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Breakthrough in the South Pacific

Negotiations in Paris settle on a new constitutional status for New Caledonia, which students of the Australian constitution might find familiar.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Europe, France, Oceania, Referenda 1 Comment 14 July 202514 July 2025

EOFY loose ends

Ending the financial year with a roundup of recent developments in some long-running stories around the world.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Italy, Middle East, Oceania, Personalities, United States, War and peace Leave a comment 30 June 202530 June 2025

January electoral roundup

Your monthly (at best) roundup of election news, featuring Vanuatu, Ghana, Mozambique and Croatia.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Oceania 2 Comments 17 January 2025

October election roundup

Electoral news from around the world: this month, Iceland, Mozambique, Kiribati and Indonesia.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Oceania, South-East Asia 2 Comments 21 October 202425 October 2024

No clear winner in the Solomons

The Solomon Islands election held last week has produced a parliament in which the currently uncommitted appear to hold the balance of power between prime minister Sogavare and his opponents.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Oceania, Political issues Leave a comment 26 April 2024

Bougainville still waiting

Four years after its near-unanimous referendum, Bougainville is still waiting for its independence.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda 3 Comments 28 December 202328 December 2023

Two new coalitions

Some months on, elections in Spain and New Zealand result in coalition governments being formed.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Oceania, Spain 1 Comment 30 November 2023

New Zealand wraps up

Final results are released from last month's New Zealand election, showing small but significant differences from the way things looked on the night.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Oceania 2 Comments 3 November 2023

New Zealand swings right

New Zealand sees the expected swing to the centre-right and the defeat of its Labour government, but the exact shape of the new coalition is unclear.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Oceania 4 Comments 19 October 2023

Australia & New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand both go to the polls on Saturday: one for a referendum that is set for certain defeat, and the other to pass judgement on its Labor government, whose prospects are not a lot better.

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