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The return of Czechia’s “populist”

Czechs get the expected election result, with their billionaire former prime minister set to return to power.

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Election preview: Czechia

Czechs vote in a election with major strategic implications for central Europe.

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Moldova stays on track

Moldova's voters deliver a strong rebuke to Moscow's plans for the region, returning their pro-western government with its majority largely intact.

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Coup plotters around the world

Brazil's former president is convicted of an attempted coup; similar charges are being brought in Romania, but the US's plotter remains at large.

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More worry about preferences

Many Coalition voters in Australia seem convinced that their electoral woes are due to preferential voting. There's a small element of truth there, but not much.

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Two-party politics

Norway provides a lesson on how multiple parties can create something like a two-party system.

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Tassie like it’s 1996

The Tasmanian election has been put to bed at last, with an understanding between the Liberals and the Greens, an unsuccessful no-confidence vote and a Labor leadership change.

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Left pays the price in Bolivia

Two decades of left-wing rule come to an end in Bolivia, with two right-of-centre candidates to contest the presidential runoff in October.

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Tasmania wraps up (sort of)

The final seat in Tasmania is decided at the end of a fascinating count. But it remains to be seen who will end up in government.

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Redistribution time again

As we wait for final Tasmanian results, we can look at the prospect of coming redistributions in Australia. Unfortunately, the numbers they will rely on have a very poor record for accuracy.

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