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Ukraine or Trump?

Most Republicans in Congress want to help Ukraine, but their presidential candidate doesn't. It's the sort of conflict that the American system is ill-equipped to deal with.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Party matters, Political issues, United States, War and peace 1 Comment 18 April 202418 May 2024

Election preview: Croatia

Croatia's centre-right prime minister is seeking a third term in office and looks well placed to get it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 16 April 2024

More about Peter Dutton

Peter Dutton is in trouble again, partly because his media allies do not entirely share his objectives.

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South Korea stays divided

South Koreans turn down the opportunity to give their centre-right president a more friendly legislature.

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No labels, no candidate

"No Labels" has given up its attempt to mount a presidential campaign, but conspiracist Robert Kennedy is still in the running.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters, United States 7 Comments 11 April 2024

Darkness in Slovakia

Slovakia's authoritarian leader gets the president he wanted, although the relationship between them hasn't always been smooth.

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Final figures in Tasmania

Tasmania's new parliament looks just as fragmented as it did on election night, but the major parties are still having trouble coming to terms with it.

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NATO at 75

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation celebrates its 75th birthday. It's not an ideal solution to European conflict, but it's better than nothing.

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Easter roundup, part 2

More election news from around the world: featuring Turkey, Venezuela, Catalonia and Bulgaria.

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Death of a renegade

The death of former senator Joe Lieberman draws attention to the destructive quality of his particular brand of "centrism".

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