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Results from Argentina and Uruguay

Democracy is still working in some parts of South America, with elections in Argentina and Uruguay yielding results in line with expectations.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 3 Comments 30 October 201930 October 2019

Brexit deferred again as election looms

Britain's prime minister is very close to getting the election that he wants. But why does he want it just now?

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues, Referenda 2 Comments 29 October 201926 January 2022

A Thuringian cliffhanger

A German state delivers a majority to the extremists after a knife-edge count. Coalition-building is going to be very interesting.

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Disputed victory in Bolivia

Bolivia's opposition gets very close to forcing the incumbent president to a second round, but not quite close enough.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 2 Comments 28 October 2019

One more German election

An election on Sunday in the small German state of Thuringia may have big implications for European politics.

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A South American double-header

Elections in Argentina and Uruguay will test the strength of South America's shift back to the left.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 25 October 201925 October 2019

The greening of Switzerland

Switzerland's Greens break into the top four, staking a claim to a share of executive power in a way that seems to represent a Europe-wide trend.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 23 October 2019

Canada gets one thing right

Canada's radically unreformed electoral system gets the right result for once, at least in its broad outline.

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Democracy on trial in Bolivia

Bolivia's presidential election features competing claims of victory, a cliffhanger count and a president who shouldn't be on the ballot in the first place.

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Back on the Brexit countdown

Boris Johnson is counting on Brexit fatigue to secure approval of his last-minute deal. Will it work?

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