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Election preview: Malta

Malta's very stable political system shows no sign of changing in tomorrow's election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 1 Comment 2 June 2017

Democracy in Canada

British Columbia gets a government, and Canada's Conservatives get a new leader.

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Charles Richardson Elections, North America (ex-US), Party matters 2 Comments 30 May 2017

More about democracy and neoliberalism

Democracy is the friend of liberalism, not its enemy. Maybe it's the friend of neoliberalism as well, if only we could agree on what that means.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Ideas, Political issues 2 Comments 29 May 201727 January 2022

Cartographical fun in North Carolina

The US Supreme Court strikes a blow against gerrymandering but also exposes the depth of its own partisan divisions.

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Charles Richardson Electoral law, Political issues, United States 4 Comments 25 May 2017

Election preview: Iran

Iran's presidential election has been an acrimonious contest between the moderate incumbent and his conservative challenger. But no Iranian president really runs things.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East 1 Comment 19 May 2017

Macron and the debate on neoliberalism

Debate continues on what it means to be a "neoliberal", but more people seem willing to accept that it's not always a bad thing.

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Charles Richardson Europe, France, Ideas, Party matters, Political issues, United States 2 Comments 18 May 201727 January 2022

May election roundup

An occasional feature. This week, France, Germany, Canada, the Bahamas and Austria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Germany, North America (ex-US), Party matters 3 Comments 15 May 201727 January 2022

Today in Eurosceptic hypocrisy

A report on "nanny state" policies in Europe doesn't send quite the message you might expect.

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South Korea turns left

South Korea turns its back on ten years of conservative leadership, and a peacemaker takes over just when he's needed.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, War and peace 2 Comments 10 May 2017

Macron takes the prize

A big victory overnight for the luckiest man in Europe. But the hard work is only just beginning.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France 5 Comments 8 May 201727 January 2022

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