Austria's centre-right leader has done well enough in his country's election to have a free choice of coalition partners. Good news also for the Greens; less so for centre-left and far right.
Category: Elections
Election preview: Austria
Austria's young centre-right leader looks set for a good result on Sunday, and should have some new options for forming government.
Netanyahu’s last stand
Israel's second election for the year has failed to solve the problem thrown up by the last one, but it has put Benjamin Netanyahu more on the defensive.
First Israel, now Spain
Spain's politicians have failed to agree on a new government, sending their country back to the polls. Benjamin Netanyahu could tell them that that's a risky strategy.
More Brexit election numbers
Britain's divided House of Commons is unlikely to survive much longer, but a replacement may not end up making things any clearer.
Tunisia goes to a second round
Tunisia's democracy remains intact, with a conservative law professor and a populist media baron winning through to the second round of the presidential election.
Israel goes back to the polls
The year's second Israeli election is to be held tomorrow, with the issues substantially unchanged from the first one. A dominant far right deals with an assortment of challengers plus its own internal divisions.
The Senate faces its enemies, again
Plans are again afoot within the Australian government to try to cripple the democratic nature of the Senate. But there is an alternative direction that reform could take.
A Brexit election – but when?
Britain won't be going to the polls next month, but it still looks as if an election can't be long delayed.
Italy succeeds where Spain fails
Italy gets a new government (with its old prime minister), as the centre-left links up with the populists, but Spain seems unable to pull off the same deal.
The World is Not Enough 