A look at how commentators can go wrong in thinking about the Liberal Party and leadership instability.
Category: Elections
Trump voters and economic distress
A study with some interesting things to say about measuring economic distress and its political impact.
An autocrat goes down in the Maldives
Democracy in the Maldives, which had been written off earlier this year, stages a resounding comeback.
Final figures in Sweden
Despite the feverish commentary you might have read, Sweden's new parliament will look fundamentally the same as the last one.
A Swedish cliffhanger
Sweden's Social Democrats fall to a new low, but still outperform expectations, while the far right falls well short.
Election preview: Sweden
Sweden's far right is poised for significant gains in Sunday's election, but don't be taken in by the doomsaying.
Far right knocking at the door in Sweden
Sweden's model of consensus anti-extremist politics is on trial in next month's election.
Maybe not the potato
It's possible to tear down a prime minister without becoming their replacement. Peter Dutton could learn from Michael Heseltine.
Is Turnbull another Rudd, or just another Turnbull?
Malcolm Turnbull's predicament brings back memories of 2009-10. What can that experience tell us about his prospects?
Death of a nationalist
The founder of India's ruling party was a moderate whose creation has become a vehicle for extremism.