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Fundamentalism and the judiciary

As Donald Trump is on the verge of getting his new Supreme Court justice, a decision in Poland illuminates the issues at stake.

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Charles Richardson Europe, Ideas, Political issues, United States 6 Comments 26 October 202026 January 2022

Election preview: Seychelles

One of Africa's smaller but more successful democracies is holding simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections.

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Charles Richardson Africa, Elections 2 Comments 23 October 2020

Two weeks to go

Two weeks out from the US presidential election, and again the betting market seems to be overstating Donald Trump's chances compared to what the polls are saying.

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Charles Richardson Elections, United States 1 Comment 21 October 2020

Big win for the left in Bolivia

A surprise first-round victory in Bolivia is something of an embarrassment for both left and right. [Updates added with further counting.]

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Charles Richardson Elections, Electoral law, Latin America 9 Comments 20 October 202023 October 2020

How good is proportional representation?

New Zealanders show that proportional representation doesn't mean you can't deliver clear results, as Jacinda Ardern's Labour government wins a landslide victory.

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Charles Richardson Australia, Elections, Electoral law, Oceania 12 Comments 19 October 2020

Two presidential previews

A troubled country and a troubled pseudo-country both vote in presidential elections on Sunday: a first round in Bolivia and a second round in Northern Cyprus.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Political issues 2 Comments 16 October 20202 November 2020

Election preview: New Zealand

New Zealand is set to re-elect its centre-left government on Saturday, this time without its troublesome "populist" coalition partner.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Party matters 8 Comments 15 October 2020

October election updates

An occasional (usually monthly) feature. Today, news from Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Belgium and Vienna.

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Charles Richardson Central and South Asia, Elections, Europe, Political issues 4 Comments 13 October 202030 August 2021

Not just the presidency

Control of the House of Representatives will be an interesting issue in next month's US election: not in the usual way, but because of its strange potential role in choosing a president.

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Charles Richardson Constitutional law, Elections, Electoral law, United States 2 Comments 12 October 202026 January 2022

Election preview: Lithuania

Lithuania's centrist government seeks re-election on Sunday. The country's democracy is in good shape, but governments have difficulty lasting more than one term.

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Charles Richardson Elections, Europe 2 Comments 9 October 2020

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