Big swings to the right in Poland and Argentina suggest change is on the way. But electoral systems matter as much as actual votes.
Author: Charles Richardson
Election preview: Argentina
A three-way race for president in Argentina looks like confirming the country's leftward direction, but there may be troubled times ahead.
Election preview: Poland
Europe's rightward shift looks set to continue tomorrow in Poland, but an idiosyncratic party system could lead to some interesting parliamentary dynamics.
Two election results
The polls got it right in Switzerland; less so in Canada, but for explicable reasons.
Election preview: Canada
Canada's Liberals look set to avenge their dreadful 2011 result tonight, meaning that the country might be set for fairer elections in future.
Fending off the far right in central Europe
Vienna holds off a challenge from Austria's far-right party. Meanwhile, Swiss elections look like confirming the right's strength there, but in Switzerland votes bear little relationship to political power.
The week’s election news
A quick roundup of electoral developments in Portugal, Belarus and the United States.
Election preview: Portugal
Portugal looks set for a period of minority government, but without the popular reaction against austerity that's characterised many of its neighbors.
Free speech, yet again
As usual, the test for free speech is how we treat people with seriously obnoxious views, such as the case of anti-choice extremist Troy Newman.
A victory, but not a mandate
Elections show Catalonia split down the middle on the question of independence. That's a good reason for Madrid to negotiate, but it's not a mandate for unilateral action.
The World is Not Enough 