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Alberta divided

Voters in a Canadian province have abandoned multi-party politics and returned to a rather rigid two-party system.

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Charles Richardson Elections, North America (ex-US), Party matters 6 Comments 1 June 2023

The Republican field gets bigger

Tim Scott declares himself a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, with Ron DeSantis expected to follow. Can either of them beat Donald Trump?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 4 Comments 23 May 202326 May 2023

The slow death of the Victorian Liberal Party

Victoria's Liberal Party is digging itself deeper into a pit of irrelevance as trust between its leader and his colleagues deteriorates further.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Party matters 3 Comments 5 May 2023

April/May electoral roundup

News of electoral happenings around the world – including Finland, Bulgaria, Paraguay, North Carolina and England.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Constitutional law, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Party matters, United States 7 Comments 4 May 2023

Biden one more time?

Joe Biden is set to announce his bid for re-election, and his 2020 rival has firmed as the favorite to again be his opponent.

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Charles Richardson Party matters, United States 3 Comments 24 April 202327 April 2023

New South Wales wraps up

Final results from the New South Wales state election show that the new Labor government lacks a majority in both houses.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters 13 Comments 20 April 2023

A lesson from Canada?

Justin Trudeau celebrates ten years in the Liberal leadership, as his party's Australian namesake grapples with its continuing crisis of identity.

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Charles Richardson Australia, North America (ex-US), Party matters 5 Comments 17 April 202329 April 2026

Where now, Liberal Party?

It's not hard to identify the direction in which the Liberal Party needs to move. It's much harder to see any mechanism by which it is likely to.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters 6 Comments 11 April 2023

Aston recurs

Labor's historic victory in the Aston by-election has exposed some deep-seated problems in the opposition.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Media, Party matters 9 Comments 3 April 20236 May 2026

A lament for John Pesutto

Victoria's Liberal Party kneecaps its leader after he takes a stand against far-right influence in the party.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues 14 Comments 27 March 2023

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