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Super Joe!

Joe Biden wins big on Super Tuesday, raising the possibility of an early end to the Democrat race.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, United States 4 Comments 5 March 202026 January 2022

Death of a sultan

The death of Oman's long-ruling sultan raises questions about the viability of enlightened despotism.

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Charles Richardson Middle East, Personalities, Political issues Leave a comment 13 January 202026 January 2022

Jacques Chirac’s greatest hits

A look through the Crikey archive at the career of former French president Jacques Chirac, who died last week.

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Charles Richardson Europe, France, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues Leave a comment 30 September 201926 January 2022

Death of a denialist

The paradox of David Koch, who died last week, is that his political activism ended up empowering forces that were deeply hostile to his libertarian convictions.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues, United States 3 Comments 26 August 201926 January 2022

Remembering George Canning

As Boris Johnson prepares to take office in Britain, thoughts turn to one of his predecessors whose record is under threat.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Personalities 5 Comments 23 July 201926 January 2022

Death of an independent

Ross Perot was an eccentric and pathbreaking figure, but it's not entirely fair to see him as a proto-Trump.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues 6 Comments 10 July 201926 January 2022

Death in Egypt

A suspicious death in custody ends the unfortunate life of Egypt's first and only elected president.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Electoral law, Middle East, Personalities, Political issues 1 Comment 19 June 201924 February 2023

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

Maybe not the potato

It's possible to tear down a prime minister without becoming their replacement. Peter Dutton could learn from Michael Heseltine.

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Charles Richardson Australia, British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Personalities 7 Comments 22 August 201827 January 2022

Death of a nationalist

The founder of India's ruling party was a moderate whose creation has become a vehicle for extremism.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Party matters, Personalities, Political issues Leave a comment 17 August 201827 January 2022

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