One of Africa's smaller but more successful democracies is holding simultaneous parliamentary and presidential elections.
Category: Elections
Two weeks to go
Two weeks out from the US presidential election, and again the betting market seems to be overstating Donald Trump's chances compared to what the polls are saying.
Big win for the left in Bolivia
A surprise first-round victory in Bolivia is something of an embarrassment for both left and right. [Updates added with further counting.]
How good is proportional representation?
New Zealanders show that proportional representation doesn't mean you can't deliver clear results, as Jacinda Ardern's Labour government wins a landslide victory.
Two presidential previews
A troubled country and a troubled pseudo-country both vote in presidential elections on Sunday: a first round in Bolivia and a second round in Northern Cyprus.second round)
Election preview: New Zealand
New Zealand is set to re-elect its centre-left government on Saturday, this time without its troublesome "populist" coalition partner.
October election updates
An occasional (usually monthly) feature. Today, news from Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Belgium and Vienna.
Not just the presidency
Control of the House of Representatives will be an interesting issue in next month's US election: not in the usual way, but because of its strange potential role in choosing a president.
Election preview: Lithuania
Lithuania's centrist government seeks re-election on Sunday. The country's democracy is in good shape, but governments have difficulty lasting more than one term.
Into the final month
With a month to go till election day in the US, it's time for another look at what the polls are saying and how much that really tells us.
