Describing far-right parties and policies as "populist" is not just fuzzy and inaccurate, it carries real political dangers.
Author: Charles Richardson
Easter roundup, part 1
A look at election news from around the world, featuring Senegal, Indonesia, Vietnam, Slovakia and Ireland.
Heads in the Tasmanian sand
Tasmania's Labor Party has refused to try to form government after Saturday's election, despite being better placed. The need to come to terms with coalition politics is getting more pressing.
Election preview: Tasmania
Tasmania looks set for a fractured parliament and a minority government, but the voters could still have some surprises up their sleeves.
Little change in Brisbane
Voters for Brisbane city council decide to mostly stick with the status quo, but the omens aren't good for Labor at this year's state election.
Russia goes lower
Vladimir Putin's "re-election" confirms his country's gradual slide from flawed democracy to unvarnished dictatorship.
A Dutch government inches closer
The Netherlands' far-right leader gives up his bid to become prime minister as the price for gaining a pathway to power for his party.
Does it have to be this way?
The United States is officially set for a Biden vs Trump rematch, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will happen.
Bosnia joins the queue
Bosnia & Herzegovina is set to become the eighth country officially negotiating for accession to the European Union, but actual membership still seems a remote prospect.
A cliffhanger in Portugal
Portugal's centre-left does unexpectedly well as the far right makes major gains.
The World is Not Enough 