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A landslide in Quebec

Canada turns in another weirdly unfair election result, this time in Quebec, where the government has shelved its commitment to electoral reform.

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Weekend results, part 2

There were two Balkan elections on Sunday: Bulgaria seemed to take a step backwards, but there was modest progress in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 5 Comments 4 October 2022

Weekend results, part 1

Brazil's presidential election is rather closer than expected, and a poor result for the opinion polls. Meanwhile, the electoral system disenfranchises a lot of voters in Latvia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Latin America 3 Comments 3 October 20224 October 2022

Three previews

Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil and Bulgaria all go to the polls on Sunday.

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Election preview: Latvia

Latvia goes to the polls on Saturday, at a time when having Russia as a neighbor is particularly uncomfortable.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 1 Comment 29 September 2022

Why not try democracy?

Italy's prospective right-wing government is not the choice of most Italian voters – a fact that you might not learn from the media coverage.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Italy, Media 5 Comments 28 September 202228 September 2022

Italy turns Trumpist?

Alarm bells in Europe as the right scores a clear victory in Italy. The comparison with America's Trump moment is instructive.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Personalities 5 Comments 27 September 202227 September 2022

Election preview: Italy

A century on, Mussolini's heirs look set to return to power in Italy. How worried should we be?

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September electoral roundup

Our monthly roundup of election news covers Kenya, Canada, Brazil and Austria.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Latin America, North America (ex-US), Party matters 3 Comments 22 September 2022

Democrats United?

Scott Morrison's new job has largely past without comment, but it's worth noting for what it says about the state of centre-right politics worldwide.

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