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Weekend reading

More interesting suggestions for those who are looking for Sunday reading material.

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Referendum preview: New Caledonia

A new nation in Oceania is unlikely to emerge just yet, but Sunday's vote in New Caledonia will be an important step towards deciding the territory's future.

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Charles Richardson Europe, France, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 2 November 201827 January 2022

Status quo looking good in Victoria

Betting markets for individual seats give an interesting window into expectations for this month's Victorian state election.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 1 Comment 1 November 2018

Blasphemy in Ireland and Austria

Ireland strikes a blow for freedom of speech, despite an unfortunate precedent from the European Court of Human Rights.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Ideas, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 30 October 201827 January 2022

Hessians follow the pattern

The state of Hesse in western Germany produces another very bad result for the major parties, although the state government looks to have narrowly hung on.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 5 Comments 29 October 201827 January 2022

No surprise in Brazil

Brazil heads into dangerous waters with the election of an authoritarian president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 29 October 2018

Election preview: Brazil runoff

Brazil chooses its new president tomorrow, with a right-wing authoritarian the unbackable favorite.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, United States 3 Comments 27 October 2018

Worrying about the far left, part III

Now if ever seems to be the time for a new popular front. Can liberals, social democrats and Marxists manage to work together?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Party matters, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 25 October 201827 January 2022

Mr Mélenchon and the redshirts

Victoria's Daniel Andrews is not alone in tangling with a police investigation into the misuse of parliamentary staff.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, Europe, France, Party matters 1 Comment 24 October 201827 January 2022

Theresa May and Robert Peel

Brexit uncertainty continues even as its deadlines loom closer. Can some lessons be learned from the great nineteenth century political battle over repeal of the Corn Laws?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 22 October 201827 January 2022

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