OSCE/ODIHR Opinion (Spain)
OSCE/ODIHR Opinion on Laws Regulation the Funding of Political Parties in Spain. Download PDF (ENGLISH) Download PDF (SPANISH)
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10, 2017
Article in “openDemocracy”
Post with Angela Bourne on the consequences of party banning in Europe. View link
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10, 2017
The 2017 parliamentary election in the Czech Republic: continuous fragility and the victory of an anti-establishment politics
By Vlastimil Havlik (Masaryk University) and Tim Haughton (University of Birmingham) Two initial observations stand out with the first glance at results of the last parliamentary election that took place in the Czech Republic last week. First, confirmation of stability instability dating back to the 2010 “earthquake election”. Second, a clear victory of an anti-establishment [...]
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10, 2017
Radio interview (UK)
Interview on "the application of art. 155 in Catalonia" for "The Breakfast Show" of "Voice of Islam Radio UK (begins after 1:43:45). LISTEN TO INTERVIEW
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10, 2017
Newspaper interview (Georgia)
Interview on the “Catalonian crisis” in Spain. View LINK
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10, 2017
The Longest Formation in Dutch history. Why did it take so long? What did it result in? And will that last?
By Simon Otjes (University of Groningen) The Dutch elections were on March 15, 2017. 225 days, later a government was formed. That was the longest government formation period in the Netherlands. So why did the talks last so long? What did the talks result in? And will the coalition last? Longest Formation Talks in Dutch [...]
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10, 2017
TV interview (Georgia)
Interview on the "Catalonian crisis" in Spain for "PanoramaTVShow", an Iberia TV (Georgian Television) Politics Show. WATCH INTERVIEW
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10, 2017
Conference in Poland
Presentation about "Parliamentary Turnover and Party Crisis in East Central Europe" in Przemysl (Poland). View LINK
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10, 2017
Venice Commission Delegation (Moldova)
OSCE/ODIHR representative in the Venice Commission delegation to examine Moldova's party and finance regulation. View LINK View VIDEO
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10, 2017
Towards the Right: Austria’s Nationalratswahl 2017
By Martin Lausegger (University of Oxford) On the 15th of October Sebastian Kurz, leader of the centre-right People’s Party (ÖVP), celebrated a clear ‘start to finish’ victory. Ever since the 31-year old took over the ÖVP earlier this year, he consistently led the polls throughout an election campaign whose fundamental driving forces were immigration, the [...]