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Full coverage: Elections

Macron, Le Pen, De Gaulle and the French paradox: Why a centrist leads in an election where the centre didn’t hold

This time, French voters have clearly chosen to move their elections away from the post-WWII battleground between centre-right and centre-left. The constitutional implications and the lessons for democracy are profound.

Thomas Hubert
16th Apr, 2022 - 7 min read

A frustrated electorate, a divided opposition: The French election is Macron’s to lose

Divisions on the far right and on the left favour French President Emmanuel Macron’s re-election chances in two months’ time. Can the Gaullists return and challenge Macron's stance as the last man standing against extremism? Thomas Hubert reports from Paris.

Thomas Hubert
12th Feb, 2022 - 16 min read

A housing by-election: property and the politics of wealth accumulation

Following the resignation of a former housing minister, Dublin Bay South voters will set the stage for a housing election – pitting wealth against income.

Stephen Kinsella
29th Apr, 2021 - 6 min read

In a hateful US election, a man’s lonely plea for unity in the town of Wiscasset

After a move from Brooklyn to rural Maine, writer Siobhán Brett shares perspectives on the US election from a town where two votes separated Joe Biden from Donald Trump at Friday's latest ballot count.

Siobhán Brett
7th Nov, 2020 - 7 min read

Abandoning consensus, Trump unleashed a revolution. Win or lose, the dark shadow of his nativist agenda will persist

Irrespective of who wins on Tuesday, there is the compelling sense that the US has reached a moment of denouement. When the votes are cast, what America will we inherit?

Tom McGurk
31st Oct, 2020 - 8 min read

Interviews and insights: The definitive business guide to the election

As Ireland votes, get some depth on the economic impact of your vote: The Currency has interviewed frontbenchers from the five leading parties at length on business issues, while Stephen Kinsella crunches the numbers and unveils the faultlines revealed by the campaign.

Thomas Hubert
6th Feb, 2020 - 1 min read

Paschal Donohoe, Ireland’s quintessentially polite politician, bares his teeth and defends his record

The Irish economy is booming, and unemployment has flatlined. Yet, Fine Gael is getting little electoral credit for its stewardship of the economy. In his pre-election interview, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe defends his record and critiques the economic plans of the other parties.

Ian Kehoe
5th Feb, 2020 - 15 min read

Eamon Ryan: “CRH, Ryanair, Glanbia, Kerry are all at risk – all in businesses that have a high carbon content”

Stricter environmental auditing requirements are coming, and the next government should help business get ready to turn Ireland into a climate technology leader, says the Green Party’s leader – but he sees no need to reform planning laws to facilitate this.

Thomas Hubert
3rd Feb, 2020 - 27 min read

Auction politics and the economics of elections: Stephen Kinsella talks to Sean Keyes

Stephen Kinsella reflects on why politicians say the things they do to get votes. He sat down with me to tell me more about this plus how the government system is becoming so complex that it is difficult to solve the country’s issues in one electoral cycle.

Sean Keyes
27th Jan, 2020 - 22 min read
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