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Venezuela splits the left

Venezuela's embattled president finds he is lacking support from many leaders who might have been thought to be his natural allies.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas, Latin America, War and peace 1 Comment 2 August 20242 August 2024

How not to rig an election

Venezuela's election, as was feared in advance, is clearly fraudulent. Whether or not it can be overturned is another question.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 3 Comments 1 August 20241 August 2024

Courts and constitutions revisited

Joe Biden launches an attempt to make reform of the Supreme Court into an election issue.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 30 July 202429 April 2026

Betting on Harris

Kamala Harris has improved the Democrats' position in the opinion polls, although the betting markets seem to be lagging behind.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 3 Comments 29 July 202429 July 2024

Election preview: Venezuela

Venezuela's president is facing probable defeat, but it's far from clear whether he will accept the result.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 1 Comment 26 July 202426 July 2024

Still no French government

France's left has advanced as far as settling on a candidate for prime minister, but the hard part is yet to come.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters Leave a comment 25 July 202425 July 2024

Harris gets her chance

Kamala Harris is given her big opportunity at a time when her country and her party are facing disaster.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 22 July 202414 April 2026

The centre holds, twice

The EU's prime minister and the French parliament's speaker both keep their jobs, showing that mainstream parties can sometimes stick together.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 1 Comment 19 July 202419 July 2024

Britain’s Tories confront Faragism

Fresh off a massive election loss, Britain's Conservative Party needs to make some decisions about its future.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 18 July 202418 July 2024

Two new parliaments

The results of the French and European elections will be tested tomorrow at legislative sessions in Paris and Strasbourg.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 2 Comments 17 July 202419 November 2024

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