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• The Official Political Cartoon Thread
• Official Global Elections Megathread
• Space Exploration Politics/Events Open Thread
• Political stereotypes you are sick of
• Can someone explain medieval politics ?
• Clichés and misconceptions about the history, politics and society of countries
• Your opinion on foreign aid
• Your opinion on Monarchies
• Summaries of Political Parties of Countries
• What are legislators called in your country ?
• What does [your home country] mean to you ?
• Why do people insist on using archaic spelling of country names ?
• Countries that have both a Prime Minister and a President ?
• Minor independence movements you support or would like to see ?
• Why don't governments have senses of humour ?
• What countries have the best/worst constitutions ?

• The EU Politics Thread (main thread)
• The Official European Parliament Politics Thread
• Federal Europe - Yes or No, Why or Why Not
• Right, that's it, I'm becoming a Europhile
• First exit polls in Euro elections
• EU Net Neutrality
• "Leaving" the Eurozone... Is it more difficult than the media lets on ?
• Mediterranean Refugee Crisis Thread
• Official European Forces Thread
• Dawn of a EU Army ?
• Why do Scandinavian countries have a divided centre-right ?

• Victorian Era Politics
• British Political System
• Monarch of the United Kingdom
• Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• The Politbrits
• Rioting in Tottenham
• UK Local Elections 2012 Thread: Post election literature !
• Britain needs a space port, business leaders claim
• UK 'needs national space programme'
• Is the BBC biased ?
• London (and South East) Housing Issues - Discussion Thread
• Ian Paisley is dead
• Scottish Politics Core Thread
• Official Scottish Independence Referendum Thread
• Scotland Referendum-Aftermath
• Northern Ireland Assembly collapses... again
• Scottish Politics Core Thread
• The Official Northern Irish Politics Thread
• The Official Welsh Politics Thread
• A replacement for the term `Prime Minister` in Westminster systems
• The Official 2015 British General Election Discussion Thread
• The Official 2015 British General Election Night Discussion Thread
• 2016 Scottish/Welsh/NIrish/London etc. Election Thread
• The UK Immigration Debate Thread
• Brexit Aftermath Thread
• Brexit Aftermath Thread II
• Official UK By-Elections Thread
• #LibDemFightback: Liberal Values, Liberal Policies

For regular UK political discussion threads, please see threads titled “Official PMQ's and Other British Politics Thread” in PolChat.

• Irish Political News & Events (main thread)
• Could anyone here explain Irish politics/parties ?
• Ian Paisley is dead
• Your opinion on Eamon De Valéra
• Ireland just accidentally legalized ecstasy, ketamine, and magic mushrooms

• German Politics
• German News And Politics Thread
• Germans seek to oust Czech president Vaclav Klaus over EU treaty
• How do Germans feel about World War II ?
• Why is Western Germany so rich ?

• Dutch Politics
• The Official Dutch Politics Thread (main thread)
• Dutch Queen Beatrix Expected To Announce Abdication
• The Dutch Ukraine referedum
• Geert Wilders convicted*
• Dutch General Elections 2017

• The Danish Politics Thread (main thread)
• Danish election: Centre-right opposition wins
• Denmark approves controversial migrant assets bill

• Icelandic police protest delay of wage contracts
• 2016 Icelandic Election

• Norway votes 2013
• Norwegian Constitution Day !

• Swedish Political News Core Thread
• Swedish national election thread

• Finnish Political News Thread
• Land Without Blocs - A Look at Finnish Party Politics
• Finnish parliamentary election 2011 Core Thread
• Finnish Presidential Inauguration 2012
• Finally a government
• The First Century of Finnish Independence Thread

• Russia Kidnaps Estonian Intelligence Officer
• Baltics ask for NATO Forces

• †Grizelda Kristiņa (1910-2013), Last Surviving Speaker of Livonian
• Baltics ask for NATO Forces

• Lithuania offically joins Eurozone
• Baltics ask for NATO Forces
• The Elves of Lithuania
• "100 Views of Lithuania" (and my addition there!)

