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Maldives: yet another interrupted election

The continuing saga of the attempts to elect a new president in the Maldives.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Electoral law 3 Comments 11 November 2013

And all shall have passports

Hungarian citizenship has become easier to get. That's a good thing for aspirational Serbs and Ukrainians, but not all of Hungary's neighbors will see it the same way.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Political issues 5 Comments 10 November 2013

Thais battle over amnesty

Thailand's prime minister has been trying to get an amnesty approved for political offenders, principally her brother, but it's backfired rather badly.

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Charles Richardson Political issues, South-East Asia 2 Comments 8 November 2013

Virginia almost live

Virginia election results are very much as expected, as long as you know what you're looking for.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 2 Comments 6 November 2013

Can’t white people be terrorists?

Another look at the double standard on attributions of "terrorism", illustrated by last week's shooting at Los Angeles airport.

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Charles Richardson Ideas, Political issues, United States 1 Comment 6 November 201328 January 2022

Why does a country want discontented citizens?

Local elections in Kosovo have demonstrated what should have been obvious already: that the Serbs of the country's north are not going to settle for anything less than being allowed to rejoin Serbia.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Political issues, War and peace 1 Comment 5 November 201328 January 2022

Election preview: New Jersey and New York

Expect two landslide victories this week in New Jersey and New York City: one for a moderate Republican and one for a left-wing Democrat.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 1 Comment 4 November 2013

Election preview: Virginia

Virginia goes to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new governor, in a vote that more than usual seems to have national implications, especially for America's Republican Party.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 2 Comments 1 November 2013

Searching for libertarians

A new American study has interesting things to say about libertarians and libertarianism.

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Turkey gets more connected

A new rail link in Turkey may have political implications down the track.

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