Greece's centre-right wins a clear majority, courtesy of the electoral system rather than the voters.
Author: Charles Richardson
Election preview: Greece
Greece looks ready to shift back to the centre-right in Sunday's election. Its party system is yet to recover from the damage done by the financial crisis.
A centre-left revival? Part IV: The European parliament
The centre-left seems to have missed out on getting its candidate up as the EU's next head of government, but its parliamentary position is stronger than it might look.
How to appoint a prime minister
Malcolm Turnbull may have had a hypothetical constitutional manoeuvre to block Peter Dutton, but would the same trick work against Boris Johnson?
A centre-left revival? Part III: Australia
Australia was supposed to be part of a centre-left revival, but it didn't work out that way. Only so much blame can be attached to the electoral system.
A centre-left revival? Part II: Denmark
Denmark gets a centre-left government after the right was defeated in this month's election, but the Social Democrats' performance was less than stellar.
A centre-left revival? Part I: Finland
The arrival of a Social Democrat-led government in Finland is an occasion to look more generally at the decline and possible revival of the centre-left.
Be careful what you wish for
Turkey's president has his wings clipped in a re-run of Istanbul's mayoral election, showing again that voters don't like sore losers.
The rise of Boris
With Britain's Conservative Party about to choose a new leader, there is a distinct lack of suspense. We know who it will be, and we know what a difficult task he will face.
Death in Egypt
A suspicious death in custody ends the unfortunate life of Egypt's first and only elected president.
The World is Not Enough 