Germany votes in two weeks time on the fate of Angela Merkel's government. The result will depend in part on a quirk of the country's otherwise very democratic electoral system – a system which, incidentally, would have produced a rather different result last weekend in Australia.
Category: Electoral law
Electoral “reform” in Israel
Israel plans an electoral change that seems superficially fair but in context has a clearly discriminatory intent.
Mr Abe gets both houses
Shinzo Abe's government has won a clear majority in Japan's upper house. That should be good for stable government, but stable government isn't everything.
The Egyptian road back to democracy
Egypt has the makings of a civilian government again, but it's going to be hard work to reassure the Islamists that they will be allowed to play an important role.
July election on again for Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is going to the polls on 31 July, despite doubts about whether enough reforms have been made to allow for a truly democratic choice.
Egyptians rally for preferential voting (well, almost)
Demonstrations against Egypt's president reflect a variety of sources of discontent, but a large part of the problem goes back to the system that elected him.
Election roundup time
An occasional feature in which we summarise the latest election news. This week: Albania, Mongolia, Kuwait, Mali and Zimbabwe.
Supreme Court pulls Arizona into line
Arizona tries to make it harder for people to enrol to vote, but the Supreme Court says no.
Let’s talk about party funding
Politicians across the world are sincerely convinced that they are worthy recipients of public money. The public disagrees, but only rarely – as this week in Australia – is it able to get its voice heard.
Some Malaysian numbers to ponder
An analysis of Malaysia's electoral results shows how the government won. (Hint: it wasn't by winning more votes.)
The World is Not Enough 