Election day is finally here, with the US set to elect its first female president. Here's what to watch for.
Category: Elections
Responsibility for Trump: Part II
Only so much responsibility attaches to party leaders; ultimately the voters are the ones who decide. In America they have decided to mostly stick with their respective parties, and nobody really seems to know why.
Responsibility for Trump: Part I
Far too few conservatives have spoken out against Donald Trump, and even those that have need to look more searchingly in the mirror.
Putin’s parliament
Russia's Vladimir Putin secures, unsurprisingly, a large parliamentary majority, but courtesy of the electoral system as much as public opinion.
Spain, being Spain
Spain's politicians continue their comprehensive failure to work with the parliament that voters have given them.
An Australian postmortem
The Senate will again reflect the variety of Australians' political loyalties rather well. The House of Representatives, rather less so.
World election news
A roundup of election news from Austria, the United States, Mongolia and Australia.
Election preview: Australia
Australia votes tomorrow in an election expected to return the Turnbull government, but with a reduced majority.
Just as we thought
Spain's election shows a shift towards the centre-right, but not enough to break the parliamentary deadlock.
Election preview: Spain, again
Spain tries again, with no real reason to think the result will be any different from six months ago. It will be up to the politicians to make it work this time.