A review of the year's most interesting elections and whether they show us any general trends.
Category: Africa
The last election roundup for 2013
A semi-regular feature, with news this week from Turkmenistan, Mauritania, Madagascar, Thailand and Austria.
A hero for the world
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013. Rest in peace.
Dealing with coup leaders – a lesson from Mali
Mali's government unexpectedly sends armed soldiers to arrest a former coup leader, something that probably should happen more often.
Please don’t feed the beast
Unnecessary military spending is a cancer on democracy, but it takes a case like Egypt to show the real damage that it can do.
Election roundup – loose ends edition
This week, updates from Mali, Czechia, Iran and Venezuela.
President Bob back for one more turn in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's election was pretty clearly unfair. But the evidence doesn't really justify the further step of saying that it was rigged.
Election preview: Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are going to the polls in a vote that could finally end Robert Mugabe's long and tempestuous career.
One weekend, four elections
The weekend's four elections, in Kuwait, Cambodia, Northern Cyprus and Mali, make an interesting set of contrasts.
The Egyptian road back to democracy
Egypt has the makings of a civilian government again, but it's going to be hard work to reassure the Islamists that they will be allowed to play an important role.
The World is Not Enough 