• The Official French Politics Thread (main thread)
• The Official French Politics Thread II : Let them eat sub-titles
• 2014 French Municipal Elections
• French President Francois Hollande Dissolves Government After Cabinet Feud
• Shooting attack at French satirical magazine HQ - 10 dead 5 injured
• Perception of French monarchies nowadays ?

• New heir to the throne of Monaco

• The Official Swiss Politics Thread

• The Official Italian Politics Thread (main thread)
• Italian quake scientists win appeal
• Italian Referendum Opinions ?
• Italian Republic Day

• The Official Pope Francis I Expectations Thread
• Pope Francis says Italian Mafia members are 'excommunicated'
• http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=357630|Pope Francis's new Encyclical Letter

• San Marino Politics Thread

• Official Spanish Politics Thread (main thread)
• Catalan Independence Discussion
• The Spanish government is trying to outlaw peaceful protests
• Adolfo Suárez has passed away
• King Juan Carlos announces his abdication
• Could Catalonia unilaterally break away ?

• Official Portugal News Thread (main thread)

• Greek Political News Thread
• Racism in Greece

• Surprising terms for Cyprus bailout
• Turkey order to pay Cyprus damages

• The "Balkans" FAQ
• Serbian Political News Core Thread
• Serbian elections 2012 core thread

• Croatian Politics Thread (main thread)
• The "Balkans" FAQ
• Croatia - On the Greek path
• EU Referendum in Croatia
• Croatia is to be the EU's 28th member
• The Hague Tribunal: Gotovina & Markač final verdict in proces+
• New president of Croatia

• The "Balkans" FAQ
• Radovan Karadzic acquitted on 1 genocide charge
• Anti-government protests in Bosnia
• EU considering Bosnia Enlargement

• Coup(?) attempt in Macedonia
• Revolution starts in Macedonia ?

• Borisov government falls, elections to be held

• Romania's President Basescu fined for Roma comments
• Elections in Romania
• Romanian PM Ponta resigns
• Massive protests in Romania
• King Michael I of the Romanians (Mihai I Regele Românilor) has passed away

• EU vs. Moscow: Russia tries to woo back Moldova
• Moldovans Vote, Torn Between Pull of EU, Russia
• Moldovan localities started voting to unify with Romania

• The Official Polish Politics Thread (main thread)
• Obama scrapping planned missile shield for Poland and the Czech Republic
• Joint Russian-Polish ceremony for Katyn massacre, now 70 years ago
• Polish president in plane crash in Russia; "no survivors"
• Komorowski wins Polish presidency
• Polish elections 2011
• Poland found explosives on wreckage of president's plane : A report
• Possible expansion of the Visegrád Group ?

• The Official Czech Politics Thread
• Obama scrapping planned missile shield for Poland and the Czech Republic
• Czech ambassador recalled over new Canadian visa rules
• Germans seek to oust Czech president Vaclav Klaus over EU treaty
• Why do people still think Czechoslovakia still exists ?
• Palestinian ambassador killed by exploding safe
• Possible expansion of the Visegrád Group ?

• Landtagswahlen in Liechtenstein (February 2009)

• The Official Austrian Politics Thread (main thread)
• Austrian government falls apart in 2008
• Austrian News and Politics Thread (defunct)
• Austrian far-right Hofer to push for EU referendum

• Official Slovak Political News Thread
• 2014 Slovak Presidential Elections Thread
• Why do people still think Czechoslovakia still exists ?
• Possible expansion of the Visegrád Group ?

