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Category: Referenda

Mr Corbyn goes to Liverpool

Britain's Labour leader, much against his own inclinations, seems destined to lead the resistance to Brexit.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 5 Comments 25 September 201827 January 2022

Still no way forward in Catalonia

Catalonia's fugitive independence leader is free again, but his cause is in as much disarray as ever.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 2 Comments 9 April 201827 January 2022

Easter election roundup

Election news from around the world. This week: Costa Rica, Egypt, Sierra Leone and New Caledonia.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, Referenda 3 Comments 3 April 2018

February election roundup

Three elections and a referendum: reports from Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador and Monaco.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Referenda 2 Comments 9 February 2018

2017 in review

A review of the big elections of the last year and the current state of the "populist" threat.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Australia, East Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Media, Oceania, Political issues, Referenda, United States 5 Comments 2 January 201830 December 2018

Catalonia one more time

Catalonia remains deadlocked going into regional elections, with no obvious way forward regardless of who wins.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 4 Comments 21 December 201727 January 2022

A rocky road to Brexit

Labour has a big win in the House of Commons, leaving the British government in a much weakened position for critical talks with the EU.

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Liberals confront Greens on two continents

Both German Liberals and Australian "Liberals" are finding their lives complicated by the need to work out some sort of relationship with the Greens.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 19 Comments 21 November 201726 June 2018

Live from Catalonia

Catalonia is not in the midst of a revolution. But the good faith and common sense required to settle the crisis peacefully are still in short supply.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, Referenda, Spain 7 Comments 2 November 201727 January 2022

A very quick election roundup

An occasional feature. This week, Czechia, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and Catalonia.

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