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Brexit: live reports

British referendum results as they appear.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 24 June 201628 January 2022

Decision-day for Britain on Europe

In or out? Britain decides whether or not to stick with a European future.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Political issues, Referenda Leave a comment 24 June 201628 January 2022

Hollande’s rocky road to re-election

French president François Hollande will have to win the vote of his own party before he can stand for re-election – and even then it will be hard work to make it to the second round.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters Leave a comment 22 June 201628 January 2022

Three weeks and counting

With three weeks to go until the "Brexit" referendum, the polls are pointing to a close result.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda Leave a comment 2 June 201628 January 2022

A nailbiter in Austria

Austria elects a Green president, keeping out the far right by the narrowest of margins.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe Leave a comment 24 May 2016

Scots clip the nationalists’ wings

Scottish voters swing from Labour to Conservative, and also deprive their Nationalist government of a majority.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe 1 Comment 8 May 201628 January 2022

Trump, and other updates

Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee, after his last major rival conceded in Indiana. That, plus updates from Ireland, Iran and Equatorial Guinea.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 4 May 201628 January 2022

Back to the polls in Spain

Spain will hold fresh elections in June, after its political parties failed to reach agreement on forming a new government. It's not at all obvious that this will solve anything.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Spain 4 Comments 29 April 201628 January 2022

Austria and Serbia

Compare and contrast: a parliamentary election re-enforces the mainstream in Serbia, and a presidential election swings big to the far right in Austria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 27 April 2016

Election preview: Serbia

Serbia's government seeks a fresh mandate tonight and is likely to get it, but it's not clear whether that will do anything to speed up its admission to the European Union.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 2 Comments 24 April 2016

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