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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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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany Leave a comment 10 October 2022

Mink force Danish election

Covid-19 claims another victim, as the Danish government is forced to the polls over its illegal liquidation of the country's mink industry.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Scandinavia 3 Comments 7 October 20227 October 2022

Weekend results, part 2

There were two Balkan elections on Sunday: Bulgaria seemed to take a step backwards, but there was modest progress in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 5 Comments 4 October 2022

Weekend results, part 1

Brazil's presidential election is rather closer than expected, and a poor result for the opinion polls. Meanwhile, the electoral system disenfranchises a lot of voters in Latvia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Latin America 3 Comments 3 October 20224 October 2022

Three previews

Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil and Bulgaria all go to the polls on Sunday.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America 3 Comments 30 September 202229 October 2022

Election preview: Latvia

Latvia goes to the polls on Saturday, at a time when having Russia as a neighbor is particularly uncomfortable.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 1 Comment 29 September 2022

Why not try democracy?

Italy's prospective right-wing government is not the choice of most Italian voters – a fact that you might not learn from the media coverage.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Italy, Media 5 Comments 28 September 202228 September 2022

Italy turns Trumpist?

Alarm bells in Europe as the right scores a clear victory in Italy. The comparison with America's Trump moment is instructive.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Personalities 5 Comments 27 September 202227 September 2022

Election preview: Italy

A century on, Mussolini's heirs look set to return to power in Italy. How worried should we be?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy 2 Comments 23 September 202223 September 2022

September electoral roundup

Our monthly roundup of election news covers Kenya, Canada, Brazil and Austria.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Latin America, North America (ex-US), Party matters 3 Comments 22 September 2022

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