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Redistribution in the US

The United States continues with the complex process of redrawing electoral boundaries, with results that so far seem to not quite match expectations.

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Three European presidents

Italy's presidential election begins today, with no clear front-runner so far. But Germany and the European parliament have both arrived at a consensus.

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From the archives: the republic referendum

While we're still thinking about an Australian republic, here's a flashback to how the issue looked 22 years ago, in the aftermath of the referendum defeat.

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Mr Putin’s Ukrainian gambit

Many people who should know better are talking up the chances of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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January electoral roundup

A monthly feature: election news from around the world. This time, Barbados, Northern Cyprus, the Netherlands and North Macedonia.

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Debating the republic, again

Australia's republican movement makes a bid for relevance with a new "model" for how a republic would work. It has some problems.

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Johnson in extremis

The political obituaries for Boris Johnson are being written following his latest adverse encounter with the Covid rules. But he has survived near-death experiences before.

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Fixing American elections

Large-scale electoral reform in the United States looks as difficult as ever. But it may be possible to forge a consensus on a more limited but still significant step.

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Putin on two fronts

Just as he's busy with a game of bluff with the west over Ukraine, Vladimir Putin finds himself distracted by a crisis in Kazakhstan.

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Death of an election expert

Lani Guinier, controversial scholar of election law and minority rights, dies at 71.

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