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Election preview: Hungary

Hungarians seem set to re-elect their controversial centre-right government, helped by the new electoral system it introduced.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 1 Comment 4 April 2014

Turkey and Russia: compare and contrast

Turkish local elections give its ruling party a vote of confidence, doing little to allay fears of growing authoritarianism. Vladimir Putin's Russia looks increasingly like a role model.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media, Middle East, Political issues 2 Comments 3 April 2014

France gets a new prime minister

French president François Hollande responds to defeat in local elections by a bold shift to the right. His new prime minister evokes memories of Nicolas Sarkozy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 1 Comment 1 April 201428 January 2022

A bad day for M. Hollande

As expected, France's local elections were a disaster for the incumbent Socialist Party. François Hollande may be looking for a new prime minister, new policies, or both.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 2 Comments 31 March 201428 January 2022

Another incumbent falls short

Slovakian voters have turned down their prime minister's bid to become president, voting instead for a hire-purchase entrepreneur turned philanthropist.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 30 March 2014

Election news from around the world

This week in our semi-regular roundup: news from Serbia, Slovakia, El Salvador, Maldives and Algeria.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 2 Comments 28 March 2014

Trouble on the far right

Europe's far-right, anti-immigrant and eurosceptic parties are not one big happy family. Far from it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 26 March 2014

French local elections for beginners

The far-right National Front has done well in the first round of France's local elections. Here's what you need to know to understand the results.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France 7 Comments 24 March 201428 January 2022

On to a second round in Slovakia

Slovakia's prime minister is trying to become president, but his performance in the first round was disappointing. It's another setback for the European left.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 19 March 2014

Big win for incumbents in Serbia

The Serbian Progressive Party has been triumphantly re-elected in Serbia, bringing the country further into the European mainstream.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 2 Comments 17 March 2014

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