Mike Rann
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Biography
Publications
The Hon Mike Rann AC is the CEO of Rann Strategy Group based in the UK and Italy, and a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute of King's College London. He is a former Australian High Commissioner to the UK and later Ambassador to Italy. He was Premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011.
![The Ardern ascendancy](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/adern.jpg?itok=1daCHpgY)
The Ardern ascendancy
Ardern was installed as New Zealand Labour leader just to 'save the furniture'. Less that 100 days later, she is the nation’s 40th prime minister.
![New Zealand election: Another victory salute from Winston?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/winston-peters.jpg?itok=Az72DxpM)
New Zealand election: Another victory salute from Winston?
Winston Peters, leader of New Zealand First, is the politician most likely to decide the outcome.
![Italian push for early election crashes](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/italian%20flg-min.jpg?itok=rTDi-e3U)
Italian push for early election crashes
Barring some ‘parliamentary incident’ there will be no national elections in Italy until next year, probably in March.
![UK election: Tories to win but Theresa May diminished](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Theresa_May_crop.jpg?itok=VmvRcscO)
UK election: Tories to win but Theresa May diminished
Labour will pile up big majorities in anti-Brexit London and in university areas but will fail to pick up marginal seats required to do well, let alone win.
![From Macron to Renzi: The centre fights back](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Italy_protest_crop.jpg?itok=N55-p-Ro)
From Macron to Renzi: The centre fights back
Renzi has assured party loyalists that after his primary win, PD will return to first place in the polls by the end of May.
![UK elections: A May day in June](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/may%20day.jpg?itok=YDu7zumR)
UK elections: A May day in June
The auguries could not be better for Theresa May to smash a divided Labour and put Tory troglodytes back in their cave.