For those who wanted a demonstration of the faults of a non-proportional electoral system, Britain is now providing it in spades.
Author: Charles Richardson
How not to support minor parties
No-one knows if reform of Australia's strange Senate voting system will actually go ahead. Minor parties argue that it shouldn't. Here's why it should.
Atheism and Islam
It's hard to credit that Saudi Arabia has proportionately as many atheists as the United States, but it's a question that quickly runs into terminological problems.
Election (and other news) updates
This week, updates from Israel, Australia, Estonia, Finland and Northern Cyprus.
Do American parties now matter more than candidates?
Whether or not you think Hillary Clinton is pretty much a sure thing could depend on whether you think the working of the American party system has fundamentally changed.
British may stick with the coalition habit
Last time around, the British electorate returned a hung parliament for the first time since 1974. Next month it looks likely that they'll do it again.
Election preview: Finland
Proportional representation ensures that Finland's next government will be another broad coalition, but its precise shape remains unclear. Major economic and security issues need to be addressed.
Who counts as a fascist?
Hungary's neo-fascist party wins a seat from the government at a by-election, once more posing questions about how to deal with (or even describe) the far right.
Discrimination, yet again
The controversy over religious freedom in Indiana shows the ground shifting under the cultural warriors with remarkable speed.
Opposition win a game changer for Nigeria
Nigeria elects another former military ruler, but this time by beating the incumbent in a fair election. It represents a huge step forward.
The World is Not Enough 