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Coup plotters around the world

Brazil's former president is convicted of an attempted coup; similar charges are being brought in Romania, but the US's plotter remains at large.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Latin America, United States 4 Comments 18 September 202518 September 2025

More worry about preferences

Many Coalition voters in Australia seem convinced that their electoral woes are due to preferential voting. There's a small element of truth there, but not much.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 4 Comments 13 September 2025

Two-party politics

Norway provides a lesson on how multiple parties can create something like a two-party system.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 4 Comments 9 September 202510 September 2025

Tassie like it’s 1996

The Tasmanian election has been put to bed at last, with an understanding between the Liberals and the Greens, an unsuccessful no-confidence vote and a Labor leadership change.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 1 Comment 20 August 2025

Left pays the price in Bolivia

Two decades of left-wing rule come to an end in Bolivia, with two right-of-centre candidates to contest the presidential runoff in October.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 19 August 202520 August 2025

Tasmania wraps up (sort of)

The final seat in Tasmania is decided at the end of a fascinating count. But it remains to be seen who will end up in government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 2 Comments 4 August 2025

Redistribution time again

As we wait for final Tasmanian results, we can look at the prospect of coming redistributions in Australia. Unfortunately, the numbers they will rely on have a very poor record for accuracy.

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Japan’s PM on the rocks

Japan's upper house election delivers a strong rebuke to the government and will probably lead to the demise of its prime minister.

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Back to the drawing board in Tasmania

The Liberals do well in in Tasmania, but the major-party vote stays obstinately below 66% and Labor may still end up in government.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 6 Comments 21 July 202521 July 2025

Election preview: Tasmania, again

Tasmania votes tomorrow in the earliest of early elections, but a change of government will be more the responsibility of the politicians than of the voters.

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