• Hungary Politics Thread
• Hungary edges towards authoritarianism
• Orban Says He Seeks to End Liberal Democracy in Hungary
• Washington Tries to Check Hungary's Drift Into Kremlin Orbit
• Possible expansion of the Visegrád Group ?
• Elections in Hungary 2018

• Euro 2012 PR problem for Ukraine based on accusations
• Anti Russia protests in Kiev, Ukraine
• Will Russia move to annex Crimea ?
• Main Ukraine Crisis Thread II
• A Malaysian Boeing 777 has crashed (possibly been shot down) in Ukraine
• Main Ukraine Crisis/Russian invasion thread Part III
• A clearer picture of Crimea: Putin's cat is out of the bag

• Belarus arrests members of ethnic Polish group
• The official Belarusian election thread

• Russia Superthread
• Opinion on Russian invasion of Georgia
• Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland
• Russian Parliament blame Stalin for Katyn
• There's been a terrorist attack in Russia
• Russia confirms tactical ballistic missile deployment in Kaliningrad
• So, Russia invaded Crimea, now what ?

• Turkey and the European Union
• Will Turkey eventually become a fairly major "European" power ?
• Turkish Warplane possibly shot down over Syria by Syrian security services
• Turkey may block social media
• Turkey order to pay Cyprus damages
• Erdogan is the new President
• 2015 Turkish General Election Thread
• Military coup in Turkey
• 2017 Turkish Constitutional Referendum Thread

• Opinion on Russian invasion of Georgia
• 2013 Election results in Georgia

• Violent Clashes Along Azerbaijan-Armenia border over Nagorno-Karabakh
• Armenia Joins Eurasian Customs Union

• Violent Clashes Along Azerbaijan-Armenia border over Nagorno-Karabakh

• Official Lebanon News and Politics Thread
• Major terror attack in Beirut, possible political/ministerial assassination

• Netanyahu announces early elections
• Ariel Sharon has died
• Operation Protective Edge Thread
• 2015 Israel Elections Thread

• Jordanian Spring ?
• Why is Jordan so different from other ME monarchies ?
• Jordan's King Abdullah dissolves parliament

• Revolution Starts in Syria
• Turkish Warplane possibly shot down over Syria by Syrian securtiy services
• Attack Syria ? Good or bad idea ?

• Saudi princess: What I would change about my country

• The Official Iraq News and Politics Thread
• More Iraqis bid for autonomy
• Dozens of Iraqi MPs quit over Anbar violence
• Al-Qaeda has taken Fallujah
• Iraq Offers Bounty For Killing Jihadists
• Maliki attempts coup

• Interesting Discussion on the Bahraini Protests
• Bahraini policeman dies after bomb blast

• Air strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake
• Yemen to federalize

• Kazakhstan to change its name ?

• Is Uzbekistan experiencing infighting in the ruling political clan ?

• Afghanistan's Karzai rebuffs U.S. pressure to sign security deal

• Four months after devastating quake, Nepal has spent none of its international aid

• Alright, explain Indian politics to me
• India declared polio-free
• Indian General Election 2014 Thread
• Official Narendra Modi Evaluation Thread
• India-China Border Conflict

• Butting out in Bhutan
• Who would you have voted for (Bhutan) ? * **[[https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/king-of-bhutan-marries.215283/|King of Bhutan Marries
• Buddhist Bhutan wrestles with 'shocking' abuse study
• Human rights violations in Bhutan
• India-China Border Conflict

• Myanmar (Burma) General Election 2015 Thread

• A Cambodian political analyst and government critic shot dead

• Thai opposition to boycott 2 February elections
• Thailand protests prompt coup fears
• Thai army stages coup
• King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand's health "unstable"
• The King of Thailand has died

• Malaysia has high hopes for Moon mission
• Outcry in Malaysia over $1m bash
• Trouble in Malaysia
• Malaysian government brands Uncyclopedia as "dangerous"
• Malaysia bans women wearing trousers and yoga over fears of lesbianism
• Malaysia Protests: Over 1,400 Arrested During Demonstrations
• "‘Slight majority’ of East Malaysians want to secede", warns academic
• Contact lost with Malaysian airliner carrying 239 passengers

• 2015 Singaporean General Elections

• Brunei adopts Sharia Law

• Prabowo Subianto withdraws from the 2014 Presidential Elections
• Indonesia Revokes Election Law
• Jakarta's mayoral elections

