New York swings leftward

The left-wing candidate scores a convincing win in New York's Democratic primary, raising questions for the party's overall direction.

Swings on the pendulum

Another set of interesting figures on last month's Australian election is available, telling us more about the shape of Labor's victory.

Dutch and Tasmanian governments are both forced back to the polls, showing some interesting similarities and differences.

Australia's federal election finally wraps up. Meanwhile, Canada has also been doing recounts.

Poland and South Korea both get new presidents: a conservative elected narrowly, and a centre-left candidate who had little trouble.

The far right wins an unexpected Senate seat in Australia, exposing again the futility of embracing its policies.

Poland's presidential runoff is too close to call.

More counting, more Australian results.

Counting in Australia continues, and blogging is taking a holiday.

The Liberal Party's predicament is worse than anything it has had to face before, and its resources for tackling it are meagre.