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Slovakia and South Carolina

It's something of a comeback for centrism as Saturday's voting saw two big defeats for the left.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, United States 7 Comments 3 March 2020

A quick Israeli preview

Israel votes yet again, with no obvious end in sight to its political deadlock.

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Election preview: Slovakia

Slovakia's election looks like returning a parliament even more fragmented than the last one, in striking contrast to its neighbors' drift into authoritarianism.

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Sanders and the debate over “electability”

On the eve of the South Carolina primary, Democrats are still trying to work out how "electability" works, and how much it matters.

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Germany’s problem is our problem

A resolution of sorts to the crisis in Thuringia, but still no clear answer to the centre-right's dilemma.

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Democrats counting their troubles

More counting issues plague the Democrats in Nevada, but they don't stop Bernie Sanders scoring a resounding win. Nor is there much sign of consolidation among his opponents.

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On to Nevada!

Bernie Sanders has consolidated has position as favorite for the Democrat nomination, but there's still a long way to go.

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Final Irish numbers

Final results from the Irish election suggest that it will be very difficult to form a government without somehow bringing Sinn Féin within the tent.

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Back in New Hampshire

Bernie Sanders will start a strong favorite in tonight's New Hampshire primary. His path to the nomination depends on his opponents failing to unite against him.

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Sinn Féin shakes up Ireland

Ireland's traditional two major parties record the worst combined vote in their history, setting up a difficult three-way tussle in the new parliament.

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