Voters in Catalonia go to the polls on Sunday in a regional election that will decide whether or not to push for independence. It looks like being close.
Author: Charles Richardson
Two down, plenty to go
The over-large field for the Republican presidential nomination is now a little smaller, but it hasn't lost any of its circus-like character.
Greece sticks with Tsipras
Despite refugees, debt crisis and a snap election, Greek voters have basically stuck with their verdict from January, and Syriza's Alexis Tsipras is back for another term.
Election preview: Greece
Greece's radical prime minister, now somewhat leashed by the country's creditors, is seeking a fresh mandate. The voters, in tandem with a favorable election system, may just give it to him.
The strange intensity of Turnbull-hating
No doubt you can make legitimate criticisms of Malcolm Turnbull, but "socialist"? Really? What's going on with this strange worldview from the right?
We warn the Turks
Turkey is headed back to the polls, in an election that's unlikely to solve anything but may give the country's fractious opposition parties another opportunity.
Sri Lanka completes its upheaval
Sri Lanka's new president succeeds in getting a parliament that's less likely to show loyalty to his discredited predecessor.
Is preferential voting really that difficult?
The surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn as Britain's next Labour leader shows the depth of disenchantment with modern politics. But it also shows up the British failure to understand democratic voting.
Libertarians vs conservatives, again
The Cato Institute sponsors a debate and then surveys the audience, with revealing results.
Canada’s opposition needs to beat the system
Canadians keep voting for a centre-left government, but they're having an inordinate amount of trouble getting one.
The World is Not Enough 