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Czechs swing rightwards

Another election, another bad result for the centre-left. The future direction of Czech politics is uncertain, although public opinion remains basically centrist.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Ideas, Personalities 2 Comments 23 October 201727 January 2022

Election preview: Japan

Prime minister Shinzo Abe is seeking a fresh mandate, and seems unlikely to have much trouble getting it.

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Election preview: Czechia

A populist is set for victory in Czechia. What does that even mean?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 4 Comments 21 October 20177 October 2021

A very quick election roundup

An occasional feature. This week, Czechia, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and Catalonia.

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Charles Richardson Australia, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda, Spain Leave a comment 20 October 201727 January 2022

Always wait for the postals

Austria's far right does badly on postal votes, shifting the atmospherics a bit from the way they looked on election night.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media 2 Comments 17 October 20174 January 2019

Another bad night for the centre-left

No surprises in Austria, with the centre-right well in the lead and the centre-left dropping to a new low. It's also been a particularly bad night for the Greens.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 16 October 2017

Election preview: Austria

Scandal tarnishes the old parties in Austria, but some of the shine has come off the far right as well.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 2 Comments 13 October 2017

Merkel winner or Merkel loser?

Why I think Angela Merkel's performance on Sunday was rather better than you'd think from the newspaper headlines.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Media 1 Comment 26 September 201727 January 2022

Merkel wins, Jamaican

The leader of the free world is returned to office in a result that will probably see her in coalition with the Greens for the first time.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany Leave a comment 25 September 201727 January 2022

Who needs thresholds, anyway?

New Zealand copied its democratic electoral system from Germany, but also copied its least democratic and now pointless feature.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Oceania 3 Comments 24 September 201727 January 2022

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