Skip to content

The World is Not Enough

Parties, elections and political ideas across the globe from an Australian perspective

  • Home
  • Contact
  • About this blog
  • About me
  • Comments policy

Election preview: Malta

Malta, with its familiar yet unusual electoral system, looks like swinging to the left.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe 2 Comments 9 March 2013

Kenya is getting interesting

The count in Kenya's presidential elections has tightened considerably, and a second round now looks likely.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 2 Comments 8 March 2013

Still difficult in Kenya

The Kenyan election saga enters its fourth day.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 1 Comment 7 March 2013

The continuing saga of nuclear Iran

The supposed Iranian nuclear crisis never goes away, perhaps because it's in some people's interests for it not to go away.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Middle East, War and peace Leave a comment 7 March 2013

Kenya still waits for results

Kenyan vote counting is even slower than expected, and its election authority has come up with a bizarre interpretation of what a "vote" is.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law 2 Comments 6 March 2013

Kenyan results trickle in

Waiting for Kenyan election results is a slow process. To pass the time, you can try to work out when the second round would be held.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Africa, Elections, Electoral law, Media 2 Comments 5 March 2013

Election preview: Kenya

Kenya votes for a new president today, with hopes that the process will be more peaceful than last time. Raila Odinga is narrowly favored to win the job at his third attempt.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 1 Comment 4 March 2013

Netanyahu gets an extension

Benjamin Netanyahu has another 14 days to try to put together a new government. For the first time, there seems a real chance that he might not succeed.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Middle East, Party matters Leave a comment 3 March 2013

Italy set for minority government

It's looking as if Italy's populists will tolerate a minority centre-left government – for a while at least. But nobody will know for sure until parliament meets.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy Leave a comment 2 March 201328 January 2022

Lib Dems live to fight another day

Finally, some good news for Britain's Liberal Democrats. Not so good for the Conservatives, who are going to have to face their eurosceptic demons.

Share this:

  • Tweet
Like Loading...
Charles Richardson British Isles, Elections, Europe, Party matters 1 Comment 2 March 201328 January 2022

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

WELCOME!

My name is Charles Richardson, and this is my blog. It mostly records my efforts to understand the world of politics and ideas; check out the information pages for some more explanation. Feedback and participation are always welcome, so please stay and look around.

Pages

  • About me
  • About this blog
  • Comments policy
  • Contact

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Recent Posts

  • Malcolm Fraser and the Teals
  • Another round of Trump vs Netanyahu
  • None dare call it socialism
  • Another European roundup
  • The speech Angus Taylor won’t make

Archives

Categories

  • Administrative (25)
  • Africa (131)
  • Australia (429)
  • Central and South Asia (71)
  • Constitutional law (184)
  • East Asia (80)
  • Elections (1,305)
  • Electoral law (341)
  • Europe (1,002)
    • British Isles (165)
    • France (132)
    • Germany (73)
    • Italy (57)
    • Scandinavia (49)
    • Spain (58)
  • Highlights (22)
  • Ideas (249)
  • Latin America (159)
  • Media (68)
  • Middle East (216)
  • North America (ex-US) (43)
  • Oceania (61)
  • Party matters (623)
  • Personalities (127)
  • Political issues (737)
  • Referenda (145)
  • South-East Asia (82)
  • Uncategorized (20)
  • United States (441)
  • War and peace (249)

News sites

  • The Age
  • Guardian
  • Crikey
  • Al Jazeera
  • Los Angeles Times
  • Le Monde
  • BBC
  • New York Times

Political blogs & pundits

  • Pursuit of Happiness (Scott Sumner)
  • Jonathan Chait
  • Club Troppo
  • Bleeding Heart Libertarians
  • Inside Story
  • Press Gallery Reform (Andrew Elder)
  • Marginal Revolution

Psephology

  • Poll Bludger (William Bowe)
  • Mumble (Peter Brent)
  • Tally Room (Ben Raue)
  • Kevin Bonham
  • FiveThirtyEight
  • Rick Hasen's Election Law Blog
  • UWA elections database
  • Antony Green
  • Psephos (Adam Carr)

Miscellaneous

  • The Man in Seat 61
  • xkcd
  • Leiter Reports
  • Alex
  • Language Log
  • Existential Comics
  • Tom Tomorrow
  • Wikipedia
  • Snopes

Translate

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 445 other subscribers
Website Powered by WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • The World is Not Enough
    • Join 115 other subscribers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • The World is Not Enough
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar

Loading Comments...

    %d