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Death of a National

One of the enigmatic greats of Australian politics passes from the scene.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Personalities 4 Comments 22 December 202014 April 2026

Trouble on the Dutch far right

A Dutch far-right party implodes after its membership chooses extremism over mainstream presentibility.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 5 Comments 10 December 2020

“W” revisited

The disputed-but-not-really presidential election in the US has raised memories of its 2000 predecessor. It's important to understand that the degeneration of the Republican Party didn't begin with Donald Trump.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Ideas, Party matters, United States 9 Comments 3 December 202026 January 2022

A president on trial

Nicholas Sarkozy goes on trial in France, in a case that raises questions about how we treat ex-presidents and what we really think about political corruption.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Europe, France, Party matters, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 26 November 202026 January 2022

Election preview: United States

All the signs are that Joe Biden will be the next American president. That won't solve all of the problems that have got things to this point, but at least it's a start.

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Election preview: Queensland

Queensland goes to the polls on Saturday, with its Labor government looking in a good but not unassailable position for re-election.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Party matters 1 Comment 29 October 202029 October 2020

Election preview: New Zealand

New Zealand is set to re-elect its centre-left government on Saturday, this time without its troublesome "populist" coalition partner.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters 8 Comments 15 October 2020

Day of reckoning for Greek Nazis

Greece's Golden Dawn is found to be a criminal organisation after a drawn-out trial of its leaders. There's a lesson there for the rest of us.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 6 Comments 8 October 2020

A new Catalan headache

The Spanish courts take a hand again on the Catalan issue, making compromise less likely and adding to the woes of the embattled prime minister.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 2 Comments 1 October 202026 January 2022

Italy’s government looks a little more comfortable

Italy went to the polls at the weekend for a referendum and a number of regional elections. Results are mixed, but from the government's point of view could have been a lot worse.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Italy, Party matters 1 Comment 22 September 202026 January 2022

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