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January electoral roundup

Your monthly (at best) roundup of election news, featuring Vanuatu, Ghana, Mozambique and Croatia.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Oceania 2 Comments 17 January 2025

Insurrection then and now

Peaceful presidential transition in the United States throws Donald Trump's subversion in 2021 into sharper relief – as do current proceedings in South Korea.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, East Asia, Elections, United States, War and peace 5 Comments 11 January 202529 April 2026

Austria starts the year badly

Coalition talks in Austria break down, opening the way to a far-right prime minister.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 5 Comments 7 January 2025

2025 election preview

Make plans for 2025 with the aid of our guide to the year's noteworthy elections.

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2024 in review

There have been negatives among the positives, but this has nonetheless been a big year for democracy. A top 15 list of elections, with commentary.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas 3 Comments 31 December 2024

The fall of John Pesutto

The Victorian Liberal Party changes leaders yet again, setting itself up for a strategy to target the outer suburbs.

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Germany goes even earlier

A German election draws closer, with some hopes of a recovery by the centre-left incumbents.

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Ireland & Iceland

It's a big weekend in the North Atlantic, with parliamentary elections in Ireland today and Iceland tomorrow.

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An earthquake in Romania

A shock result in Romania puts a Putinist newcomer in pole position for the second round of the presidential election. The intervening parliamentary election may (or may not) clarify the situation.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 4 Comments 26 November 2024

Talking to the other side

Rebecca Solnit explains the fallacy involved in much post-election advice to the Democrats.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 25 November 2024

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