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Election preview: Taiwan

Taiwan's president looks comfortably set for re-election tomorrow, being an unintended beneficiary of the Chinese government's aggressive approach to Hong Kong.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Political issues 1 Comment 10 January 2020

Slow progress for Uzbek democracy

Elections in Uzbekistan represent a step forward, but genuine democracy is still some way off.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections 1 Comment 8 January 2020

Two new governments

Spain and Austria are both getting new governments this week, after negotiations produced two very different coalitions.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Spain 8 Comments 7 January 202026 January 2022

Croatia turfs out another president

The first election result for the year brings good news for the centre-left.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 6 January 2020

What to watch for in 2020

A rundown on what to expect on the world electoral scene in the coming year.

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Charles Richardson Elections 1 Comment 3 January 20203 January 2020

2019 in review

There was plenty of good and bad in 2019. Here's a quick recap of some of the highlights.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Political issues 2 Comments 2 January 2020

It was a good idea at the time

When Israel eventually gets a new government, it will have to deal with a situation vis-a-vis the Palestinians that, despite appearances, has changed radically in the past decade.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 30 December 2019

What are the Republicans afraid of?

Republican senators seem certain to stand behind their impeached president, not because they support him but because they are afraid of the alternatives.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 2 Comments 23 December 201914 February 2020

Election preview: Croatia (presidency)

The last European election for the year sees Croatia's president in a close fight for re-election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 20 December 2019

Who lost Brexit?

Labour's loss in last week's British election is being widely blamed on Brexit. But what exactly could it have done differently?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 19 December 201926 January 2022

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