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Election preview: France

French democracy faces its most severe test since the 1960s, or perhaps earlier.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France 2 Comments 29 June 202429 June 2024

EOFY election roundup

A quick roundup of recent election news that you might have missed, including Iceland, North Macedonia, Panama and Iran.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East 4 Comments 26 June 202428 June 2024

Tory Party stares into the abyss

Next week's British election is mainly interesting not for the result, but for what defeat is likely to do to the Conservative Party.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 1 Comment 24 June 202424 June 2024

Oh no, it’s Bulgaria again

Bulgaria's unprecedented run of elections have resulted in its old oligarchs being poised to return to power.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 21 June 202421 June 2024

No joy for the far right in Belgium

The incumbent coalition in Belgium has suffered fatal losses, but there's no certainty yet about what will replace it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 20 June 202420 June 2024

Macron’s surprise

France goes to the polls unexpectedly at the end of the month, with the far right eyeing power but facing a difficult task.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 3 Comments 18 June 202418 June 2024

Understanding the European parliament, again

Elections for the European parliament have produced another shift towards the far right. How worried should we be?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 4 Comments 17 June 202417 June 2024

Annual holiday

I'm going on holiday, but here are a few of the issues to watch for while I'm away.

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Charles Richardson Administrative, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Spain, United States 3 Comments 29 April 2024

Kosovo’s Serbs still not happy

There's more trouble in northern Kosovo, as a referendum that was supposed to undo farcical elections turns out to be equally farcical in its turn.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Referenda, War and peace 1 Comment 23 April 2024

Not much change in Croatia

Croatian voters turn out to vote in large numbers, but the opposition makes only minor gains.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 19 April 2024

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