Tonight's Dutch election is a test of the far right's support, but a much less significant one than media hype would suggest.
Author: Charles Richardson
An anti-Trump landslide in WA
Western Australia delivers a powerful lesson to centre-right parties about dalliance with extremists.
Neo-fascism, here and there: part II
Like the Western Australians, the Dutch are fending off the far right. Having a democratic electoral system helps.
Neo-fascism, here and there: part I
Western Australia will be the first test of One Nation's support since its triumphant return to prominence last year. The Liberal Party appears to have learned nothing, either from the European parallels or from its own experience.
Macron on a roll
It's a time of trauma for France's Socialist Party, as its leading figures start giving up on their own candidate and shift towards the centrist Emmanuel Macron.
Another lesson for direct-election republicans
The lesson of Macedonia is another belated vindication of Malcolm Turnbull's position in the 1999 referendum.
Northern Ireland slipping away
Northern Ireland's election shows another fault line developing in the United Kingdom with a strong swing away from Unionism.
Macedonia debates being a country
Populist ethno-nationalism runs afoul of democracy in the Balkans, as another directly-elected president goes rogue.
Deep trouble for the French right
France's Republican presidential candidate is now formally under investigation, and his centrist allies have jumped ship. Emmanuel Macron still looks like the luckiest man in Europe.
On to round two in Ecuador
A delayed count in Ecuador has failed to stave off a second round of voting, in which the ruling leftist party will face a difficult challenge.
The World is Not Enough 