Germany votes in two weeks time on the fate of Angela Merkel's government. The result will depend in part on a quirk of the country's otherwise very democratic electoral system – a system which, incidentally, would have produced a rather different result last weekend in Australia.
Category: Elections
How to think about the Senate
Australia has a Senate largely modelled after that of the United States, but understanding its elections is a very different business.
Election roundup – loose ends edition
This week, updates from Mali, Czechia, Iran and Venezuela.
President Bob back for one more turn in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's election was pretty clearly unfair. But the evidence doesn't really justify the further step of saying that it was rigged.
Election preview: Zimbabwe
Zimbabweans are going to the polls in a vote that could finally end Robert Mugabe's long and tempestuous career.
Another swing to the left
A swing to the centre-left in Turkish Northern Cyprus raises modest hopes for a renewed peace process.
Big opposition gains in Cambodia
Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen has been returned to government, but only narrowly. A much-strengthened opposition will now be well placed to demand institutional change.
One weekend, four elections
The weekend's four elections, in Kuwait, Cambodia, Northern Cyprus and Mali, make an interesting set of contrasts.
Politics of race never quite what they seem
You too can have fun comparing election results to people's opinions of the Zimmerman verdict.
Walt Disney bags Nate Silver
The big story of the day is the career shift of the blogger who put statistics on the front page.
The World is Not Enough 