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Change in Germany and Sweden

Germany is on the way to a new government and Sweden briefly had a new prime minister. Both cases show the need for co-operation across a broad ideological front.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Scandinavia 5 Comments 25 November 202126 January 2022

Back on the Brexit train

Britain and Europe are negotiating again, in yet another round of dealing with the consequences of Brexit for Northern Ireland.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Constitutional law, Europe, Political issues 4 Comments 19 November 202126 January 2022

Bulgaria votes for change

Bulgarian voters have swung behind a new anti-corruption party, which now faces the task of putting together a majority coalition.

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Bulgaria and others

Bulgaria votes yet again on Sunday, this time for both president and parliament. Change is on the way elsewhere in the region as well.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 5 Comments 11 November 202114 November 2021

War fears in the Balkans

Kosovo's prime minister warns of warlike Serbian intentions, raising fears of a return to the 1990s in the Balkans.

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An early election for Portugal

Portugal is going back to the polls in January after a falling-out between its centre-left and far left.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 2 Comments 5 November 2021

November results update

News of recent election outcomes from Germany, Czechia, Japan and the United States.

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Broad front for democracy

Hungary's opposition turns to the centre-right to try to save democracy. There may be a lesson there for the United States.

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Two French anniversaries

France commemorates two atrocities with differing political implications: an assassination last year and a massacre sixty years ago.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Europe, France, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 18 October 202126 October 2022

October electoral roundup

A monthly feature: electoral news from around the world, including Iceland, Japan, Romania and Iraq.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, Scandinavia 9 Comments 15 October 202126 January 2022

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