Voting in Italy's big cities shows the left in a strong position, but keeping the right out of power nationally will still be a big task.
Author: Charles Richardson
Big opposition turnout in Hungary
Supporters of Hungary's freshly united opposition flock to the polls to choose candidates to take on their authoritarian government.
Twilight of the Duterte era?
The Philippines' controversial president changes his mind about running for vice-president next year. Is he really ready for retirement?
Germany’s minors seek common ground
In the wake of the German election the country's Greens and Liberals have begun the search for a common program.
A Canadian postmortem
Canada's unnecessary election wraps up, with a status quo result and the usual gross disproportion between what voters wanted and what they got.
Democracy isn’t complicated
An easy guide to understanding the German electoral system.
Germany almost live
Analysis and interpretation of German election results as they appear.
Election preview: Germany
Germany finally faces its post-Merkel future, with Sunday's election looking fairly clear in its general shape but highly uncertain in its consequences.
Election preview: Iceland
Iceland's election on Saturday is a confused affair, with up to nine parties likely to win seats, but it also foreshadows some of the themes of the German election the following day.
Results roundup
Results and analysis from four big recent elections: Norway, California, Russia and Canada.
