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Election preview: Myanmar

Myanmar/Burma votes for a new parliament, but a democratic future is by no means guaranteed.

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Charles Richardson Elections, South-East Asia 1 Comment 7 November 2015

Here we go again – Brandis and bigotry

George Brandis launches an attack on religious bigotry – by which he apparently means criticism of religious-based public policy that he agrees with.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Ideas, Political issues 5 Comments 6 November 201528 January 2022

Turkey, again

Another Turkish election looks like throwing up the same options as the last one.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Middle East Leave a comment 1 November 2015

Republicans searching for a Clinton

Another update on the American presidential race, where Republicans are trying to work out how far they're prepared to go in the direction of electability.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 2 Comments 30 October 2015

Two big ones for the right

Big swings to the right in Poland and Argentina suggest change is on the way. But electoral systems matter as much as actual votes.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America 6 Comments 29 October 2015

Election preview: Argentina

A three-way race for president in Argentina looks like confirming the country's leftward direction, but there may be troubled times ahead.

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Election preview: Poland

Europe's rightward shift looks set to continue tomorrow in Poland, but an idiosyncratic party system could lead to some interesting parliamentary dynamics.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 24 October 2015

Two election results

The polls got it right in Switzerland; less so in Canada, but for explicable reasons.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, North America (ex-US) 2 Comments 21 October 2015

Election preview: Canada

Canada's Liberals look set to avenge their dreadful 2011 result tonight, meaning that the country might be set for fairer elections in future.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, North America (ex-US) 3 Comments 19 October 2015

Fending off the far right in central Europe

Vienna holds off a challenge from Austria's far-right party. Meanwhile, Swiss elections look like confirming the right's strength there, but in Switzerland votes bear little relationship to political power.

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