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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

Centre-left wins one at last

Finland's new parliament is a very mixed bag. Expect a long period of negotiations before a government is formed.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 1 Comment 15 April 201926 January 2022

Election preview: Finland

Finland's government will not survive tomorrow's election in its current form, but drastic change seems unlikely.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Scandinavia 2 Comments 13 April 201926 January 2022

Realignment – or not

Peter Costello suggests that the Liberal Party should concentrate on issues that unite it. The problem is that such issues are hard to find.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Europe, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues 4 Comments 11 April 201926 January 2022

Election preview: Israel

Israeli elections usually involve minor reshuffles among the same cast of characters. This one looks like following the pattern, but it may be that Netanyahu's luck will finally run out.

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One autocrat down, another two winged

Change in the Middle East didn't finish with the Arab Spring. Algeria's president resigned this week, and his counterparts in Sudan and Turkey are under threat.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Political issues 4 Comments 5 April 20195 April 2019

Where to now, Brexit?

Brexit is back in the House of Commons tonight, with the possibility that the government's loss of control may become permanent.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Europe, Party matters, Political issues, Referenda 1 Comment 1 April 201926 January 2022

Election preview: Ukraine (presidency)

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election for a second term – but if the polls are right, he could lose to an actor who plays a fictional president.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 31 March 201920 April 2019

Weekend reading

Reading suggestions for what's left of your weekend.

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Results roundup

Election news from Thailand and three countries in eastern Europe.

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