Three months out from France's presidential election, the line-up of candidates is now pretty much complete. Only a major upset will prevent Benoît Hamon winning the second round of the Socialist primary next Sunday.
Author: Charles Richardson
A new Eurospeaker
Amid a fractured consensus, the European parliament elects a new president, or Speaker. The tasks ahead are formidable.
Democracy on the march in West Africa
Conflict looms in Gambia over a contested election result, but it's likely to be very one-sided.
Update on fake news
Three points to make as a supplement to Monday's post on fake news and free speech.
Death claims two presidents
Portugal and Iran each lose an elder statesman. One brought democracy to his country, the other helped to edge it in that direction.
Fake news and free speech
Peter Singer suggests a partial remedy for the "fake news" epidemic, but it raises some deep problems.
The normalisation of Europe’s Greens
As the centre-right backs away from the European idea, the Greens are picking up some of the slack.
What does Israel want?
The season of peace and goodwill has produced little of either in the Middle East. But as a negotiated peace between Israelis and Palestinians looks ever more remote, no-one seems willing to spell out the alternatives.
The republic and the Republicans
A republic threatened by the tensions of empire and the rise of authoritarian demagogues. Now, where have we seen that before?
World election news, part II
More world electoral news (an occasional feature). Today Macedonia, Bulgaria, Italy and Gambia.
The World is Not Enough 