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France’s final round

The marathon French election year reaches a climax on Sunday with the choice of a parliament that will sustain – or not – president Macron's government.

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Election preview: Andalusia

Collaboration between centre-right and far right is being put to the test in a major regional election in Spain.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Spain 1 Comment 16 June 2022

Macron hanging on

France's president is by no means assured of a parliamentary majority, but voters may opt for stability rather than divided counsel.

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Back to the polls in France

Parliamentary elections in France on Sunday look like being more of a close-run thing for president Emmanuel Macron than they were five years ago.

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Back to the Johnson problem

Boris Johnson's days at the top appear to be numbered, unless he can pull a rabbit out of the hat.

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Another win for Ukraine

Danish voters approve an end to their exemption from EU defence activities, in a further sign of Europe's commitment to countering Russian aggression.

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A multi-party Australia at last?

Australia suddenly finds itself in something rather like a multi-party system. It may be able to learn something from countries where that is more the norm.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Party matters 1 Comment 27 May 2022

Macron’s choice

France's new prime minister represents a tilt towards the left, but the president still seems determined to occupy the middle ground.

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Ukraine does well at the polls

The war in Ukraine has led to a wave of strategic rethinking in Europe, with ripple effects in a German state election at the weekend.

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May electoral roundup

A monthly feature: today, updates from Northern Ireland, the Philippines, Schleswig-Holstein and South Ossetia.

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