• The Official Philippine Politics Thread
• The Philippines: What went wrong ?
• Philippines economy is the second fastest growing economy in Asia
• AH.com Votes - Philippine general election, 2013 (House Districts)
• Duterte calls Obama a SOP
• Duterte does it again: F**k you EU
• Duterte ends joint exercises, orders US troops out of the Philippines

• Japan and China step up the rhetorical war
• Official Chinese military Thread
• China Draws "Red Line" on North Korea
• China says no to Hong Kong Democracy
• Police and student protesters clash in Hong Kong
• India-China Border Conflict

• Taiwanese Students Stormed the Parliament
• Taiwan Leaders Reject One Country, Two Systems Talk After Hong Kong
• The Taiwan January 2016 Presidential and Legislative Election Thread

• Japan and China step up the rhetorical war
• Japan Set for Landmark Easing of Constitutional Limits on Military
• Could anyone give me an overview on post-war Japanese PMs ?

• South Korea Politics and Elections thread
• 2012 South Korean Presidential Election Official Thread
• Korean ferry disaster
• US begins deploying THAAD system in South Korea

• Recent North Korea News
• China Draws "Red Line" on North Korea
• North Korean leader has a mystery illness, cancels all public appearances

• American Politics
• President of the United States
• Illinois Politics Thread: Now with 3.78% less corruption!
• California: Getting Shit Sorted Out Core Thread
• Four Corner States Political and Historical Thread
• New York State Politics Thread
• Obamacare Implementation Thread
• Official US Government Budget Showdown Thread
• Your Opinion on American Democracy: Currently and hopes for the Future
• Fix the American education system
• US and Cuba have agreed to reopen their embassies

• The Official Canadian Politics Thread, Eh ?
• The Official Canadian Politics Thread II
• Future of the NDP Leadership ?
• The Official Nunavut Politics Thread
• Official Canadian Forces Thread
• Quebec General Election 2014
• Ontario General Election 2014
• Alberta General Election 2015
• How would you improve the Canadian Government ?
• The Official 42nd Canadian General Election thread

• Mexico town 'left without police'

• Caribbean Politics Thread
• Central American Politics Thread

• President of Guatemala arrested over corruption allegations

• US and Cuba have agreed to reopen their embassies

• Dominican Republic expels 244 Haitians over border killings

• Dominican Republic expels 244 Haitians over border killings

• Caribbean Politics Thread
• News: CARICOM Members Sue Former Colonisers

• Barbados to remove Queen Elizabeth II as Titular Head of State

• Race, Oil and Sun -Politics in Trinidad and Tobago
• Elections in Trinidad and Tobago

• Is there a South American Economic Downturn and what is causing it ?
• The Official Latin American Politics Discussion Thread

• Powerful country bullies poor latinamerican nation for its oil

• And now for something different - the Colombian armed conflict is finally over
• The Colombia Plebiscite Thread
• 2016 Nobel Peace Prize goes to Juan Manuel Santos

• Venezuela Thread
• Nicolás Maduro sends troops to electronics store
• Más Protestas! Anti-government Rallies & Clashes in Venezuela
• Powerful country bullies poor latinamerican nation for its oil

• Brazil's presidential election thread
• The Brazilian Political Discussion and Debate Thread
• The overthrow of Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff (The Coup is Complete)

• 2011 Argentine Elections Thread
• Argentina lowers voting age to 16
• Why does Argentina claim the Falklands ?
• Argentina couldn't reach deal with 'Vulture Funds', Enters Default

• Chilean Presidential Elections 2013

• * Why does Argentina claim the Falklands ?
• Falkland islands to hold referendum on sovereignty

• New East African Railway Begins Construction
• 2014 Ebola Outbreak Core Thread

• Egyptian political crisis
• Egypt: 528 Supporters of Muslim Brotherhood Sentenced to Death
• Elections for the Egyptian parliament begin

