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Turkey’s opposition makes its choice

A consensus candidate is chosen to take on Turkey's authoritarian president in the election scheduled for May.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, Personalities 4 Comments 7 March 20238 March 2023

Brexit’s final chapter?

Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen write what they hope will be the last chapter in the long Brexit saga.

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Centre-left takes a gamble in Italy

Italy's main opposition party has a new leader, who promises to take it in a new direction.

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Is the centre-right dying?

Centre-right parties form an important bulwark of democracy. Are they on the way out?

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Death of a Communist

The death of a veteran Communist reformer draws attention to the remarkable story of the fall of the East German dictatorship.

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Happy birthday, Coalition!

There's no cake, but Australia's Liberal-National Coalition marks its centenary. There may be lessons in its longevity, or it may be sui generis.

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Another Republican steps up

A second candidate is ready to enter the race for next year's Republican nomination. By current Republican standards she could almost count as a moderate.

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Summer roundup

An update on recent electoral news, featuring Latvia, Antigua, Vietnam, Czechia and New Zealand.

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Socialists disunited

France's Socialists again find themselves split down the middle over their leadership and the direction it should take.

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Change on the way in New Zealand

New Zealand is in for change at the top - certainly in coming days, and quite probably again in October.

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