Your semi-regular update on electoral news from around the world. This week, Jamaica, Montenegro, North Macedonia and the Northern Territory.
Author: Charles Richardson
Two months to go
The US votes in two months' time, and there's been a strong shift towards Donald Trump in the betting market. But it doesn't seem to reflect anything that's visible so far in the polls.
Election preview: Jamaica
Jamaica's government appears to be well placed for re-election, but voters may be annoyed at being called to the polls early.
Upheaval in Montenegro
The opposition appears to have won a one-seat majority in Montengro, potentially ending the 30-year rule of its autocratic leader.
Moral equivalence, convention edition
Obscuring the difference between violent protests and mainstream centre-left politics is a dangerous game, even when it's done in the service of liberal goals.
Election preview: Montenegro
Montenegro's leader, in power for an extraordinary thirty years, faces a serious electoral test on Sunday.
From the archives: reforming question time
Question time in parliament is badly in need of reform, and has been for a long time. Here's an inside view of how it looked 25 years ago.
Asymmetrical stacking
There are many similarities between the branch stacking scandals in the Liberal and Labor parties, but there's also an important difference that it's worth keeping sight of.
Third party flops in the Territory
Another Covid-influenced election produces a good result for the incumbents: the Northern Territory's Labor government is returned, and the new Territory Alliance performs poorly.
Another Kremlin critic goes down
Eighty years after the murder of Leon Trotsky, another opponent of the Kremlin is struck down. If it's a coincidence, it's a striking one.
The World is Not Enough 