Britain's prime minister is very close to getting the election that he wants. But why does he want it just now?
Category: Electoral law
A Thuringian cliffhanger
A German state delivers a majority to the extremists after a knife-edge count. Coalition-building is going to be very interesting.
Disputed victory in Bolivia
Bolivia's opposition gets very close to forcing the incumbent president to a second round, but not quite close enough.
Canada gets one thing right
Canada's radically unreformed electoral system gets the right result for once, at least in its broad outline.
Democracy on trial in Bolivia
Bolivia's presidential election features competing claims of victory, a cliffhanger count and a president who shouldn't be on the ballot in the first place.
Election preview: Canada
Canada's Liberal government seeks re-election tonight. As usual, its main task is to beat the electoral system.
Election preview: Switzerland
Switzerland goes to the polls on Sunday, but its unusual yet effective constitutional structure shields it from some of the normal incidents of democracy.
Poland and proportionality
Poland's strongman wins re-election, despite the fact that the opposition won more votes.
Election preview: Poland
Poland looks set for a very close election on Sunday, with its right-wing government starting as a narrow favorite.
Brexit: the judges take a hand
Boris Johnson loses big at the supreme court. It's a radical decision, but one with a solid grounding in the peculiarities of British constitutional law.
The World is Not Enough 