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A bloggy milestone

Some reflections on the blog's state and future.

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Charles Richardson Administrative 12 Comments 21 October 202126 January 2022

Broad front for democracy

Hungary's opposition turns to the centre-right to try to save democracy. There may be a lesson there for the United States.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Party matters, Political issues, United States 6 Comments 19 October 202119 October 2021

Two French anniversaries

France commemorates two atrocities with differing political implications: an assassination last year and a massacre sixty years ago.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Europe, France, Political issues, War and peace 2 Comments 18 October 202126 October 2022

October electoral roundup

A monthly feature: electoral news from around the world, including Iceland, Japan, Romania and Iraq.

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Charles Richardson East Asia, Elections, Europe, Middle East, Party matters, Scandinavia 9 Comments 15 October 202126 January 2022

Parliamentary games in South Australia

The South Australian government is in disarray after the opposition, with the aid of independents, appears to have taken control of state parliament.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Constitutional law, Electoral law, Party matters 2 Comments 14 October 202126 January 2022

Two prime ministers down

Austria and Czechia, compare and contrast. One prime minister resigns and the other is given notice by the voters.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Europe, Political issues 8 Comments 12 October 202112 October 2021

France, six months out

An advance look at France's next presidential election, where the incumbent faces a range of challengers from both sides of the spectrum.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, France, Party matters 1 Comment 11 October 202126 January 2022

Election preview: Czechia

Czech politics is becoming a little less fragmented, with the opposition parties hoping to topple billionaire leader Andrej Babiš in tomorrow's election.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 3 Comments 8 October 202111 October 2021

Italy votes locally

Voting in Italy's big cities shows the left in a strong position, but keeping the right out of power nationally will still be a big task.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Italy 2 Comments 7 October 202126 January 2022

Big opposition turnout in Hungary

Supporters of Hungary's freshly united opposition flock to the polls to choose candidates to take on their authoritarian government.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Party matters 2 Comments 5 October 2021

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