Control of the House of Representatives will be an interesting issue in next month's US election: not in the usual way, but because of its strange potential role in choosing a president.
Category: Electoral law
Day of reckoning for Greek Nazis
Greece's Golden Dawn is found to be a criminal organisation after a drawn-out trial of its leaders. There's a lesson there for the rest of us.
A new Catalan headache
The Spanish courts take a hand again on the Catalan issue, making compromise less likely and adding to the woes of the embattled prime minister.
Italy’s government looks a little more comfortable
Italy went to the polls at the weekend for a referendum and a number of regional elections. Results are mixed, but from the government's point of view could have been a lot worse.
Three months out, Biden looking good
Both national and state-by-state polling in the US are telling the same story: the Democrats have a clear lead, and if it holds up then regional differences won't matter.
Twilight of the independents
A delayed and easy-to-miss election in Tasmania results in the independents being reduced to a minority in the upper house for the first time.
Optional preferences find a friend
South Australia's Liberal government wants to change the state's electoral system to its own advantage. But it also happens to be the right thing to do.
Will there be a 51st state?
Democrats are set on making Washington DC into a new state. It makes political but not constitutional sense.
Four presidents at risk: an EOFY election roundup
Our semi-regular election roundup, with news from Malawi, Iceland, Poland and France.
Election preview: Mongolia
In yet another apparent case of democratic backsliding, Mongolia's parliamentary election will be an important one to watch.
The World is Not Enough 