Tasmania's premier follows the same script as his predecessor and calls an early election.
Author: Charles Richardson
Election preview: Indonesia
Indonesian democracy looks to be in for a testing time, with a general with an unsavory background strongly favored to be the next president.
Pakistan’s election hangover
Former prime minister Imran Khan scores a better than expected result in Pakistan's election, but his prospects for a return to power are murky at best.
Trump at the Supreme Court
Donald Trump looks like being on the ballot for this year's election, but his efforts to halt his criminal trials are not going well.
Pakistan tries again
Today's election in Pakistan is overshadowed by the military's vendetta against former prime minister Imran Khan.
El Salvador & Guatemala
It's one step back and two steps forward in Central America with an election in El Salvador and an inauguration in Guatemala.
Primary season gets confusing
Democrats voted at the weekend in South Carolina, and Nevada Republicans will vote this week – twice.
Shoring up the monarchy in Thailand
Thailand's constitutional court tries to protect the monarchy by outlawing dissent, in a move that's liable to backfire.
Movement at last in Northern Ireland
More than seven years on, Brexit is still troubling the politics of Northern Ireland, but a return to self-government is on the cards.
Good news for the mainstream in Finland
The electoral year in Europe kicks off with the first round of Finland's presidential election.
The World is Not Enough 