A look back at 2025, including the top ten elections of the year.
Antisemitism and the Trumpists
The American hard right is splitting between its pro-Israel and its antisemitic wings, although the two things have sat together fairly amicably in the past.
Merry Christmas everyone!
This blog wishes all its readers a happy holiday, under whatever name you celebrate.
Chile turns (far) right
A big win for the right in Chile to go with its narrow win in Honduras.
Trump vs Europe
Does Donald Trump want to destroy Europe in order to save it, or does he just want to destroy it, period?
Updates – France & Czechia
Good news for the French government for once, and Czechia has a new prime minister.
Democracy for Victoria?
The system of group voting tickets in Victoria seems to be finally on the way out, although a parliamentary inquiry has failed to agree on deeper structural reform.
A cliffhanger in Honduras
Donald Trump's preferred candidate leads by the skin of his teeth in Honduras's presidential election.
Two South American results
Chile looks set for a far-right president, while Ecuador clips its president's wings in a referendum.
Desperate measures for the Victorian Liberals
The Victorian Liberal Party's 16th leader is also the first woman in the job. She has taken on a big task.
The World is Not Enough 