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One year later

One year on, there is no sign of an early end to the war in Ukraine. The shape of the conflict has changed, but the fundamental issues have not.

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Charles Richardson Europe, War and peace 3 Comments 24 February 2023

Is the centre-right dying?

Centre-right parties form an important bulwark of democracy. Are they on the way out?

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Party matters 4 Comments 22 February 2023

Rome and Berlin swing rightwards

A state election in Berlin boosts the centre-right, while two state elections in Italy boost prime minister Meloni's party – which may also have ambitions to count as centre-right.

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Death of a Communist

The death of a veteran Communist reformer draws attention to the remarkable story of the fall of the East German dictatorship.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Germany, Party matters, Personalities 2 Comments 13 February 2023

Two results and a dissolution

Results from the weekend's elections in Cyprus and Monaco, plus yet another early election coming up in Bulgaria.

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Two Mediterranean previews

Cyprus and Monaco vote on Sunday in very different elections, but with a common element of constitutional structure.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, France 1 Comment 3 February 2023

Summer roundup

An update on recent electoral news, featuring Latvia, Antigua, Vietnam, Czechia and New Zealand.

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Czech & Slovak news

Czechia holds the second round of its presidential election, while Slovakia is set for an early election of uncertain date.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Referenda 4 Comments 27 January 2023

A Greek lesson for Australia Day

Australia Day reminds us that national unity cannot be manufactured artificially, a lesson also illustrated by the story of the last king of Greece.

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Socialists disunited

France's Socialists again find themselves split down the middle over their leadership and the direction it should take.

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