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Month: June 2020

Results from all over

A wrap-up of election results from Malawi, Mongolia, Iceland, Poland and France.

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Charles Richardson Africa, East Asia, Elections, Europe, France, Scandinavia 3 Comments 29 June 202026 January 2022

Four presidents at risk: an EOFY election roundup

Our semi-regular election roundup, with news from Malawi, Iceland, Poland and France.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France, Scandinavia 4 Comments 26 June 20209 August 2022

Election preview: Mongolia

In yet another apparent case of democratic backsliding, Mongolia's parliamentary election will be an important one to watch.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Electoral law, Political issues 3 Comments 24 June 2020

An unsatisfactory Serbian election

An election, or at least "election", in Serbia produces an unsurprising result. It's time for the EU to get serious about both democracy and expansion.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 6 Comments 22 June 202022 June 2020

Representation games in Australia

Victoria is to get an extra seat in the House of Representatives and Western Australia is to lose one. The difficult problem, however, is representation for the territories.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law 6 Comments 19 June 202026 January 2022

Democracy and expectations

Another democracy index, this one obtained by asking people what they think. But are they just telling the pollsters what they want to hear?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas, Political issues 1 Comment 18 June 20206 May 2026

A three-party deal in Ireland

More than four months after the February election, Ireland is heading for a coalition government – provided the Greens membership can be persuaded to go along.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters Leave a comment 16 June 202026 January 2022

Poland tries again

Poland's delayed presidential election gets a new date, amid a government campaign to capitalise on homophobia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 15 June 2020

Territory and history

Central European history is once again a factor in domestic politics. Meanwhile, there's another anniversary in the South Atlantic.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 12 June 202029 September 2023

No more Bleeding Hearts

A libertarian blog folds, but its project is more important than ever.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Media, Personalities, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 11 June 202026 January 2022

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