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Month: March 2016

Goodnight, Mr Rubio

On the figures it was a good day for Donald Trump, but by disposing of Marco Rubio it might finally unite Republican votes against him.

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No joy for immigrants in Slovakia

The anti-immigrant left in Slovakia loses out to the anti-immigrant right. At least it's a change.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 2 Comments 8 March 2016

Thoughts on a three party system

Talk of "neoliberalism" obscures the existence of actual liberals, just at the time when we need them most.

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Trump stumbles at last

Some good news at last for anti-Trump Republicans. Not so good for those who hate Ted Cruz, and that's a lot of people.

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Election preview: Slovakia

Slovakia's centre-left government is seeking re-election, having secured economic growth and fought against accepting refugees. The alternative is a broad and possibly unstable centre-right coalition.

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Results roundup

An irregular feature updating world electoral news. This week, the United States, Iran, Spain, Ireland and Jamaica.

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The world we have lost

Twenty years on, Australia marks the advent of the Howard government. Time passes, but we still live in the shadow of that change.

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Super results

It's Super Tuesday, the one we've all been waiting for. Results as they come in.

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