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Taylor. But why?

If you're facing an existential crisis, Angus Taylor doesn't seem like the person you would want to be in charge.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 2 Comments 13 February 202613 February 2026

Crisis on the right, part 5

If the Coalition parties wanted to get serious about standing up to Trumpism, they could usefully take a lesson from Portugal.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Media, Party matters 4 Comments 10 February 202618 February 2026

Crisis on the right, part 4

Re-formation of the federal Coalition has done nothing to improve its prospects of fending off One Nation.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities 1 Comment 9 February 2026

Crisis on the right, part 3

A leader like Sussan Ley who's threatened by her own right wing can't possibly take the fight to One Nation. Perhaps a leader from the right could.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities 1 Comment 5 February 2026

Crisis on the right, part 2

Liberal and National parties are both fighting on One Nation's territory, both geographical and ideological. The Nationals don't have much choice, but the Liberals do.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 2 Comments 3 February 2026

Crisis on the right, part 1

Australia's former Coalition parties are in a crisis of their own making. A short history of how things got to this point.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, Ideas, Party matters 7 Comments 2 February 20263 February 2026

Bulgaria loses a president

Bulgaria heads for an early election, with its president set to transition into a party leader.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities Leave a comment 28 January 202628 January 2026

Political success, systemic failure

France's prime minister secures a deal for his continued survival. His Australian counterpart looks in much better shape, but there's an important similarity.

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Japan goes early yet again

Another early election for Japan, with conservative leader Sanae Takaichi seeking her own mandate.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities 2 Comments 22 January 202622 January 2026

Antisemitism and the Trumpists

The American hard right is splitting between its pro-Israel and its antisemitic wings, although the two things have sat together fairly amicably in the past.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Middle East, Party matters, Political issues, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 29 December 202510 January 2026

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