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Bulgaria enters uncharted waters

An indecisive election result puts Bulgaria into limbo, but the media don't bother telling people anything useful about it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Media 1 Comment 14 May 2013

A quick update on Bulgaria

How to read Bulgarian election results.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 13 May 2013

Election preview: Bulgaria

Bulgaria votes for a new parliament on Sunday, with opinion polls showing a close race between the centre-right and its social democratic opposition.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 11 May 2013

A new old president for Polynesia

Veteran anti-independence leader Gaston Flosse is back in charge in French Polynesia, but ongoing corruption charges mean that his tenure is far from assured.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Oceania 1 Comment 7 May 201328 January 2022

Could Ireland get a normal party system?

An unsuccessful vote on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland demonstrates Sinn Féin's willingness to defy the Catholic church, raising hopes that Ireland may be on the way to a less sectarian party system.

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Fruitcake fringe poses problems for Cameron

Local elections in the UK don't tell you a great deal. But whatever their message is this week, it's bad for David Cameron.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 5 May 201328 January 2022

Ungrateful Iceland

Icelanders return the centre-right opposition to power as expected, despite the fact that they presided over the disintegration of the country's economy last time they were in office.

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Who lost Italy?

Two months later, and Italy has its new government. Could things have turned out differently?

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Election preview: Iceland

Despite its relatively good economic record, Iceland's left-wing coalition is headed for defeat in tomorrow's election.

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Another roll of the Italian dice

For a party that won a majority in the lower house, Italy's centre-left has done about as badly in the post-election bargaining as it's possible to imagine.

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