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Category: Elections

France’s far right plays to the base

A year out from France's presidential election, Emmanuel Macron's strongest card is once again the disunity of his opponents, and especially the fact that the far right is at the head of the pack.

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Election preview: Tasmania

Tasmania's Liberal government is seeking a third term in office, and looks like benefiting from the indulgence that voters are giving to incumbents in time of crisis.

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Incumbents back in Albania

A mostly status-quo election in Albania, and the country's corrupt leader wins re-election, but things could be a lot worse.

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Germany five months out

Germany's two leading parties have both announced their standard-bearers for September's election. Will they end up governing together for the first time?

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Election preview: Albania

Another Balkan election on Sunday, with Albania's two-term government facing an uncertain fate.

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April results roundup

This month our regular electoral roundup brings news from Greenland, Samoa, Georgia and Western Australia.

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Disaster in Peru

A fragmented presidential election in Peru sends two extremist candidates into the runoff, far left against far right.

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Two presidential previews

South American neighbors Ecuador and Peru vote on Sunday in contrasting presidential elections.

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Change on the way in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's prime minister suffers a major setback in parliamentary elections, but the shape of a government that could replace him is unclear, to say the least.

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Election preview: Bulgaria

Bulgaria faces its most important election in many years, with a corrupt and authoritarian government facing broad but fragmented opposition.

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