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Malta goes early again

The EU's smallest member will go to the polls next month, with its Labour prime minister set to win his party a third term in office.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 21 February 2022

February election roundup

Your monthly update of electoral news around the world: features Costa Rica, Australia, Spain and Switzerland.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 1 Comment 14 February 202216 February 2022

Republicans divided

Donald Trump's assaults on truth are sometimes so brazen that they provoke resistance within the Republican Party. A battle for control cannot be postponed indefinitely.

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France, two months out

France begins voting for president in two months time, with the still-undeclared incumbent looking in a strong position.

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A preview and some results

There are presidential and legislative elections in Costa Rica on Sunday. Also recent results from Italy, Barbados and Northern Cyprus.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Latin America, Middle East, North America (ex-US) 2 Comments 4 February 2022

Best not to force an early election

Portugal's centre-left prime minister wins a third term, as voters punish the parties that forced the early election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 31 January 202210 February 2022

Election preview: Portugal

Portugal's centre-left prime minister goes to an early election, without much hope of changing the parliamentary arithmetic.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 28 January 2022

Three European presidents

Italy's presidential election begins today, with no clear front-runner so far. But Germany and the European parliament have both arrived at a consensus.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Italy, Party matters 1 Comment 24 January 202226 January 2022

January electoral roundup

A monthly feature: election news from around the world. This time, Barbados, Northern Cyprus, the Netherlands and North Macedonia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East, North America (ex-US), Party matters 3 Comments 18 January 2022

Insurrection, one year on

Twelve months after it looked into the abyss, American democracy is still in a perilous condition.

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