Bangladesh and DR Congo rounded out the electoral year of 2018 – two countries with major political and logistical challenges.
Month: December 2018
Looking towards Iowa
With the midterms over, Americans are looking towards the next presidential election. Here's what we can say so far about Iowa.
Armenia’s new leader consolidates
A lopsided election victory for the new government in Armenia.
Sunday reading
For the last time in 2018, our three-weekly feature of interesting reading material.
May back, but wounded
Theresa May holds on to her thankless job, leaving Britain no clearer about how to resolve the Brexit dilemma.
Victoria’s very strange upper house
Victoria's Legislative Council again falls badly short of the proportional representation that it was supposed to achieve. Unscrupulous preference deals are only part of the story.
New twists in the Brexit tale
The Brexit drama continues, with Theresa May getting cold feet and the European Court of Justice lending the remainers a hand.
Victoria wraps up
Final lower house results from the Victorian election show the size of Labor's win and the distortions of the electoral system.
France, being France
France's government faces a protest movement with legitimate grievances, but also some very disturbing features.
Liberal government, 150 years on
Remembering Gladstonian liberalism, and contemplating its continued relevance.
The World is Not Enough 