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Bumper European roundup

News from elections in Denmark, Slovenia, Spain and Germany, plus a referendum in Italy.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Referenda, Germany, Scandinavia, Spain, Italy Leave a comment 26 March 202626 March 2026

France’s mainstream holds on

France's municipal elections wind up, with not much change and a continued strong showing from the mainstream parties.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France Leave a comment 25 March 202625 March 2026

Slovenia & Denmark

Slovenia and Denmark are both going to the polls, with both sets of incumbents in some difficulty.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 2 Comments 18 March 202621 March 2026

France votes locally

Municipal election results in France show surprising strength for the mainstream parties.

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Greens win big in Manchester

Keir Starmer's Labour Party loses badly in a by-election, and the far right's supposed surge comes to very little.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe Leave a comment 27 February 202627 February 2026

How not to report a change of government

The Netherlands gets a new government, but media coverage risks giving a misleading impression of its position.

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Crisis on the right, part 5

If the Coalition parties wanted to get serious about standing up to Trumpism, they could usefully take a lesson from Portugal.

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Bulgaria loses a president

Bulgaria heads for an early election, with its president set to transition into a party leader.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities Leave a comment 28 January 202628 January 2026

The Trump doctrine in the Indian Ocean

Trump takes an interest in the Chagos Islands, raising questions about the support for his views both in Europe and America.

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Political success, systemic failure

France's prime minister secures a deal for his continued survival. His Australian counterpart looks in much better shape, but there's an important similarity.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, France, Ideas, Party matters Leave a comment 23 January 202626 January 2026

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