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Elections in divided countries

Cyprus's legislative election produces the expected result. Meanwhile, a long-delayed election was held in another very interesting divided country.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues 1 Comment 3 June 2021

Another Trumpist in trouble

Not all incumbents have benefited from Covid-19: Brazil shows that a sufficiently bad performance will eventually turn the tide of public opinion.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Latin America, Political issues 1 Comment 3 June 20213 June 2021

Netanyahu on the ropes

After four elections, two months of negotiations and a short war, Israel finally seems on the verge of a change of government.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Party matters Leave a comment 31 May 2021

Election preview: Cyprus (legislature)

Cyprus's centre-right president will be hoping that Sunday's election returns a sympathetic legislature for the remainder of his term.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 28 May 2021

Assad wins again!

After ten years of civil war, Syria holds what could only generously be described as an election, with predictable results.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, War and peace 1 Comment 28 May 2021

A do-it-yourself inauguration in Samoa

A constitutional crisis in Samoa has so far failed to attract much support for democracy from the Australian government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Oceania, Political issues 3 Comments 25 May 202125 May 2021

May electoral roundup

A regular feature. This month, electoral news from Samoa, Ethiopia, Chad and Bulgaria.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Oceania, War and peace 4 Comments 21 May 2021

Chile shifts left

Chile's process of drafting a new constitution takes a step forward, with various shades of left winning a majority in the constitutional convention.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 19 May 2021

Britain debates preferential voting, again

Ten years after rejecting a move to slightly improve its electoral system, Britain is proposing to go backwards.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe Leave a comment 17 May 202126 January 2022

Tasmania wraps up

Tasmania's election result is confirmed, and the Liberal government immediately loses one of its MPs.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 1 Comment 14 May 2021

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