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In France

You'll have to wait until Sunday for a preview of the French presidential election, but it'll come from live on the spot.

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Charles Richardson Administrative, Elections, Europe, France 2 Comments 8 April 20228 April 2022

Mr Putin wins one

Hungary's autocratic leader wins big on a promise to stay out of the war in Ukraine. It's not clear how well the message will generalise.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 10 Comments 7 April 20227 April 2022

One war ends, another continues

Russia has admitted failure in its quest to replace Ukraine's government and destroy the country's independence. Can it do any better with more limited aims?

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Two autocrats tested

Autocratic governments in Serbia and Hungary face the voters on Sunday. One looks like being relatively untroubled, but the other holds only a narrow lead.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, War and peace 2 Comments 1 April 2022

Europe’s first wartime elections

Two European elections, in Malta and the Saar, both return big results for the centre-left, although on a reduced turnout.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany 4 Comments 28 March 202231 May 2022

March electoral roundup

This month's round up of electoral news covers France, Colombia, Canada and Malta.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Latin America, North America (ex-US) 5 Comments 23 March 2022

Putinism in the Sahara

Just as the international community is trying to halt the military occupation of Ukraine, Spain is moving towards recognition of a previous illicit conquest.

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Ukraine & Finland: compare & contrast

Among the various historical precedents for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Winter War of 1939-40 between the Soviet Union and Finland is perhaps the most noteworthy.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace 3 Comments 14 March 2022

A dozen starters in France

The field is now set for France's presidential election, with Emmanuel Macron so far coasting towards re-election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France 1 Comment 8 March 2022

Friendless at the UN

The UN general assembly leaves Russia in no doubt about the world's view on the invasion of Ukraine. A lot has changed in eight years.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues, War and peace 4 Comments 4 March 2022

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