Having an election where people are trying to avoid physical contact doesn't seem to make much difference to who they vote for.
Category: Electoral law
A president does the right thing
Ivory Coast's president decides not to push his luck and seek another term. His shoes may be difficult to fill.
A presumptive nominee. So what next?
Joe Biden and the Democrat leadership are turning their focus away from the nomination contest and towards the general election. But they're doing so in unpredictable times.
An interrupted election in France
French local elections are disrupted by the health crisis, which could work to the advantage of the president and his centrist party.
Making sense of Malaysia
A complicated political crisis in Malaysia threatens to undo the historic election result of 2018, with some lessons for the rest of us.
Democrats counting their troubles
More counting issues plague the Democrats in Nevada, but they don't stop Bernie Sanders scoring a resounding win. Nor is there much sign of consolidation among his opponents.
Britain’s desperate need for electoral reform
Britain's voters are deeply divided over their country's future, but their electoral system obscures that division and creates an artificial majority.
A soft coup in Bolivia
The departure of Bolivia's Evo Morales is a defeat for autocracy, but may not be a gain for democracy.
A local landslide in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's democrats win a big victory in local elections.
Tactical voting bonanza in Britain
Britain's December election is going to be a minefield of tactical voting. This is what happens when modern politics collides with a pre-modern electoral system.
