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World blogging returns, with news from Greece, Japan, the US, Moldova, Tunisia and Hungary.

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Charles Richardson Administrative, Africa, Australia, East Asia, Elections, Middle East, Party matters, United States 2 Comments 16 December 201428 January 2022

UKIP scores again

The UK Independence Party wins itself a second seat in the House of Commons. It's bad news for the Conservatives, and not much joy for Labour or the Lib Dems either.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 22 November 201428 January 2022

Lessons from Victoria

Some recent stories on the Victorian election contain lessons of more general relevance.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Elections, Media, Party matters Leave a comment 21 November 201428 January 2022

A snap Japanese election

Japan unexpectedly goes to the polls next month, with a faltering economy and an electoral system that's already been ruled unconstitutional.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Electoral law 2 Comments 20 November 201418 September 2020

Romania gets a German president

Romania's voters show they don't want to give their prime minister a promotion, opting instead for an ethnic German from the centre-right.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 18 November 2014

US midterm elections live (more or less) coverage

Regular updates on the US midterm elections, with Senate control still in doubt.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States Leave a comment 5 November 2014

Two steps forward, one back in Tunisia

Tunisian voters deliver a check to the Islamists, opting instead for secular forces with a link to the authoritarian past. But it's good to have a choice.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Middle East 1 Comment 2 November 2014

Four elections in one day

A summary of yesterday's four elections, in Brazil, Ukraine, Tunisia and Uruguay.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 1 Comment 27 October 2014

Fragile ceasefire still holds in Ukraine

Ukraine's ceasefire with its separatists has succeeded in stopping most of the fighting, but a permanent solution to the conflict still seems a long way off.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace Leave a comment 20 October 2014

Bosnia & Herzegovina: still not looking like a real country

Elections at the weekend in Bosnia & Herzegovina show that ethnic division is still the overriding reality, despite some obvious public dissatisfaction.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 16 October 201428 January 2022

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