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Scots clip the nationalists’ wings

Scottish voters swing from Labour to Conservative, and also deprive their Nationalist government of a majority.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe 1 Comment 8 May 201628 January 2022

Election preview: Philippines

The Philippines elect a new president on Monday, with the front-runner making many people uncomfortable.

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Trump, and other updates

Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee, after his last major rival conceded in Indiana. That, plus updates from Ireland, Iran and Equatorial Guinea.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 4 May 201628 January 2022

Back to the polls in Spain

Spain will hold fresh elections in June, after its political parties failed to reach agreement on forming a new government. It's not at all obvious that this will solve anything.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Spain 4 Comments 29 April 201628 January 2022

Well, isn’t this a treat?

Big wins for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump leave one race decided, but the other still heading towards a contested convention.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States Leave a comment 28 April 2016

Austria and Serbia

Compare and contrast: a parliamentary election re-enforces the mainstream in Serbia, and a presidential election swings big to the far right in Austria.

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Election preview: Serbia

Serbia's government seeks a fresh mandate tonight and is likely to get it, but it's not clear whether that will do anything to speed up its admission to the European Union.

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Queensland government disgraces itself

Queensland's Labor government has turned the clock back to compulsory preferential voting in the pursuit of short-term electoral advantage.

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Today New York, …

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton go into today's New York primary as strong favorites. Updates to come as results emerge.

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Something strange is happening to the Republicans

Two sets of figures show up some revealing things about the direction of the Republican Party.

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