France’s mainstream holds on

France's municipal elections wind up, with not much change and a continued strong showing from the mainstream parties.

Blog highlights, week 16

Another collection of blog posts from the last six years that still speak to our present-day problems.

The South Australian election confirms that the surge of the far right is real, and the crisis of the Liberal Party is existential.

A quick refresher on the record of third parties in Australian elections.

South Australia votes in an election that could burst the One Nation bubble or could intensify the crisis in the Liberal Party.

Slovenia and Denmark are both going to the polls, with both sets of incumbents in some difficulty.

Informative and entertaining reading from the archives.

Municipal election results in France show surprising strength for the mainstream parties.

Turmoil in Australia's Coalition parties continues, with a leadership change in the National Party as it contemplates how to deal with One Nation.

Another selection of highlights from the last six years.