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Whither Belgium?

Belgium finally looks set for a new government, 16 months after its election, but it will have to deal with a deeply divided country.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 3 Comments 25 September 202023 October 2021

Italy’s government looks a little more comfortable

Italy went to the polls at the weekend for a referendum and a number of regional elections. Results are mixed, but from the government's point of view could have been a lot worse.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Italy, Party matters 1 Comment 22 September 202026 January 2022

Bulgarians in the streets

Protests in Bulgaria have so far been unsuccessful in securing the departure of its badly compromised leader. But electoral retribution may not be far off.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 3 Comments 15 September 2020

Slow revolution in Belarus

The Belurusian opposition continues to defy autocrat Alexander Lukashenko, with no sign yet of a clear victory for either side.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 2 Comments 8 September 2020

September election roundup

Your semi-regular update on electoral news from around the world. This week, Jamaica, Montenegro, North Macedonia and the Northern Territory.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, North America (ex-US) Leave a comment 7 September 20207 September 2020

Two months to go

The US votes in two months' time, and there's been a strong shift towards Donald Trump in the betting market. But it doesn't seem to reflect anything that's visible so far in the polls.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 7 Comments 4 September 2020

Upheaval in Montenegro

The opposition appears to have won a one-seat majority in Montengro, potentially ending the 30-year rule of its autocratic leader.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Uncategorized 6 Comments 1 September 20201 September 2020

Election preview: Montenegro

Montenegro's leader, in power for an extraordinary thirty years, faces a serious electoral test on Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 28 August 2020

Third party flops in the Territory

Another Covid-influenced election produces a good result for the incumbents: the Northern Territory's Labor government is returned, and the new Territory Alliance performs poorly.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 3 Comments 24 August 202024 August 2020

August election roundup

An occasional feature: today, electoral news from Trinidad & Tobago, Belgium, Ivory Coast and New Zealand

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, North America (ex-US), Oceania, Party matters 2 Comments 18 August 2020

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