The European Union is looking for a new head of state, exposing some of the strangeness of its constitutional arrangements.
Author: Charles Richardson
Election preview: Bangladesh
It's not a great start for the electoral year, with a patently unfair election in Bangladesh.
Israeli democracy fights back
Israel's supreme court narrowly rejects a key plank of the attack on its powers, adding to Benjamin Netanyahu's problems.
2024 election preview
A look at what to expect in the electoral world in 2024.
2023 in review
A look back at the big elections of the year and an assessment of some of the political trends.
Bougainville still waiting
Four years after its near-unanimous referendum, Bougainville is still waiting for its independence.
A bumper Latin American roundup
An update on recent electoral happenings in Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, Peru and Venezuela.
Qualification in Colorado
The Colorado supreme court rules against Donald Trump's eligibility, but its decision is unlikely to survive on appeal.
A big, chaotic election
The president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo seeks re-election amidst logistical chaos and allegations of fraud.
Creeping authoritarianism in Serbia
Serbia's autocratic president wins a parliamentary majority as expected, but his position is in some ways an unenviable one.