As the electoral college sets the seal on the US election result, it's important to lay to rest some myths and set out what the college actually does.
Category: Elections
Trouble on the Dutch far right
A Dutch far-right party implodes after its membership chooses extremism over mainstream presentibility.
Surprises in Romania
A right-wing nationalist party unexpectedly wins seats in the Romanian parliament, but the new government will still enjoy a healthy majority.
America set in its ways
Final results (more or less) from the US presidential election reveal a country deeply divided and extraordinarily stable in its allegiances.
Election preview: Romania
It's been a good year for incumbents, and that looks like continuing on Sunday in Romania, with the centre-right government well placed.
“W” revisited
The disputed-but-not-really presidential election in the US has raised memories of its 2000 predecessor. It's important to understand that the degeneration of the Republican Party didn't begin with Donald Trump.
No joy for Trump in the courts
Attempts to overturn, or even dent, Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election continue to fail miserably.
OK, let’s talk about recounts
After losing a recount in Georgia and a lawsuit in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump's effort to deny his election loss is further than ever from reality.
Yes, they’re still counting
Figures are not yet final for the American presidential election, but we can already see a very distinctive lack of variability in the results.
Another setback for the Kremlin
Maia Sandu will become Moldova's first female president after convincingly beating the pro-Russian incumbent.
The World is Not Enough 