World blogging returns, with news from Greece, Japan, the US, Moldova, Tunisia and Hungary.
Category: Elections
UKIP scores again
The UK Independence Party wins itself a second seat in the House of Commons. It's bad news for the Conservatives, and not much joy for Labour or the Lib Dems either.
Lessons from Victoria
Some recent stories on the Victorian election contain lessons of more general relevance.
A snap Japanese election
Japan unexpectedly goes to the polls next month, with a faltering economy and an electoral system that's already been ruled unconstitutional.
Romania gets a German president
Romania's voters show they don't want to give their prime minister a promotion, opting instead for an ethnic German from the centre-right.
US midterm elections live (more or less) coverage
Regular updates on the US midterm elections, with Senate control still in doubt.
Two steps forward, one back in Tunisia
Tunisian voters deliver a check to the Islamists, opting instead for secular forces with a link to the authoritarian past. But it's good to have a choice.
Four elections in one day
A summary of yesterday's four elections, in Brazil, Ukraine, Tunisia and Uruguay.
Fragile ceasefire still holds in Ukraine
Ukraine's ceasefire with its separatists has succeeded in stopping most of the fighting, but a permanent solution to the conflict still seems a long way off.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: still not looking like a real country
Elections at the weekend in Bosnia & Herzegovina show that ethnic division is still the overriding reality, despite some obvious public dissatisfaction.