they claimed economic crisis and human rights would worsen if they're not voted.
* New Zealand: In the [[1975 New Zealand general election]], the opposing [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] launched the infamous [[Dancing Cossacks advertisement|"Dancing Cossacks" television advertisement]]. Animated by [[Hanna Barbera]], the attack advert claimed the incumbent [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]]'s recently introduced compulsory superannuation scheme could eventually lead to Soviet-style communism.
* Canada: In the [[1993 Canadian federal election]], the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative Party]] launched attack ads that were widely seen to be mocking opposing candidate Jean Chrétien's facial deformity. See: [[1993 Chrétien attack ad]]
* United Kingdom: During the run up to the [[1997 United Kingdom general election|1997 general election]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] ran a campaign that stated that the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] was dangerous and used posters of Labour leader [[Tony Blair]] with "demon eyes" on them titled "[[New Labour, New Danger]]" (in reference to the [[New Labour]] slogan).<ref>{{cite news| url=http://politics.guardian.co.uk/election2001/images/0,9350,449562,00.html | location=London | work=The Guardian | title= New Labour, New Danger – Demon eyes (Conservative, 1997) – Election 2001}}</ref> The campaign failed as Labour won a landslide victory, ending 18 years of Conservative government.
* Mexico: in the 2006 presidential election, [[Felipe Calderón]], president from 2006 to 2012, launched TV ads that stated his opponent, [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]], was "a danger to Mexico". To this day, López Obrador continues blaming the negative campaign for his defeat and saying that it was part of a conspiracy that the Mexican business [[elite]] planned against him.<ref>{{cite web | website=Gobierno Legítimo de México | title=Trayectoria Política - Andrés Manuel López Obrador | url=http://www.gobiernolegitimo.org.mx/trayectoria/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129234550/http://www.gobiernolegitimo.org.mx/trayectoria/ | archive-date=2007-11-29 | url-status=dead | language=es}}</ref>
* Canada: In the [[2008 Canadian federal election]], the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] released an ad featuring Opposition Leader [[Stéphane Dion]] being [[defecated]] on by an animated [[puffin]]. Harper later apologized for the ad.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-apologizes-for-tasteless-bird-excrement-attack-ad-on-dion-1.712632 |title=Harper apologizes for tasteless bird-excrement attack ad on Dion |access-date=2008-09-11 |url-status=dead |work=CBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917205240/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/harper-apologizes-for-tasteless-bird-excrement-attack-ad-on-dion-1.712632 |archive-date=September 17, 2008 }}</ref>
* In the Crewe and Nantwich By-election in 2008, The Labour Party ran a personal class-based campaign against the Conservative candidate Edward Timpson, calling him "the [[Tarporley]] Toff", "[[Lord Snooty]]", "[[Tory#Great Britain|Tory]] Boy Timpson".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creweandnantwichlabour.org.uk/dont_be_conned_by_tory_boy |title=Don't be conned by Tory Boy |publisher=Crewe and Nantwich Labour |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925122323/http://www.creweandnantwichlabour.org.uk/dont_be_conned_by_tory_boy |archive-date=2008-09-25 }}</ref> Labour supporters donned [[top hat]]s to mock Timpson, whose family own a national shoe repair and key-cutting business.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3972727.ece|title=Attempts to stir class war backfire for Labour in Crewe & Nantwich | work=The Times | first=Ben | last=MacIntyre | date=21 May 2008 | access-date=30 April 2010 | location=London}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The campaign was very poorly received and was condemned as negative and xenophobic by Conservative leader David Cameron.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7415362.stm | work=BBC News | title=Cameron hails 'end of New Labour' | date=May 23, 2008}}</ref>
* Serbia: In the [[2018 Belgrade City Assembly election]], the ruling party [[Serbian Progressive Party|SNS]] launched a negative campaign against two candidates, [[Aleksandar Šapić]] and [[Dragan Đilas]]. In a TV political ad they were portrayed as tycoons and criminals who are too busy protesting against [[Aleksandar Vučić]] and meeting other criminals than attending meetings. The advertisement caught the attention of [[:sr:Регулаторно тело за електронске медије|REM]], which resulted in a suspend of the advertisement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.rts.rs/page/stories/sr/story/2728/izbori-2018/3042256/rem-obustaviti-emitovanje-spota-liste-aleksandar-vucic--zato-sto-volimo-beograd.html|title=REM: Obustaviti emitovanje spota liste "Aleksandar Vučić – Zato što volimo Beograd"|last=Serbia|first=RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of|access-date=2018-02-18|language=sr}}</ref>
* Philippines: then-vice presidential candidate [[Antonio Fuentes Trillanes IV]] aired a negative ad against then-presidential candidate [[Rodrigo Duterte]] in the tail end of the [[2016 Philippine general election]] highlighting his public obscenity.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnwrCPCc-gw  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/KnwrCPCc-gw |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Anti Duterte Ad by Trillanes |via=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}{{Password-protected}}</ref>
* Poland: Chairman of the Polish public broadcaster [[Telewizja Polska|TVP]], [[Jacek Kurski]] aired a negative claim against then-presidential candidate [[Donald Tusk]] during [[2005 Polish presidential election]] falsely claiming that his grandfather had briefly fought in Hitler's army.<ref>{{cite web | title=Polish Campaign Dredges Up the Past |date=2005-10-17 | website=DW.COM | url=https://www.dw.com/en/polish-campaign-dredges-up-the-past/a-1743707}}</ref>