This month's regular update brings electoral news from Mexico, Armenia, Algeria and Samoa.
Category: Elections
France votes, regionally
France's regional elections have not attracted much voter interest, but they give a graphic demonstration of how much the country's party system has changed in five and a half years.
Another Lib Dem moment
The Liberal Democrats win a by-election in southern England, raising again the hopes of realignment that have been dashed many times before.
No surprise in Iran
Iran shifts sharply to the right, with its moderate but unsuccessful president to be replaced by a hardliner. Does that make diplomatic engagement a waste of time?
An election and an “election”
Armenia's prime minister puts his job on the line in an early election. Meanwhile, Iran's rulers look like securing a hard-line president and possible successor for the supreme leader.
A postmortem on 2020 forecasting
Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight.com reviews his site's performance in last year's election, with interesting results.
Yet another Peruvian cliffhanger
Peru's presidential elections always seem to be close, and Sunday's was no exception.
Third time lucky for New Caledonia?
France opts for an early date for New Caledonia's next vote on independence. That accords with the wishes of the anti-independence forces, but their task remains a difficult one.
Extremes on the retreat in Germany
Germany's centre-right finally gets some good news, with big gains in a state election at the expense of both far left and far right.
Peru and Mexico
Peru's voters face a difficult choice in the second round of their presidential election, while Mexico holds mid-term legislative elections.
The World is Not Enough 