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Category: Elections

South Korea stays divided

South Koreans turn down the opportunity to give their centre-right president a more friendly legislature.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections 2 Comments 12 April 2024

No labels, no candidate

"No Labels" has given up its attempt to mount a presidential campaign, but conspiracist Robert Kennedy is still in the running.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 7 Comments 11 April 2024

Darkness in Slovakia

Slovakia's authoritarian leader gets the president he wanted, although the relationship between them hasn't always been smooth.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe Leave a comment 9 April 2024

Final figures in Tasmania

Tasmania's new parliament looks just as fragmented as it did on election night, but the major parties are still having trouble coming to terms with it.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 1 Comment 8 April 202413 July 2024

Easter roundup, part 2

More election news from around the world: featuring Turkey, Venezuela, Catalonia and Bulgaria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Spain 3 Comments 4 April 2024

Easter roundup, part 1

A look at election news from around the world, featuring Senegal, Indonesia, Vietnam, Slovakia and Ireland.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities, South-East Asia 4 Comments 27 March 20247 April 2024

Heads in the Tasmanian sand

Tasmania's Labor Party has refused to try to form government after Saturday's election, despite being better placed. The need to come to terms with coalition politics is getting more pressing.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 10 Comments 25 March 202428 March 2024

Election preview: Tasmania

Tasmania looks set for a fractured parliament and a minority government, but the voters could still have some surprises up their sleeves.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 1 Comment 22 March 202418 July 2025

Little change in Brisbane

Voters for Brisbane city council decide to mostly stick with the status quo, but the omens aren't good for Labor at this year's state election.

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Russia goes lower

Vladimir Putin's "re-election" confirms his country's gradual slide from flawed democracy to unvarnished dictatorship.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 19 March 202431 December 2024

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