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Centre-left starts the year well in Portugal

The far right makes it into a runoff in Portugal but looks set for a heavy defeat, in an election with some relevance to Australia.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Elections, Europe 2 Comments 19 January 2026

A rematch in Uganda

Uganda's octogenarian president is seeking another term in office, and looks to be using his control of the process to make sure he gets it.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Middle East 5 Comments 15 January 202618 January 2026

World without law

Donald Trump in Venezuela gives us a much attenuated rerun of the Panama invasion of 36 years ago.

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What to look for in 2026

A guide to the most significant elections expected this year.

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2025 in review

A look back at 2025, including the top ten elections of the year.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas 4 Comments 31 December 2025

Antisemitism and the Trumpists

The American hard right is splitting between its pro-Israel and its antisemitic wings, although the two things have sat together fairly amicably in the past.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

This blog wishes all its readers a happy holiday, under whatever name you celebrate.

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Chile turns (far) right

A big win for the right in Chile to go with its narrow win in Honduras.

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Trump vs Europe

Does Donald Trump want to destroy Europe in order to save it, or does he just want to destroy it, period?

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Updates – France & Czechia

Good news for the French government for once, and Czechia has a new prime minister.

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