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A shaky new Czech government

Seven weeks after its election, Czechia gets a new government, but it lacks a parliamentary majority.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues Leave a comment 12 December 201730 April 2020

Liberals confront Greens on two continents

Both German Liberals and Australian "Liberals" are finding their lives complicated by the need to work out some sort of relationship with the Greens.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 19 Comments 21 November 201726 June 2018

The Bolshevik putsch, 100 years on

Lenin and the Bolsheviks took power a century ago. Much blood has flowed under the bridge since then.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Political issues, War and peace 14 Comments 8 November 201727 January 2022

Live from Catalonia

Catalonia is not in the midst of a revolution. But the good faith and common sense required to settle the crisis peacefully are still in short supply.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 7 Comments 2 November 201727 January 2022

Luther at 500

The Reformation turns five hundred, without ceasing to be controversial.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues 2 Comments 1 November 2017

Czechs swing rightwards

Another election, another bad result for the centre-left. The future direction of Czech politics is uncertain, although public opinion remains basically centrist.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Germany, Ideas, Personalities 2 Comments 23 October 201727 January 2022

Election preview: Czechia

A populist is set for victory in Czechia. What does that even mean?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 4 Comments 21 October 20177 October 2021

A very quick election roundup

An occasional feature. This week, Czechia, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and Catalonia.

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Charles Richardson Australia, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Germany, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda, Spain Leave a comment 20 October 201727 January 2022

Always wait for the postals

Austria's far right does badly on postal votes, shifting the atmospherics a bit from the way they looked on election night.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media 2 Comments 17 October 20174 January 2019

Another bad night for the centre-left

No surprises in Austria, with the centre-right well in the lead and the centre-left dropping to a new low. It's also been a particularly bad night for the Greens.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 16 October 2017

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