Portugal's centre-left prime minister goes to an early election, without much hope of changing the parliamentary arithmetic.
Author: Charles Richardson
War for Ukraine?
Some of the war talk about Ukraine seems to be coming off the boil. There are good reasons why it should.
Redistribution in the US
The United States continues with the complex process of redrawing electoral boundaries, with results that so far seem to not quite match expectations.
Three European presidents
Italy's presidential election begins today, with no clear front-runner so far. But Germany and the European parliament have both arrived at a consensus.
From the archives: the republic referendum
While we're still thinking about an Australian republic, here's a flashback to how the issue looked 22 years ago, in the aftermath of the referendum defeat.
Mr Putin’s Ukrainian gambit
Many people who should know better are talking up the chances of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
January electoral roundup
A monthly feature: election news from around the world. This time, Barbados, Northern Cyprus, the Netherlands and North Macedonia.
Debating the republic, again
Australia's republican movement makes a bid for relevance with a new "model" for how a republic would work. It has some problems.
Johnson in extremis
The political obituaries for Boris Johnson are being written following his latest adverse encounter with the Covid rules. But he has survived near-death experiences before.
Fixing American elections
Large-scale electoral reform in the United States looks as difficult as ever. But it may be possible to forge a consensus on a more limited but still significant step.
The World is Not Enough 