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Category: Elections

In France

You'll have to wait until Sunday for a preview of the French presidential election, but it'll come from live on the spot.

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Charles Richardson Administrative, Elections, Europe, France 2 Comments 8 April 20228 April 2022

Mr Putin wins one

Hungary's autocratic leader wins big on a promise to stay out of the war in Ukraine. It's not clear how well the message will generalise.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 11 Comments 7 April 20227 April 2022

Two autocrats tested

Autocratic governments in Serbia and Hungary face the voters on Sunday. One looks like being relatively untroubled, but the other holds only a narrow lead.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 2 Comments 1 April 2022

Europe’s first wartime elections

Two European elections, in Malta and the Saar, both return big results for the centre-left, although on a reduced turnout.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 4 Comments 28 March 202231 May 2022

March electoral roundup

This month's round up of electoral news covers France, Colombia, Canada and Malta.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Latin America, North America (ex-US) 5 Comments 23 March 2022

An incumbent falls at last

South Australia's government loses badly despite an apparently successful record in combating Covid-19. Are voters ready to move on to other things?

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A close one in South Korea

After Moon Jae-in's single term the centre-right returns to the presidency in South Korea, by a very narrow margin.

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A dozen starters in France

The field is now set for France's presidential election, with Emmanuel Macron so far coasting towards re-election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France 1 Comment 8 March 2022

Election preview: South Korea

South Korea is set for a close presidential election, but the conservative candidate seems to have the edge.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections 1 Comment 7 March 2022

France’s candidates line up

Eight candidates have so far qualified to run for president of France. Several others are still struggling to make the deadline, including some of the most controversial.

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