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.
Author: Charles Richardson
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.
Catalan independence hangs in the balance
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.
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?
The World is Not Enough 