Italy's prime minister, beset by rivals to both right and left, tries to improve her position by fiddling with the electoral system
Category: Elections
If this be socialism . . .
Narrow victory for a left-wing candidate in a Michigan primary raises – but fails to answer – questions about the direction of the Democratic Party
Victoria and the peril of late change
Ben Carroll takes over as Victorian premier four months out from an election. Last-minute changes of leadership have a mixed record.
Coalitions and the Coalition, part three
In dealing with One Nation the Coalition faces similar issues to those that Labor faces with the Greens, and is dealing with them just as badly.
Coalitions and the Coalition, part two
A parliament with three possible governing parties would confront our politicians with choices of a sort they are not accustomed to. But that's the way that Victoria, at least, seems to be heading.
Coalitions and the Coalition, part one
Australia has made baby steps towards a multi-party system, but real coalition politics is still remote from the way most of our politicians think.
Democracy, of a sort, for Victoria
Victoria finally seems set to abolish group voting tickets in time for this year's state election.
One Nation puzzles the punters
One Nation shoots to equal favoritism for a Western Australian by-election, but that's not reflected in other markets.
Crooks on both sides of the Channel
Western Europe's most prominent far-right leaders are both in trouble over financial irregularities – which is no coincidence.
Deeming one more time
As a wildly unpredictable state election nears in Victoria, the saga of Moira Deeming and the Liberal Party appears to be entering its final phase.
The World is Not Enough 