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A Turkish cliffhanger

A better-than-expected result for Turkey's president is still not quite enough for him to avoid a second round of voting, but beating him from here will be an uphill task.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East 2 Comments 15 May 202316 May 2023

Election preview: Turkey

The system is heavily stacked against it, but nonetheless Turkey's opposition is favored to beat the country's autocratic president in Sunday's election.

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Election preview: Thailand

Thailand's military government appears to be facing a heavy defeat in Sunday's election. The big question is how it will react to that.

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Trumpism in the Andes?

Voting last Sunday for Chile's new constitutional council saw a big triumph for the right, lending support – of a sort – to the idea of Trumpism as a game-changer.

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Defeat in Syria

The final act of the Arab Spring is played out with the Arab League's normalisation of relations with Syria and its dictator.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 9 May 202318 May 2023

Sunak loses locally

Local elections in England are a setback for Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, who face the voters in a general election next year.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe 5 Comments 8 May 2023

The slow death of the Victorian Liberal Party

Victoria's Liberal Party is digging itself deeper into a pit of irrelevance as trust between its leader and his colleagues deteriorates further.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Party matters 2 Comments 5 May 2023

April/May electoral roundup

News of electoral happenings around the world – including Finland, Bulgaria, Paraguay, North Carolina and England.

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An upset in Polynesia

French Polynesia elects a pro-independence majority for the first time, although the electoral system played a major role.

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How close can a referendum get?

Australia seems to be having more close elections, or at least more uncertainty on election night. Could that extend to the Indigenous "Voice" referendum?

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