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November electoral roundup

This month's roundup of world electoral news covers the United States, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Equatorial Guinea.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, United States 1 Comment 23 November 2022

Left back in Denmark

Denmark's Social Democrat prime minister has been re-elected for a second term, although it remains to be seen whether she will succeed in building a broader coalition than last time.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 2 Comments 3 November 20223 November 2022

Denmark & Israel

Denmark and Israel both go to the polls for early elections, with neither looking set for a clear-cut outcome.

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Making parliamentarism work in France

Emmanuel Macron's prime minister survives a vote of no confidence, despite an unusual alliance of left and far right.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, France Leave a comment 28 October 2022

October electoral roundup

An update on electoral news, this months featuring Slovenia, Vanuatu, Iraq and Thailand.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, South-East Asia 1 Comment 26 October 202226 October 2022

Two new prime ministers

Italy gets a new prime minister and Britain is about to do the same. They face very different challenges.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Italy, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 24 October 2022

What Truss means

Liz Truss bows out, and the Conservative Party tries changing the rules to prevent further embarrassment. But the constitutional problem runs deep.

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Sweden gets a government

A new right-of-centre government is ready to take office in Sweden, but without the actual participation of the far right. Meanwhile, negotiations for a new government continue in Italy.

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Back in the UN

Another big defeat for Russia at the United Nations shows how little international opinion has changed since March.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, Referenda, War and peace 13 Comments 14 October 202215 October 2022

Divided Austria

Austria's president wins re-election for a second term, but with stronger opposition from the far right than had been expected. Also, state election results from Tyrol and Lower Saxony.

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