French president François Hollande responds to defeat in local elections by a bold shift to the right. His new prime minister evokes memories of Nicolas Sarkozy.
Author: Charles Richardson
A bad day for M. Hollande
As expected, France's local elections were a disaster for the incumbent Socialist Party. François Hollande may be looking for a new prime minister, new policies, or both.
Another incumbent falls short
Slovakian voters have turned down their prime minister's bid to become president, voting instead for a hire-purchase entrepreneur turned philanthropist.
Election news from around the world
This week in our semi-regular roundup: news from Serbia, Slovakia, El Salvador, Maldives and Algeria.
Trouble on the far right
Europe's far-right, anti-immigrant and eurosceptic parties are not one big happy family. Far from it.
French local elections for beginners
The far-right National Front has done well in the first round of France's local elections. Here's what you need to know to understand the results.
Crimea’s gone, but it’s not World War III
Crimea is one thing, eastern Ukraine is quite another. And we're a long way off having to worry about Poland and the Baltic states.
On to a second round in Slovakia
Slovakia's prime minister is trying to become president, but his performance in the first round was disappointing. It's another setback for the European left.
Update on religion and discrimination
Religious fundamentalists don't like being caught by anti-discrimination laws, but they're happy to use the same laws for their own benefit.
Big win for incumbents in Serbia
The Serbian Progressive Party has been triumphantly re-elected in Serbia, bringing the country further into the European mainstream.
The World is Not Enough 