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Election preview: Argentina

A three-way race for president in Argentina looks like confirming the country's leftward direction, but there may be troubled times ahead.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Party matters Leave a comment 25 October 2015

Election preview: Poland

Europe's rightward shift looks set to continue tomorrow in Poland, but an idiosyncratic party system could lead to some interesting parliamentary dynamics.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 24 October 2015

Two election results

The polls got it right in Switzerland; less so in Canada, but for explicable reasons.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, North America (ex-US) 2 Comments 21 October 2015

Election preview: Canada

Canada's Liberals look set to avenge their dreadful 2011 result tonight, meaning that the country might be set for fairer elections in future.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, North America (ex-US) 3 Comments 19 October 2015

Fending off the far right in central Europe

Vienna holds off a challenge from Austria's far-right party. Meanwhile, Swiss elections look like confirming the right's strength there, but in Switzerland votes bear little relationship to political power.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues 2 Comments 14 October 2015

The week’s election news

A quick roundup of electoral developments in Portugal, Belarus and the United States.

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Election preview: Portugal

Portugal looks set for a period of minority government, but without the popular reaction against austerity that's characterised many of its neighbors.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 3 October 2015

A victory, but not a mandate

Elections show Catalonia split down the middle on the question of independence. That's a good reason for Madrid to negotiate, but it's not a mandate for unilateral action.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 2 Comments 29 September 201528 January 2022

Catalan independence hangs in the balance

Voters in Catalonia go to the polls on Sunday in a regional election that will decide whether or not to push for independence. It looks like being close.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 1 Comment 25 September 201528 January 2022

Two down, plenty to go

The over-large field for the Republican presidential nomination is now a little smaller, but it hasn't lost any of its circus-like character.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 24 September 201530 October 2023

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