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No joy for the far right in Belgium

The incumbent coalition in Belgium has suffered fatal losses, but there's no certainty yet about what will replace it.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 20 June 202420 June 2024

Macron’s surprise

France goes to the polls unexpectedly at the end of the month, with the far right eyeing power but facing a difficult task.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 4 Comments 18 June 202418 June 2024

Understanding the European parliament, again

Elections for the European parliament have produced another shift towards the far right. How worried should we be?

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 4 Comments 17 June 202417 June 2024

Change, of a sort, in Mexico

Mexico's president-elect, with the endorsement of her controversial predecessor, has won a big mandate. What she will do with it remains to be seen.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Latin America 2 Comments 14 June 202414 June 2024

India’s autocrat falters

India's authoritarian prime minister has won a third term, but the voters have clipped his wings.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Electoral law 2 Comments 13 June 202430 July 2024

One-party rule ends in South Africa

The ANC lost ground badly in South Africa's election, but it remains the largest party and will almost certainly lead the next government. But what that will look like remains very uncertain.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 3 Comments 11 June 202411 June 2024

Back in town

Blogging returns after the holiday break, with some big elections and lots to talk about.

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Charles Richardson Administrative, Elections 2 Comments 11 June 2024

Annual holiday

I'm going on holiday, but here are a few of the issues to watch for while I'm away.

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Charles Richardson Administrative, Australia, Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Latin America, Spain, United States 3 Comments 29 April 2024

No clear winner in the Solomons

The Solomon Islands election held last week has produced a parliament in which the currently uncommitted appear to hold the balance of power between prime minister Sogavare and his opponents.

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Kosovo’s Serbs still not happy

There's more trouble in northern Kosovo, as a referendum that was supposed to undo farcical elections turns out to be equally farcical in its turn.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Referenda, War and peace 1 Comment 23 April 2024

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