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Scots clip the nationalists’ wings

Scottish voters swing from Labour to Conservative, and also deprive their Nationalist government of a majority.

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Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe 1 Comment 8 May 201628 January 2022

Election preview: Philippines

The Philippines elect a new president on Monday, with the front-runner making many people uncomfortable.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, South-East Asia, United States Leave a comment 6 May 201610 February 2020

Trump, and other updates

Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee, after his last major rival conceded in Indiana. That, plus updates from Ireland, Iran and Equatorial Guinea.

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Charles Richardson Africa, British Isles, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, United States 5 Comments 4 May 201628 January 2022

Back to the polls in Spain

Spain will hold fresh elections in June, after its political parties failed to reach agreement on forming a new government. It's not at all obvious that this will solve anything.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Spain 4 Comments 29 April 201628 January 2022

Well, isn’t this a treat?

Big wins for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump leave one race decided, but the other still heading towards a contested convention.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States Leave a comment 28 April 2016

Austria and Serbia

Compare and contrast: a parliamentary election re-enforces the mainstream in Serbia, and a presidential election swings big to the far right in Austria.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 27 April 2016

Election preview: Serbia

Serbia's government seeks a fresh mandate tonight and is likely to get it, but it's not clear whether that will do anything to speed up its admission to the European Union.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues 2 Comments 24 April 2016

Queensland government disgraces itself

Queensland's Labor government has turned the clock back to compulsory preferential voting in the pursuit of short-term electoral advantage.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Electoral law, Political issues 9 Comments 22 April 2016

Today New York, …

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton go into today's New York primary as strong favorites. Updates to come as results emerge.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States Leave a comment 20 April 2016

Something strange is happening to the Republicans

Two sets of figures show up some revealing things about the direction of the Republican Party.

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