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Malaysia goes early as well

Another early election, this time in Malaysia, whose prime minister looks set to win a majority in his own right.

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Sweden gets a government

A new right-of-centre government is ready to take office in Sweden, but without the actual participation of the far right. Meanwhile, negotiations for a new government continue in Italy.

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Back in the UN

Another big defeat for Russia at the United Nations shows how little international opinion has changed since March.

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Election preview: Vanuatu

Vanuatu is in better democratic shape than some of its neighbors, but today's election will still have its problems.

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Putinists right and left

Far left and far right again turn out to have more in common than you might think, including a weakness for Vladimir Putin.

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Divided Austria

Austria's president wins re-election for a second term, but with stronger opposition from the far right than had been expected. Also, state election results from Tyrol and Lower Saxony.

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Mink force Danish election

Covid-19 claims another victim, as the Danish government is forced to the polls over its illegal liquidation of the country's mink industry.

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A landslide in Quebec

Canada turns in another weirdly unfair election result, this time in Quebec, where the government has shelved its commitment to electoral reform.

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Weekend results, part 2

There were two Balkan elections on Sunday: Bulgaria seemed to take a step backwards, but there was modest progress in Bosnia & Herzegovina.

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Weekend results, part 1

Brazil's presidential election is rather closer than expected, and a poor result for the opinion polls. Meanwhile, the electoral system disenfranchises a lot of voters in Latvia.

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