The founder of India's ruling party was a moderate whose creation has become a vehicle for extremism.
Category: Elections
A result in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's president is declared the winner after delays and violent protests.
History, the constitution and “Super Saturday”
The saga of section 44 is an interesting lesson on the intersection of law, history and politics. Where do we go now?
Zimbabwe: a retrospective preview
Zimbabwe has held its first post-Mugabe election, but results are yet to be released.
Cambodia goes rogue
Cambodia's autocrat predictably wins an "election", but the international community shows little interest.
Pakistan votes for change, again
I'm back from Scandinavia, with a fair bit of election news to catch up on. First up is Pakistan.
The precarious success of Pakistani democracy
Another democracy in trouble, as the Pakistani government needs to counter the influence of its own military to win a second term.
That didn’t take long
Mexico gets a quick and decisive result in its presidential election.
Election preview: Mexico
It looks like being third time lucky for Mexico's veteran leftist in Sunday's presidential election.
Turkey’s strongman wins again
Turkey's autocratic president wins re-election and a legislative majority, but the country remains deeply divided.