• New Libya Development Thread
• Libya to adopt Sharia law
• More fighting in Libya as PM sacked

• Tunisia adopts new Constitution
• Tunisia holds first parliamentary election under new constitution

• Mauritania Coup
• Coup in Mauritania

• Senegal may tunnel under Gambia
• Senegal's Monument to the African Renaissance, bigger than the Statue of Liberty, opens
• Senegal offers land to Haitians
• Senegal - is it so bad ?
• Troops from Nigeria, Senegal, France Back Malian Army

• Senegal may tunnel under Gambia
• The Gambia to withdraw from Commonwealth
• Gambia bans female genital mutilation
• The Gambia’s President Jammeh to concede defeat in election (and he did !)

• Burkina Faso Uprising - Thoughts ?

• Ebola outbreak in Guinea

• Ebola Outbreak Spreads To Liberia

• Oldie but goodie: More Ivorian refugees return home from Liberia

• Nigeria: Schoolgirls abducted

• Boko Haram begins operations in Cameroon

• Sudan and South Sudan armies clash
• Israel reportedly bombs Khartoum weapons factory, Sudan promises to retaliate
• Sudan's Spring

• South Sudan independence vote confirmed, celebrations ensue
• South Sudan Independence Countdown
• South Sudan to join Commonwealth of Nations
• South Sudan to join AU and likely the Commonwealth, entitled to join Arab League
• Sudan and South Sudan armies clash
• South Sudan coup attempt
• Increasing tensions in South Sudan, fears of a "second Rwanda"

• Troops mutiny in Mali, civil war feared
• Azawad: The New Tuareg State

• Central African Republic Thread
• Civil War breaks out in the Central African Republic

• Report: Eritrea kidnapping tens of thousands of its own citizens for ransom
• Eritrea becoming "A Giant Prison"

• Ethiopia launches new railway to Djibouti

• South Africa and Rwanda on the verge of breaking diplomatic ties

• Burundi Coup

• Tanzanian general election, 2015

• Zimbabwe News and Politics Thread (main thread)
• Zimbabwe to hold elections at the end of the month
• Zimbabwe wants to Isolate itself even more
• Russia attempts to woo African nations including Mugabe's Zimbabwe
• Zimbabwe on its way to being a failed state ?

• Zambian President has died ; as a result Africa now has a white head of state
• Mainland Africa could soon get its first white leader since apartheid
• Riots Erupt In Zambian Capital During Protests Against Acting President Guy Scott

• Botswana losing its democratic shine ?

• Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters now have a franchise in Namibia

• South African Politics Discussion Thread
• Former South African President Mbeki claims Tony Blair wanted to invade Zimbabwe
• RIP Nelson Mandela
• South Africa and Rwanda on the verge of breaking diplomatic ties
• South Africa's biggest opposition party gets its first black leader
• Julius Malema up to his old tricks again
• Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters now have a franchise in Namibia

• Political turmoil in Lesotho

• Mauritius to sue... first fallout from Wikileaks for the UK ?
• Boeing 777 turn up in La Réunion in the Indian ocean may be MH370

• Governor of St Helena ? How do I apply ?
• No, this is not 1982 nostalgia - St Helena mourns death of former Governor
• St. Helena discussion

• Australian Political News Core Thread
• So, I'd like to Get Something Straight About Aussie Parties

• New Zealand Politics Thread
• How should New Zealand choose a new flag ?

• Fiji coup deadline extended as military play police at rugby
• Fiji military chief stages coup
• Fiji military given OK to shoot civilians
• Fiji to change flag

• Rock throwing suspends Solomon Islands vote count
• Tsunami hits Solomon Islands

• Guam and the CNMI (US Marianas) receiving US statehood ?

• Samoa switching to driving on the left
• Samoa hit by tsunami
• Daylight Saving with teeth: Samoa to move forward 24 hours

• King of Tonga dead at 63

• Climate Change And Faith Collide In Kiribati
• Russian Monarchy to be Restored... in Kiribati?!

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