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Kenyan results trickle in

Waiting for Kenyan election results is a slow process. To pass the time, you can try to work out when the second round would be held.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Media 2 Comments 5 March 2013

Election preview: Kenya

Kenya votes for a new president today, with hopes that the process will be more peaceful than last time. Raila Odinga is narrowly favored to win the job at his third attempt.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 1 Comment 4 March 2013

Netanyahu gets an extension

Benjamin Netanyahu has another 14 days to try to put together a new government. For the first time, there seems a real chance that he might not succeed.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Party matters Leave a comment 3 March 2013

Italy set for minority government

It's looking as if Italy's populists will tolerate a minority centre-left government – for a while at least. But nobody will know for sure until parliament meets.

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Lib Dems live to fight another day

Finally, some good news for Britain's Liberal Democrats. Not so good for the Conservatives, who are going to have to face their eurosceptic demons.

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Italy, the morning after

Deadlock reigns in post-election Italy, but at least it's not quite as bad as some of the media would have you believe.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Media 1 Comment 27 February 201328 January 2022

It’s 2006 all over again

Italy's election is a real cliffhanger, uncannily like 2006 – but with one crucial difference.

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Cyprus gets a president

Cyprus got the expected result in the second round of its presidential election. Now all eyes are on Italy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe Leave a comment 25 February 2013

An electoral roundup

Results from Ecuador, Armenia and Grenada, plus an early election looming in Bulgaria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America (ex-US) 1 Comment 21 February 2013

Netanyahu bags a centrist

Benjamin Netanyahu needs some centrist cover to form a new right-wing coalition. Now, four weeks after the Israeli election, he seems to have found it.

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