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Electoral loose ends

Rounding up some recent electoral news from El Salvador, Macedonia, Belgium, the United States and Latvia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 5 February 2019

Are we sick of Brexit yet?

The British government remains trapped in its own contradictions over Brexit. There are possible ways out, but they involve compromising the unity of the Conservative Party.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 31 January 201927 January 2022

The liberal dilemma: Spain and Sweden

Sweden finally gets a government, as does the Spanish region of Andalusia. In each case, liberal parties had to decide which variety of extremist was less dangerous to countenance.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Scandinavia, Spain 7 Comments 23 January 201915 June 2022

Well, that was pretty clear

Theresa May is humiliated but promises to carry on: a result both shocking and utterly predictable.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 9 Comments 16 January 201927 January 2022

Yet another Brexit D-day

The Brexit endgame is about to begin, with the British parliament set to reject the prime minister's deal tomorrow.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 4 Comments 14 January 201927 January 2022

Blame the libertarians?

Do libertarians deserve much of the blame for Trumpism? Two fine American writers disagree.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Party matters, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 11 January 201927 January 2022

Looking towards Iowa

With the midterms over, Americans are looking towards the next presidential election. Here's what we can say so far about Iowa.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 3 Comments 21 December 2018

May back, but wounded

Theresa May holds on to her thankless job, leaving Britain no clearer about how to resolve the Brexit dilemma.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters 7 Comments 13 December 201827 January 2022

New twists in the Brexit tale

The Brexit drama continues, with Theresa May getting cold feet and the European Court of Justice lending the remainers a hand.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 7 Comments 11 December 201827 January 2022

France, being France

France's government faces a protest movement with legitimate grievances, but also some very disturbing features.

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Charles Richardson Europe, France, Party matters, Political issues 7 Comments 7 December 201827 January 2022

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