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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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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 4 Comments 7 January 202214 January 2022

Understanding preferences

Election year in Australia means more talk about preferences. Kevin Bonham is a vital resource for understanding what's going on.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters 7 Comments 6 January 20227 January 2022

What to watch for in 2022

Some big elections are on the way in 2022. Here are the main ones to look out for.

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Charles Richardson Elections 1 Comment 4 January 20224 January 2022

2021 in review

As the year comes to a close we look back on notable elections and trends.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues 1 Comment 31 December 2021

No, not Libya

The electoral year ends with Libya's presidential election postponed again, in a symptom of the country's failure of governance.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Middle East, War and peace 1 Comment 30 December 202130 December 2021

French left still lost in the wilderness

France's array of centre-left and further left presidential candidates still show no signs of organising themselves behind a common standard-bearer.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 4 Comments 23 December 202126 January 2022

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