Voting last Sunday for Chile's new constitutional council saw a big triumph for the right, lending support – of a sort – to the idea of Trumpism as a game-changer.
Author: Charles Richardson
Defeat in Syria
The final act of the Arab Spring is played out with the Arab League's normalisation of relations with Syria and its dictator.
Sunak loses locally
Local elections in England are a setback for Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, who face the voters in a general election next year.
The slow death of the Victorian Liberal Party
Victoria's Liberal Party is digging itself deeper into a pit of irrelevance as trust between its leader and his colleagues deteriorates further.
April/May electoral roundup
News of electoral happenings around the world – including Finland, Bulgaria, Paraguay, North Carolina and England.
An upset in Polynesia
French Polynesia elects a pro-independence majority for the first time, although the electoral system played a major role.
How close can a referendum get?
Australia seems to be having more close elections, or at least more uncertainty on election night. Could that extend to the Indigenous "Voice" referendum?
More trouble in Kosovo
An extremely successful election boycott in Northern Kosovo shows that the denial of self-determination is still not working.
Biden one more time?
Joe Biden is set to announce his bid for re-election, and his 2020 rival has firmed as the favorite to again be his opponent.
Giving up Artsakh
The independence of Artsakh (or Nagorno-Karabakh), precarious but effective for more than 30 years under Armenian and ultimately Russian protection, looks set to be extinguished.
The World is Not Enough 