Time of crisis produces another national unity government – or at least the makings of one – this time in Ireland. Will a partnership between historic rivals reshape the party system?
Category: Elections
Gaming the system backfires, again
Final figures from South Korea show that the opposition's attempt to subvert the new electoral system actually worked to the government's benefit.
What is an opposition leader?
Fascinating constitutional issues raised by a dispute over who is (or should be) opposition leader in the Northern Territory.
Results roundup (coronavirus edition)
Election results from three jurisdictions – South Korea, Wisconsin and Brisbane – show varying support for incumbents in a time of crisis.
Election preview: South Korea (legislative)
President Moon Jae-in's party seems well placed in South Korea's legislative election, despite attempts by the opposition to game the new electoral system.
Vote later or vote postal?
Wisconsin looks like going to the polls tonight despite the coronavirus. That's a bad idea, but universal postal voting isn't a good thing either.
Starmer gets the job
Britain's Labour Party elevates its leading pro-European to the leadership, with a mandate to reconcile the irreconcilable.
Trump and the politics of crisis
The health crisis is boosting Donald Trump's approval ratings, but they remain historically low and historically consistent.
Non-local local elections in Queensland
Having an election where people are trying to avoid physical contact doesn't seem to make much difference to who they vote for.
National unity, of a sort, in Israel
Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc, now fracturing the opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. A new government is finally on the way.
The World is Not Enough 