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Month: April 2014

Election preview: Hungary

Hungarians seem set to re-elect their controversial centre-right government, helped by the new electoral system it introduced.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 1 Comment 4 April 2014

Turkey and Russia: compare and contrast

Turkish local elections give its ruling party a vote of confidence, doing little to allay fears of growing authoritarianism. Vladimir Putin's Russia looks increasingly like a role model.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media, Middle East, Political issues 2 Comments 3 April 2014

France gets a new prime minister

French president François Hollande responds to defeat in local elections by a bold shift to the right. His new prime minister evokes memories of Nicolas Sarkozy.

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