Two almost-neighboring countries in south-eastern Europe go to the polls tonight, in the last major elections of 2016.
Category: Electoral law
America keeps counting
Hillary Clinton's victory keeps getting bigger in terms of votes. But America seems stuck with a system where votes don't matter.
Two million and still counting
Not only did Hillary Clinton clearly win the popular vote, her margin is still growing. That marks a problem that America really needs to address.
We need more democracy, not less
Donald Trump's victory comes courtesy of the electoral system, not the voters' choice. And that's not something unusual.
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.
Racism and the Republicans
Decisions on voting rights provide further evidence for the centrality of race to the Republican identity.
World election news
A roundup of election news from Austria, the United States, Mongolia and Australia.
Enter the Libertarian
America's Libertarians again choose Gary Johnson as their standard-bearer. And now that we know who the candidates are, some interest is starting to focus on the dynamics of the Electoral College.
The World is Not Enough 