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Britain’s Tories confront Faragism

Fresh off a massive election loss, Britain's Conservative Party needs to make some decisions about its future.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, United States 1 Comment 18 July 202418 July 2024

Two new parliaments

The results of the French and European elections will be tested tomorrow at legislative sessions in Paris and Strasbourg.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 2 Comments 17 July 202419 November 2024

Tory Party stares into the abyss

Next week's British election is mainly interesting not for the result, but for what defeat is likely to do to the Conservative Party.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues 2 Comments 24 June 202424 June 2024

Macron’s surprise

France goes to the polls unexpectedly at the end of the month, with the far right eyeing power but facing a difficult task.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 4 Comments 18 June 202418 June 2024

Ukraine or Trump?

Most Republicans in Congress want to help Ukraine, but their presidential candidate doesn't. It's the sort of conflict that the American system is ill-equipped to deal with.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Party matters, Political issues, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 18 April 202418 May 2024

More about Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton is in trouble again, partly because his media allies do not entirely share his objectives.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Media, Middle East, Party matters, Political issues 3 Comments 15 April 202415 April 2024

No labels, no candidate

"No Labels" has given up its attempt to mount a presidential campaign, but conspiracist Robert Kennedy is still in the running.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 7 Comments 11 April 2024

Death of a renegade

The death of former senator Joe Lieberman draws attention to the destructive quality of his particular brand of "centrism".

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Charles Richardson Party matters, Personalities, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 2 April 2024

“Populism” is not the word

Describing far-right parties and policies as "populist" is not just fuzzy and inaccurate, it carries real political dangers.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Party matters 4 Comments 28 March 2024

Easter roundup, part 1

A look at election news from around the world, featuring Senegal, Indonesia, Vietnam, Slovakia and Ireland.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities, South-East Asia 4 Comments 27 March 20247 April 2024

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