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No surprise in Brazil

Brazil heads into dangerous waters with the election of an authoritarian president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 29 October 2018

Election preview: Brazil runoff

Brazil chooses its new president tomorrow, with a right-wing authoritarian the unbackable favorite.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, United States 3 Comments 27 October 2018

Worrying about the far left, part III

Now if ever seems to be the time for a new popular front. Can liberals, social democrats and Marxists manage to work together?

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Latin America, Party matters, Political issues, United States 7 Comments 25 October 201827 January 2022

Worrying about the far left, part II

If we assume that the political extremes are equally dangerous in principle, are there still good practical reasons to worry about one more than the other? I think there are.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 15 Comments 17 October 201827 January 2022

Luxembourg update

Luxembourg's coalition government retains its majority, although the traditional centre-left and centre-right parties both do badly.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 16 October 2018

Big shifts in Bavaria?

Bavaria's centre-right government loses its majority in an election that shows big changes in party support. There may be wider lessons for Germany and the world.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 15 October 201827 January 2022

Election preview: Luxembourg

Europe's only remaining grand duchy holds elections on Sunday, with the centre-right aiming to regain power.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 12 October 2018

Results roundup

Election news from the weekend from Brazil, Latvia, Cameroon, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Romania.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Latin America, Referenda 3 Comments 8 October 2018

Two European previews

Latvia and Bosnia & Herzegovina go the polls on Sunday, with neither expecting drastic change.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 5 October 2018

Election preview: first round Brazil

Sunday's election in Brazil is just the start of a critical battle between Trumpism and democracy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America, Party matters 2 Comments 4 October 201826 October 2018

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