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Final numbers in Ukraine

Ukraine's new parliament will be very much to the president's liking, with his party demonstrating strong support across the country.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media Leave a comment 24 July 2019

Remembering George Canning

As Boris Johnson prepares to take office in Britain, thoughts turn to one of his predecessors whose record is under threat.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Personalities 5 Comments 23 July 201926 January 2022

Ukraine’s new president wins big

Ukraine's new president looks assured of a strong parliamentary majority after taking his chances with a snap election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 22 July 20198 November 2019

Von der Leyen gets the gig

Europe's heads of government have had their compromise candidate for EU prime minister ratified by the parliament, but not without some difficulty.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Party matters 2 Comments 18 July 2019

Responsible government in Strasbourg and Madrid

The European Union may, or may not, get a new government tonight. Meanwhile, Spain's government is having parliamentary problems of its own.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Spain 7 Comments 16 July 201926 January 2022

Greece’s Nazis drop out

Greece's centre-right wins a clear majority, courtesy of the electoral system rather than the voters.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 8 July 2019

Election preview: Greece

Greece looks ready to shift back to the centre-right in Sunday's election. Its party system is yet to recover from the damage done by the financial crisis.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 5 July 2019

A centre-left revival? Part IV: The European parliament

The centre-left seems to have missed out on getting its candidate up as the EU's next head of government, but its parliamentary position is stronger than it might look.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 6 Comments 3 July 2019

How to appoint a prime minister

Malcolm Turnbull may have had a hypothetical constitutional manoeuvre to block Peter Dutton, but would the same trick work against Boris Johnson?

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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Constitutional law, Electoral law, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 1 July 201926 January 2022

A centre-left revival? Part II: Denmark

Denmark gets a centre-left government after the right was defeated in this month's election, but the Social Democrats' performance was less than stellar.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 3 Comments 27 June 201926 January 2022

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