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.
Author: Charles Richardson
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.
Liberalism, Thatcherism and coalition
Britain's history of coalition politics is a fascinating one. It also helps to understand where the Liberal Democrats are coming from.
Election preview: Maldives
The Maldives Supreme Court has taken a hand in tomorrow's legislative election by sacking the heads of the Electoral Commission.
Could Tasmania get a Green opposition?
The Greens aren't likely to emerge from tomorrow's Tasmanian election as the official opposition, but it would be a powerful lesson for the ALP if they did.
Update on Israeli electoral “reform”
Israel goes ahead with a modified version of its plan to make life harder for Arab parties.
OK, let’s talk about self-determination
If the Ukraine crisis was just about Crimean self-determination, it would probably be a lot easier.
A tale of two elections
Very different elections in El Salvador and North Korea, yet each in its way signals the triumph of democracy.
A Central American cliffhanger
A former guerrilla leader has a wafer-thin lead as El Salvador's presidential election turns out to be a quite unexpected cliffhanger.
The World is Not Enough 