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Another shocker in Canada

Ontario's vaguely Trumpist government is re-elected, despite again having far fewer votes than its opponents – a common Canadian problem.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Media, North America (ex-US) 5 Comments 6 June 2022

Maybe not the potato (reprise)

Australia's Liberal Party has a new leader, but there's no sign that he recognises the need for any change in direction - or would be able to implement it if he did.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 3 Comments 31 May 202217 June 2022

A multi-party Australia at last?

Australia suddenly finds itself in something rather like a multi-party system. It may be able to learn something from countries where that is more the norm.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Party matters 1 Comment 27 May 2022

Albanese’s parliament

A closer look at the shape of Australia's new parliament, including the still uncertain Senate.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 4 Comments 26 May 2022

Disaster in the heartland

It's hard to overstate the disaster that has overtaken the Liberal Party in its heartland. It may recover, but it will never be the same again.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 11 Comments 24 May 202229 April 2026

The minor league steps up

Labor in Australia is on track for a parliamentary majority with less than a third of the vote. Voters have said clearly that they are unhappy with what the major parties are offering.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 7 Comments 23 May 2022

Why does it all matter?

There's a mood for change in Australia, but it's not yet certain that it's different elements will mesh together well enough to unseat the Morrison government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 20 May 20228 September 2022

Election preview: Australia

Australia's right-wing government is seeking re-election, and hoping that it can out-perform the opinion polls as it did last time.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 1 Comment 19 May 202220 May 2022

Ukraine does well at the polls

The war in Ukraine has led to a wave of strategic rethinking in Europe, with ripple effects in a German state election at the weekend.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 16 May 2022

An incumbent falls at last

South Australia's government loses badly despite an apparently successful record in combating Covid-19. Are voters ready to move on to other things?

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