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Change in Germany and Sweden

Germany is on the way to a new government and Sweden briefly had a new prime minister. Both cases show the need for co-operation across a broad ideological front.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Germany, Scandinavia 5 Comments 25 November 202126 January 2022

October electoral roundup

A monthly feature: electoral news from around the world, including Iceland, Japan, Romania and Iraq.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, Scandinavia 9 Comments 15 October 202126 January 2022

Election preview: Iceland

Iceland's election on Saturday is a confused affair, with up to nine parties likely to win seats, but it also foreshadows some of the themes of the German election the following day.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 1 Comment 23 September 202126 January 2022

Results roundup

Results and analysis from four big recent elections: Norway, California, Russia and Canada.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, North America (ex-US), Scandinavia, United States 6 Comments 21 September 202126 January 2022

Election preview: Norway

If the polls are right, Norway's Labour Party is set to return to government after eight years in opposition.

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Centre-left back in Sweden

Sweden's centre-left prime minister returns to office following a narrow escape, but his coalition has been badly weakened in advance of next year's election.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Party matters, Scandinavia 2 Comments 12 July 202126 January 2022

On a knife-edge in Sweden

Every vote will count in the Swedish parliament, after the centre-left government fell last week on a vote of confidence.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Scandinavia 1 Comment 2 July 202126 January 2022

April results roundup

This month our regular electoral roundup brings news from Greenland, Samoa, Georgia and Western Australia.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Middle East, North America (ex-US), Oceania, Political issues, Scandinavia 2 Comments 22 April 202126 January 2022

Results from all over

A wrap-up of election results from Malawi, Mongolia, Iceland, Poland and France.

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Charles Richardson Africa, East Asia, Elections, Europe, France, Scandinavia 3 Comments 29 June 202026 January 2022

Four presidents at risk: an EOFY election roundup

Our semi-regular election roundup, with news from Malawi, Iceland, Poland and France.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, France, Scandinavia 4 Comments 26 June 20209 August 2022

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