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Betting on Brexit

Betting odds on the Brexit options reveal a rather unexpected conjunction of opinions.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues Leave a comment 6 August 201926 January 2022

Remain comes good in Wales

A Welsh by-election delivers a setback for Britain's new prime minister and raises absorbing questions about how a general election might play out.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe 1 Comment 2 August 201926 January 2022

Belgium in limbo, again

Two months after its election, Belgium is having great difficulty putting together a government. The problem is that the two halves of the country are moving in different directions.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 4 Comments 30 July 2019

Brexit options revisited

Boris Johnson has finally got what he wanted, but his options are severely limited. Try your hand on a Brexit flowchart to work out what might happen next.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 5 Comments 26 July 201926 January 2022

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

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