Political understanding required, as nation re-elected maverick? (7,8)
I believe the answer is:
entente cordiale
'political understanding required' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'nation re-elected maverick?' is the wordplay.
'maverick?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'maverick' mean this).
'nation'+'re'+'elected'='nationreelected'
'nationreelected' with letters rearranged gives 'ENTENTE CORDIALE'.
'as' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for entente cordiale that I've seen before include "Agreement" , "Understanding" .)