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Change on the right in New Zealand

New Zealand's centre-right opposition party chooses a new leader, with a difficult but by no means impossible task ahead of him.

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Third time lucky in Honduras

Counting has stalled in Honduras, but the left has much too big a lead to be overtaken in the race for president.

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Covid-denial fares badly at the polls

A referendum in Switzerland delivers a big win for public health measures and against the anti-vax lobby.

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End of an era in East Asia

South Korea's last two military rulers die within a month of each other, prompting reflections on the era that they represented and the relationship between authoritarianism and economic growth.

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Change in Germany and Sweden

Germany is on the way to a new government and Sweden briefly had a new prime minister. Both cases show the need for co-operation across a broad ideological front.

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Centre loses out in Chile

It was a good result for the opinion polls in Chile. Not so good for voters, who will have to choose between the extremes in the second round.

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A deputy premier goes down

The resignation of South Australia's embattled deputy premier contains an important lesson for how we think about responsible government.

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Election preview: Chile

The collapse of the centre in Chilean politics looks like leading to a presidential contest between the extremes.

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Back on the Brexit train

Britain and Europe are negotiating again, in yet another round of dealing with the consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland.

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Bulgaria votes for change

Bulgarian voters have swung behind a new anti-corruption party, which now faces the task of putting together a majority coalition.

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