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Presidential problems in the Americas, revisited

The case for parliamentary government has been strengthened, not weakened, by the recent troubles in Brazil and the United States.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Latin America, Party matters, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 12 January 2023

Fiji chooses democracy, sort of

Fiji's original military ruler returns to power, this time as the champion of democracy. It's a cautionary tale, in which Australia has played a disreputable part.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Oceania 4 Comments 30 December 2022

Peruvian democracy fights back

An attempted coup by Peru's president is frustrated by an impressive display of institutional resilience.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Latin America 4 Comments 9 December 2022

Making parliamentarism work in France

Emmanuel Macron's prime minister survives a vote of no confidence, despite an unusual alliance of left and far right.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, France Leave a comment 28 October 2022

October electoral roundup

An update on electoral news, this months featuring Slovenia, Vanuatu, Iraq and Thailand.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, South-East Asia 1 Comment 26 October 202226 October 2022

What Truss means

Liz Truss bows out, and the Conservative Party tries changing the rules to prevent further embarrassment. But the constitutional problem runs deep.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Constitutional law, Europe, Party matters 13 Comments 21 October 20225 December 2022

The wages of insurrection

A New Mexico court enforces the disqualification clause of the fourteenth amendment for the first time in a century. Much bigger targets may be in sight.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Political issues, United States Leave a comment 8 September 202230 September 2022

A Thatcherite in power?

Britain gets a new prime minister today with the elevation of Liz Truss to the Conservative leadership. What does it all mean?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Constitutional law, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Personalities 4 Comments 6 September 2022

Results on three continents

A president narrowly returned in Angola, a high-profile loss in Alaska and the draft constitution goes down in Chile.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, Party matters, Referenda, United States 2 Comments 5 September 2022

Chile and Colombia

Chile votes on a new constitution, while Colombia sets out a path to drug legalisation.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Latin America, Media, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 2 September 20222 September 2022

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