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A Canadian postmortem

Canada's unnecessary election wraps up, with a status quo result and the usual gross disproportion between what voters wanted and what they got.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, North America (ex-US) 11 Comments 30 September 2021

Democracy isn’t complicated

An easy guide to understanding the German electoral system.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Oceania 5 Comments 28 September 202126 January 2022

Germany almost live

Analysis and interpretation of German election results as they appear.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 10 Comments 27 September 202126 January 2022

Election preview: Germany

Germany finally faces its post-Merkel future, with Sunday's election looking fairly clear in its general shape but highly uncertain in its consequences.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 2 Comments 24 September 20211 January 2023

Election preview: Iceland

Iceland's election on Saturday is a confused affair, with up to nine parties likely to win seats, but it also foreshadows some of the themes of the German election the following day.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 1 Comment 23 September 202126 January 2022

Results roundup

Results and analysis from four big recent elections: Norway, California, Russia and Canada.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, North America (ex-US), Scandinavia, United States 6 Comments 21 September 202126 January 2022

Canada one more time

Only two years into his term, Canada's prime minister is chancing his luck, and as usual the electoral system has some tricks up its sleeve.

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“Election” preview: Russia

Russia votes on Sunday to elect another tame parliament for Vladimir Putin, although his party looks like having a reduced majority.

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A recall in California

California's governor looks like surviving an attempt to recall him, but the vote casts a light both on some of the state's quirks and on the mania that's taken hold of the Republican Party.

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Election preview: Norway

If the polls are right, Norway's Labour Party is set to return to government after eight years in opposition.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 3 Comments 13 September 202126 January 2022

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