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Moldova stays on track

Moldova's voters deliver a strong rebuke to Moscow's plans for the region, returning their pro-western government with its majority largely intact.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 29 September 202530 September 2025

Peace for Ukraine?

Trump talks of territorial gains for Ukraine, with the same capricious lack of seriousness he has shown all along.

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Coup plotters around the world

Brazil's former president is convicted of an attempted coup; similar charges are being brought in Romania, but the US's plotter remains at large.

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France’s unending crisis

France has another new prime minister after left and far right again combined to unseat François Bayrou.

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Two-party politics

Norway provides a lesson on how multiple parties can create something like a two-party system.

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But what can we do?

A simple step we can all take to help stem the rise of fascism. Unfortunately it's not what most of our leaders are doing.

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Trump loses patience

Donald Trump starts talking tough against Russia. What does it mean for the future of Ukraine?

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Breakthrough in the South Pacific

Negotiations in Paris settle on a new constitutional status for New Caledonia, which students of the Australian constitution might find familiar.

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Confidence (or not) in Strasbourg

The EU's government survives a vote of confidence, but its leader is still in a lot of trouble.

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Why proportionality matters

Elon Musk plans to start a third party, but the system is stacked against him – just as to a lesser extent it is in Britain and Australia.

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