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Big win in Poland

Poland's opposition wins a big victory against the odds to unseat autocrat Jarosław Kaczyński.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 6 Comments 17 October 202318 October 2023

Australia says No

Australia's Indigenous Voice referendum goes down to the expected heavy defeat. There's plenty of blame to go around, and no-one emerges with much credit.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Political issues, Referenda 7 Comments 16 October 2023

Election preview: Poland

Poland goes to the polls on Sunday with the future of its democracy at stake.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 1 Comment 13 October 202313 October 2023

Australia & New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand both go to the polls on Saturday: one for a referendum that is set for certain defeat, and the other to pass judgement on its Labor government, whose prospects are not a lot better.

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Spring electoral roundup (I)

Our semi-regular review of world electoral news covers the Maldives, Liberia, Scotland and Bolivia.

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Germany & Luxembourg

Three elections in or near Germany on Sunday produced good results for the right and very poor results for the Greens.

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Election preview: Luxembourg

Luxembourg's governing coalition seems well placed going into Sunday's election, with not much change expected even if it loses its majority.

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Realignment for real, part 4

Some thoughts on how political realignment affects parties of the far left.

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Mr Putin wins another one

Slovakia's election result was a strong one for the opponents of aid to Ukraine, if not quite as strong as the headlines might suggest.

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Birds of a feather

Robert Kennedy Jr toys with the idea of an third-party candidacy for the presidency. Should that worry the Democrats or the Republicans?

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