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A president does the right thing

Ivory Coast's president decides not to push his luck and seek another term. His shoes may be difficult to fill.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Political issues 4 Comments 25 March 2020

A presumptive nominee. So what next?

Joe Biden and the Democrat leadership are turning their focus away from the nomination contest and towards the general election. But they're doing so in unpredictable times.

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An interrupted election in France

French local elections are disrupted by the health crisis, which could work to the advantage of the president and his centrist party.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France 2 Comments 20 March 202026 January 2022

Slovakia and Belgium, compare and contrast

A quick success in forming government in Slovakia; a very drawn-out failure in Belgium.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 7 Comments 19 March 2020

Florida, Illinois, Arizona – live

Covid-19 is disrupting the electoral process in the United States, but three out of four primaries are still going ahead. Check out the results as they come in.

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Another good week for Joe Biden

Bernie Sanders has just one shot left in the locker. Barring something very unexpected, the Democrat race should be all over by the middle of next week.

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Focus on Michigan

With six states voting today, it looks as if Michigan could be the last stand for Bernie Sanders.

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Making sense of Malaysia

A complicated political crisis in Malaysia threatens to undo the historic election result of 2018, with some lessons for the rest of us.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, Political issues, South-East Asia 6 Comments 10 March 2020

Super Joe!

Joe Biden wins big on Super Tuesday, raising the possibility of an early end to the Democrat race.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, United States 4 Comments 5 March 202026 January 2022

No third-time-lucky in Israel

Israel's third election in a year produces gains for Benjamin Netanyahu, but no change to the basic political deadlock.

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