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Insurrection in the USA

Donald Trump incites an armed riot in support of his attempts to steal an election. Where does that leave the Republican Party?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States, War and peace 14 Comments 7 January 202117 June 2021

Election preview: Georgia Senate

Joe Biden's hopes of a sympathetic Congress come down to two runoff elections tomorrow in the state of Georgia. They both look too close to call.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 5 January 202118 January 2021

Trump: the final days

The final act of the US presidential election puts vice-president Mike Pence in the spotlight, a place that he has tried hard to avoid.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, United States 4 Comments 30 December 20202 January 2021

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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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 3 November 20204 November 2020

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

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