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Why Poland matters

Polish voters have the opportunity tomorrow either to deliver a check to the worldwide campaign to wind back liberal democracy, or to give it further momentum.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Ideas, Political issues 3 Comments 12 October 201926 January 2022

Election preview: Poland

Poland looks set for a very close election on Sunday, with its right-wing government starting as a narrow favorite.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 11 October 20192 September 2020

Socialists back in Portugal

A good result for the opinion polls, as Portuguese voters deliver a vote of confidence in their centre-left government.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 7 October 2019

Election preview: Portugal

Portugal's election on Sunday is expected to produce a triumph for the centre-left – rather an untypical thing in Europe these days.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 4 October 2019

Brexit, always Brexit

Another week, another round of Brexit manoeuvring. Is the British government serious about a deal?

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Kurz’s choice in Austria

Austria's centre-right leader has done well enough in his country's election to have a free choice of coalition partners. Good news also for the Greens; less so for centre-left and far right.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 4 Comments 30 September 2019

Election preview: Austria

Austria's young centre-right leader looks set for a good result on Sunday, and should have some new options for forming government.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 4 Comments 27 September 2019

Netanyahu’s last stand

Israel's second election for the year has failed to solve the problem thrown up by the last one, but it has put Benjamin Netanyahu more on the defensive.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 23 September 2019

First Israel, now Spain

Spain's politicians have failed to agree on a new government, sending their country back to the polls. Benjamin Netanyahu could tell them that that's a risky strategy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East, Spain 3 Comments 20 September 201926 January 2022

More Brexit election numbers

Britain's divided House of Commons is unlikely to survive much longer, but a replacement may not end up making things any clearer.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 19 September 201926 January 2022

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