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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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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe 2 Comments 11 February 202026 January 2022

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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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe 7 Comments 10 February 202026 January 2022

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

Meanwhile, in Thuringia

Outrage in Germany as liberals and centre-right vote with the far right in a state parliament. Has an important taboo been broken?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Party matters, Political issues 11 Comments 6 February 202026 January 2022

A history of impeachment, part II

Transplanted to the United States, impeachment was never intended as a means to resolve political conflicts. When that use was attempted, it failed – but so did other methods.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 3 February 202026 January 2022

A history of impeachment, part I

As Donald Trump's impeachment trial approaches its inevitable climax, it's worth a look at where this process came from and how it fits in with the United States constitution.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 31 January 202017 July 2022

A big year in regional Italy

Two regional elections in Italy done, with six more to come. The far right is still powerful but not unstoppable.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy, Party matters 1 Comment 29 January 202026 January 2022

Putin, history and the Holocaust

Remembering the Holocaust can't ever be a politically neutral activity. As far-right politics returns to the scene, it's becoming more fraught than ever.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Middle East, Political issues 2 Comments 28 January 2020

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