A somewhat overdue review of recent European elections and government formation, covering Slovenia, Denmark, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Malta.
Category: Elections
Another election postmortem
The Democrats release a review of the 2024 presidential election, while pointedly distancing themselves from its contents and author.
Spain deals in the far right
An election in Spain's biggest region deals a further blow to the idea of single-party government.
Labour and Tories both face their demons
Local elections in Britain show the far right still in the lead, but with some signs of its position weakening.
Another bad night for the Liberal Party
Australia's Liberal Party loses another heartland seat, this time to the far right. It has options for recovery, but we already know that it won't take them.
Nepean stays Liberal
Victoria's Liberal Party holds onto a seat at a by-election – which wouldn't normally be newsworthy, but is made so by the rise of One Nation.
Gerrymanders for all (reprise)
Electoral fairness seems further away than ever in the United States, after the Supreme Court overturned the remaining safeguards in the Voting Rights Act.
Betrayal at the top
Australia's Liberal and National parties choose to side with the enemies of democracy. But no-one seems to notice or care.
Bulgaria makes a decision
Bulgarian voters end their long period of instability by choosing an anti-corruption but pro-Russian prime minister.
Hungary and Victoria
Victoria's attempt to shut out independents fares badly in court, just as the Hungarian election shows the danger of trying to rig election rules.
The World is Not Enough 