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Who’s afraid of Greece’s Nazis?

Warnings about the rise of Golden Dawn are worth hearing, but probably overstated.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 10 June 2014

Ukraine’s president off to a good start

Petro Poroshenko has been inaugurated as Ukraine's new president, with a conciliatory Russian response that raises hopes for peace in the country's troubled east.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, War and peace Leave a comment 8 June 2014

Good news for Mr Cameron, at last

The far-right UK Independence Party falls short in a key by-election, providing some breathing space for the Conservative prime minister.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters Leave a comment 6 June 2014

A monarch exits, but not a monarchy

The Spanish king is stepping down, but there is unlikely to be any rapid road back to a republic.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Europe, Political issues, Spain 2 Comments 4 June 201428 January 2022

Europe tries to pick a leader

In a parliamentary regime, the election winner gets to be prime minister. In the European Union, things aren't quite that simple.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Party matters Leave a comment 1 June 201428 January 2022

More about the European right

Europe's neo-fascists had a pretty good run in the European parliament elections, but not as good as some reports would have it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media, Party matters 4 Comments 28 May 2014

Understanding the European parliament

Elections for the European parliament are expected to show increased strength for extremists and Eurosceptics. But low turnout and a complex party system will make it a difficult result to interpret.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Party matters 6 Comments 25 May 201428 January 2022

Election preview: Belgium

Elections take place on Sunday in one of Europe's most complex political systems. Last time it took them 18 months to put a government together.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 2 Comments 23 May 2014

Putin, fascism and Europe

Does Vladimir Putin have a vested interest in the outcome of this week's elections to the European parliament?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 6 Comments 22 May 2014

Does Putin know what he’s doing?

None of Vladimir Putin's possible goals in Ukraine look like being easy to achieve, which is probably why he hasn't clearly settled on any one of them.

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Charles Richardson Europe, War and peace 4 Comments 8 May 2014

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