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Europe and the right, again

Results from the European parliament elections show that Europe's far-right problem is more specifically an Italian problem.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 3 Comments 30 May 2019

Australia’s voting system gets it right – or does it?

In a sense, Australia's electoral system got the right result at the weekend. But it's important to understand how it shapes the nature of our politics.

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Australia turns Trumpist

Scott Morrison's government scores a surprise victory in Australia.

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Election preview: South Africa

South Africa goes to the polls to give its new president a mandate in his own right. Change may be on the way, but it comes slowly.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Party matters 2 Comments 8 May 2019

May and Corbyn eye off a deal

British local elections have led the major parties to talk more optimistically about a Brexit deal, but the political dynamics are still against it.

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How factionalism works

Australian commentators still mostly get the Liberal Party wrong. For a start, the wet-dry division isn't a factional conflict.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 3 May 2019

Lessons from Spain

Reflections on the scope of the centre-left victory in Spain provide possible lessons for Australia's parties as well.

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Democrats ponder the top six

With nine months until voting starts, the campaign for the Democrat presidential nomination is well under way – with, so far, six front-runners.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 30 April 2019

Understanding Spain, part I

Sunday's Spanish election follows a long period of political confusion, but this time voters face a clear choice.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 26 April 2019

A “libertarian” goes down

Final results from the New South Wales state election show the Liberal Democrats missing out on an upper house seat, for interesting reasons.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Party matters, Personalities 3 Comments 16 April 201929 September 2022

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