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Category: Electoral law

OK, let’s talk about recounts

After losing a recount in Georgia and a lawsuit in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump's effort to deny his election loss is further than ever from reality.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 2 Comments 23 November 2020

Yes, they’re still counting

Figures are not yet final for the American presidential election, but we can already see a very distinctive lack of variability in the results.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 3 Comments 18 November 202018 November 2020

The end of the Trump myth?

Donald Trump lost the presidency much the way he won it: as a typical Republican candidate facing a polarised electorate. But the myth of his special status dies hard.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, United States 5 Comments 10 November 20207 December 2020

Results roundup, part II

Finishing our roundup of world election results with Northern Cyprus, Queensland, Georgia and Ivory Coast.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 7 Comments 4 November 202023 November 2020

Election preview: Georgia

It's not just Queensland: the transcaucasian nation of Georgia also goes to the polls tomorrow, with a reformed electoral system and a revitalised opposition.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East 3 Comments 30 October 202030 October 2020

Big win for the left in Bolivia

A surprise first-round victory in Bolivia is something of an embarrassment for both left and right. [Updates added with further counting.]

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 9 Comments 20 October 202023 October 2020

How good is proportional representation?

New Zealanders show that proportional representation doesn't mean you can't deliver clear results, as Jacinda Ardern's Labour government wins a landslide victory.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Oceania 12 Comments 19 October 2020

Not just the presidency

Control of the House of Representatives will be an interesting issue in next month's US election: not in the usual way, but because of its strange potential role in choosing a president.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 2 Comments 12 October 202026 January 2022

Day of reckoning for Greek Nazis

Greece's Golden Dawn is found to be a criminal organisation after a drawn-out trial of its leaders. There's a lesson there for the rest of us.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 6 Comments 8 October 2020

A new Catalan headache

The Spanish courts take a hand again on the Catalan issue, making compromise less likely and adding to the woes of the embattled prime minister.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 2 Comments 1 October 202026 January 2022

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