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Brazil two months out

With two months until Brazil's presidential election, the controversial incumbent could by laying the foundations for a Trump-style attempt at subversion.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America, United States 2 Comments 2 August 2022

Fixing American elections, revisited

Reform of the US Electoral Count Act has advanced on the agenda, but progress is by no means assured.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 28 July 2022

A note on preference flows

The release of more figures from May's Australian election gives an insight into the behavior of those who support minor parties and independents.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 3 Comments 26 July 2022

Italy heads to the polls

An early election has been scheduled for September in Italy after the collapse of the Draghi government. Unless their opponents can pull something out of the hat, the right is set for a majority – possibly a fractious one.

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The Senate comes through again

Australia's Senate once again shows itself to have better democratic credentials than the House of Representatives, despite its severe malapportionment.

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Death in Japan

The assassination of Shinzo Abe seems to have given his party an electoral boost, but it also puts the spotlight on the defence issues that he championed.

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Australia’s new pendulum

Updating the electoral pendulum with the results of Australia's May election reveals some interesting things about the way the different parties are placed.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 5 Comments 5 July 2022

Tactical voting, here and there

Boris Johnson suffers two sweeping by-election defeats, one of them strongly influenced by tactical voting. It provides an interesting counterpoint to the discussion of tactical voting in Australia.

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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 27 June 2022

June electoral roundup

A regular feature: this month, electoral news from Israel, Bulgaria, Grenada and Australia.

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A look at the French figures

Emmanuel Macron has suffered a major setback in France's parliamentary election, but he and his party are not without reserves of strength.

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