Skip to content

The World is Not Enough

Parties, elections and political ideas across the globe from an Australian perspective

  • Home
  • Contact
  • About this blog
  • About me
  • Comments policy

Category: Elections

Results on three continents

Three generally expected election results from the weekend, although one of them was a cliffhanger.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 4 Comments 4 April 2017

Three quick previews: Armenia, Serbia, Ecuador

Three elections this weekend offer contrasting lessons on the problems of presidential government.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 2 Comments 31 March 2017

Centre-right back in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's election produces a very mainstream result, although the new government seems likely to rely at least partly on the far right. A small German state also gives encouragement to the mainstream parties.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 3 Comments 28 March 2017

Western Australia wraps up

Final results from Western Australia confirm the dimensions of Labor's victory. They also show the upper house, for all its undemocratic structure, reflecting the popular vote rather well.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law 1 Comment 27 March 2017

Election preview: Bulgaria

Relations with Turkey are again a leading issue, this time with Bulgaria going to the polls. Despite tensions, the country has maintained an impressive degree of political stability.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe Leave a comment 24 March 2017

Field set in France

The candidates are all official now for the French presidential election. Emmanuel Macron, the luckiest man in Europe, is yet to slip up.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Media 2 Comments 20 March 201727 January 2022

Netherlands live!

Dutch election results as they appear.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 4 Comments 16 March 2017

Election preview: Netherlands

Tonight's Dutch election is a test of the far right's support, but a much less significant one than media hype would suggest.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media 1 Comment 15 March 2017

An anti-Trump landslide in WA

Western Australia delivers a powerful lesson to centre-right parties about dalliance with extremists.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 2 Comments 13 March 2017

Neo-fascism, here and there: part II

Like the Western Australians, the Dutch are fending off the far right. Having a democratic electoral system helps.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 10 March 2017

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

WELCOME!

My name is Charles Richardson, and this is my blog. It mostly records my efforts to understand the world of politics and ideas; check out the information pages for some more explanation. Feedback and participation are always welcome, so please stay and look around.

Pages

  • About me
  • About this blog
  • Comments policy
  • Contact

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • Blog highlights, week 21
  • More on a Hastie future
  • Betrayal at the top
  • Blog highlights, week 20
  • Bulgaria makes a decision

Archives

Categories

  • Administrative (25)
  • Africa (131)
  • Australia (420)
  • Central and South Asia (71)
  • Constitutional law (181)
  • East Asia (80)
  • Elections (1,297)
  • Electoral law (337)
  • Europe (998)
    • British Isles (163)
    • France (132)
    • Germany (73)
    • Italy (57)
    • Scandinavia (49)
    • Spain (57)
  • Highlights (20)
  • Ideas (247)
  • Latin America (159)
  • Media (68)
  • Middle East (215)
  • North America (ex-US) (42)
  • Oceania (61)
  • Party matters (618)
  • Personalities (124)
  • Political issues (735)
  • Referenda (144)
  • South-East Asia (82)
  • Uncategorized (23)
  • United States (436)
  • War and peace (248)

News sites

  • Guardian
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Le Monde
  • BBC
  • Al Jazeera
  • New York Times
  • Crikey
  • The Age

Political blogs & pundits

  • Club Troppo
  • Bleeding Heart Libertarians
  • Pursuit of Happiness (Scott Sumner)
  • Marginal Revolution
  • Press Gallery Reform (Andrew Elder)
  • Inside Story
  • Jonathan Chait

Psephology

  • Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog
  • UWA elections database
  • Mumble (Peter Brent)
  • Kevin Bonham
  • Poll Bludger (William Bowe)
  • FiveThirtyEight
  • Tally Room (Ben Raue)
  • Psephos (Adam Carr)
  • Antony Green

Miscellaneous

  • Existential Comics
  • The Man in Seat 61
  • xkcd
  • Leiter Reports
  • Wikipedia
  • Alex
  • Tom Tomorrow
  • Snopes
  • Language Log

Translate

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 447 other subscribers
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The World is Not Enough
    • Join 117 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The World is Not Enough
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...

    %d