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Category: Elections

A “libertarian” goes down

Final results from the New South Wales state election show the Liberal Democrats missing out on an upper house seat, for interesting reasons.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, Personalities 3 Comments 16 April 201929 September 2022

Centre-left wins one at last

Finland's new parliament is a very mixed bag. Expect a long period of negotiations before a government is formed.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 1 Comment 15 April 201926 January 2022

Election preview: Finland

Finland's government will not survive tomorrow's election in its current form, but drastic change seems unlikely.

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Election preview: Israel

Israeli elections usually involve minor reshuffles among the same cast of characters. This one looks like following the pattern, but it may be that Netanyahu's luck will finally run out.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Political issues 6 Comments 8 April 20198 April 2019

One autocrat down, another two winged

Change in the Middle East didn't finish with the Arab Spring. Algeria's president resigned this week, and his counterparts in Sudan and Turkey are under threat.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Political issues 4 Comments 5 April 20195 April 2019

Election preview: Ukraine (presidency)

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election for a second term – but if the polls are right, he could lose to an actor who plays a fictional president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 31 March 201920 April 2019

Results roundup

Election news from Thailand and three countries in eastern Europe.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, South-East Asia 4 Comments 29 March 2019

Good news for Scott Morrison – sort of

The New South Wales government is returned in a better-than-expected result that provides some comfort (although not much) for its federal counterpart.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections 3 Comments 24 March 2019

Election preview: Thailand

In the weekend's other big election, Thailand goes to the polls on Sunday, hoping for a peaceful transition out of military rule.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, South-East Asia 1 Comment 22 March 201922 March 2019

Election preview: New South Wales

The New South Wales Coalition government seeks a third term on Saturday, with the polls suggesting a very even contest.

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