Elections in Uzbekistan represent a step forward, but genuine democracy is still some way off.
Category: Central and South Asia
November electoral roundup
A regular update on election news. Today, Sri Lanka, the United States, Romania and Israel.
October election roundup
Election news from around the world. This week Afghanistan, Tunisia, Mozambique and Austria.
From Brisbane to Kashmir
The world may yet pay a dreadful price for having failed to address the issue of Kashmir when it might have been resolved peacefully.
One big election: India
India is waiting on election results following the world's biggest exercise in democracy. Prime minister Narendra Modi is expected to be returned with a reduced majority.
The top 20 elections for 2019
Your guide to what to watch for on the electoral front in 2019.
2018 in review
Looking back on the key elections of 2018 reveals an intriguing mix, with democracy recording some notable wins as well as losses.
Two final elections for the year
Bangladesh and DR Congo rounded out the electoral year of 2018 – two countries with major political and logistical challenges.
An autocrat goes down in the Maldives
Democracy in the Maldives, which had been written off earlier this year, stages a resounding comeback.
Death of a nationalist
The founder of India's ruling party was a moderate whose creation has become a vehicle for extremism.
