Kevin Rudd is planning for Labor to be in government for a very long time and the Opposition need to smarten up and realise that they will lose the next election.
Election
Reformists held in Iran rioting
Reformist leaders who supported defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi have been detained following violent protests over the results of Friday’s presidential election, Al Jazeera reports.
Democracy, Kremlin style
If you’re going to rig an election, either go all out Soviet-style and claim 100% of the vote, or attempt to make it a believable figure, says the New York Times.
The ANC to continue its domination of South African politics
South Africa’s voters go to the polls today to vote in their fourth post-apartheid election.
Richard Farmer’s political bite sized meaty chunks
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NZ election “politics on speed”
Minor parties have been wooed, cabinet places are being brokered, and the opposition have been through a speedy, bloodless leadership change, writes Tim Watkin.
NZ election 1: The formula is simple
National will win the most votes and can count on ACT and United Future for support. Labour will come second, with the Greens and Progressives onside, writes Tim Watkin.
Mackerras: Why NZ’s MMP voting system sucks
MMP has made New Zealand’s House of Representatives more representative in terms of ethnicity, race and gender. Apart from that there is little to be said in its favour, writes Malcolm Mackerras.
Not what the voters wanted in Canada
As expected, Canadians yesterday voted, albeit narrowly, for a centre-left government. But they’re not going to get one, writes Charles Richardson.
Canada’s Conservatives set to fall short again
In Canada, even if voters clearly opt for a centre-left government, their perverse electoral system looks like denying them that choice, writes Charles Richardson.
Nationals resurgent after a weird weekend on unwanted hustings
Playing kingmaker at a State level opens up vast pork-barrelling possibilities, writes Bernard Keane.
Where do they find state politicians anyway?
It’s probably too much to ask for political courage and vision, writes Bernard Keane.
First NT now WA — hot vote in 08
Everybody loves an early election, writes William Bowe.
Even psephologists make mistakes
Bernard Keane was quite right to include me yesterday among pundits who got the Northern Territory embarrassingly wrong, writes Charles Richardson.
WA part II: this election is Barnett’s to win. Or lose
The people of Western Australian just want good government, writes Noel Crichton-Browne.
Territorians head for the polls
In the Coalition’s search for the road back out of the wilderness, the Northern Territory is probably not the place to start, writes Charles Richrdson.
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