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Stability and change in Sweden

A cliffhanger election in Sweden results in a small swing and a probable change of government.

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Treason in the ranks?

Final figures from Secret Harbour show the Liberal Party still divided over the question of relations with the far right.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 15 September 202615 September 2026

Election season gets going

Autumn brings elections in the northern hemisphere, with Sweden's right-of-centre government facing the voters on Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 1 Comment 11 September 2026

Collapse of the firewall

The far right looks set to take power in Saxony-Anhalt, setting off alarm bells around the world.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 3 Comments 8 September 2026

Election preview: Saxony-Anhalt

A German state election raises the possibility of a far-right majority.

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The return of EU expansion

Iceland votes on whether to give talks with the EU another try.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Scandinavia Leave a comment 27 August 202627 August 2026

Dan Hannan’s dream

A veteran Brexiter skewers the Trumpist hostility to economics, without stooping to self-reflection.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Ideas, Personalities, United States Leave a comment 25 August 2026

Now Germany contemplates a change

The German prime minister's anti-immigrant rhetoric has failed to endear him to public opinion.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 21 August 2026

Farage’s folly

Nigel Farage triumphs in Clacton, beating a man with a rubbish bin on his head.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe Leave a comment 14 August 202614 August 2026

Meloni seeks help from the system

Italy's prime minister, beset by rivals to both right and left, tries to improve her position by fiddling with the electoral system

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Italy, Personalities Leave a comment 10 August 2026

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