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Starmer gets the job

Britain's Labour Party elevates its leading pro-European to the leadership, with a mandate to reconcile the irreconcilable.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities 8 Comments 6 April 202026 January 2022

An interrupted election in France

French local elections are disrupted by the health crisis, which could work to the advantage of the president and his centrist party.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France 2 Comments 20 March 202026 January 2022

Slovakia and Belgium, compare and contrast

A quick success in forming government in Slovakia; a very drawn-out failure in Belgium.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 7 Comments 19 March 2020

Slovakia and South Carolina

It's something of a comeback for centrism as Saturday's voting saw two big defeats for the left.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, United States 7 Comments 3 March 2020

Election preview: Slovakia

Slovakia's election looks like returning a parliament even more fragmented than the last one, in striking contrast to its neighbors' drift into authoritarianism.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 28 February 2020

Germany’s problem is our problem

A resolution of sorts to the crisis in Thuringia, but still no clear answer to the centre-right's dilemma.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 8 Comments 26 February 202026 January 2022

Replacing Corbyn

Britain's Labour Party has begun the process of choosing a new leader, with the task of deciding just how far to go in disowning the legacy of Jeremy Corbyn.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 14 February 202026 January 2022

Final Irish numbers

Final results from the Irish election suggest that it will be very difficult to form a government without somehow bringing Sinn Féin within the tent.

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Sinn Féin shakes up Ireland

Ireland's traditional two major parties record the worst combined vote in their history, setting up a difficult three-way tussle in the new parliament.

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Election preview: Ireland

Ireland's government for the last four years has depended on a non-aggression pact with its main rival. The dynamic that produced this state of affairs looks likely to continue.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe 2 Comments 7 February 202026 January 2022

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