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Czech president seeks a new term

Czechia, on the front line against Trumpism and Putinism, prepares to pass judgement on its president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues Leave a comment 12 January 2018

2017 in review

A review of the big elections of the last year and the current state of the "populist" threat.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Media, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda, United States 5 Comments 2 January 201830 December 2018

Catalonia one more time

Catalonia remains deadlocked going into regional elections, with no obvious way forward regardless of who wins.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 4 Comments 21 December 201727 January 2022

A rocky road to Brexit

Labour has a big win in the House of Commons, leaving the British government in a much weakened position for critical talks with the EU.

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A shaky new Czech government

Seven weeks after its election, Czechia gets a new government, but it lacks a parliamentary majority.

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Liberals confront Greens on two continents

Both German Liberals and Australian "Liberals" are finding their lives complicated by the need to work out some sort of relationship with the Greens.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 19 Comments 21 November 201726 June 2018

Do we really have to go through this again?

So the Coalition no longer has a majority in the House of Representatives. Here's why that's no big deal.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Electoral law, Political issues 5 Comments 13 November 201727 January 2022

The Bolshevik putsch, 100 years on

Lenin and the Bolsheviks took power a century ago. Much blood has flowed under the bridge since then.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Political issues, War and peace 14 Comments 8 November 201727 January 2022

Live from Catalonia

Catalonia is not in the midst of a revolution. But the good faith and common sense required to settle the crisis peacefully are still in short supply.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 7 Comments 2 November 201727 January 2022

Luther at 500

The Reformation turns five hundred, without ceasing to be controversial.

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