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Category: Elections

Turning-point in Poland?

Poland's far-right government faces trouble both at home and abroad, but its position in this year's election is far from hopeless.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 8 June 2023

Now for Warrandyte!

With another by-election on the horizon, Victoria's Liberal Party is confronted by the ghosts of its past.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 3 Comments 2 June 2023

Alberta divided

Voters in a Canadian province have abandoned multi-party politics and returned to a rather rigid two-party system.

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Charles Richardson Elections, North America (ex-US), Party matters 6 Comments 1 June 2023

Spain goes early

Spain's prime minister responds to bad results in regional elections by calling an early national election for July.

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No surprise in Turkey

Turkey's autocratic president wins re-election as expected, with a mandate to continue his uneasy balance between east and west.

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Timor, Thailand, Turkey

A big win for the opposition in East Timor, plus updates on Thailand and Turkey.

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The Republican field gets bigger

Tim Scott declares himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, with Ron DeSantis expected to follow. Can either of them beat Donald Trump?

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Greece swings rightward

Greece's election was a bad result for the opinion polls, and looks like being a poor outcome for democracy as well.

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Two election previews

East Timor and Greece go to the polls on Sunday, with incumbent governments in some peril in both.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, South-East Asia 2 Comments 19 May 202317 August 2023

Dissolution in Ecuador

Ecuador's president dissolves the legislature before it can begin his impeachment trial, bringing on an early election for his own position as well.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Latin America 6 Comments 18 May 202325 May 2023

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