Are Australia's "libertarians" really authoritarians in disguise? Upper house voting in Victoria provides a clue.
Category: Electoral law
Fifth time lucky for Netanyahu
The fortunes of yet another far-right party are bolstered by the vagaries of an electoral system.
Election preview: Vanuatu
Vanuatu is in better democratic shape than some of its neighbors, but today's election will still have its problems.
A landslide in Quebec
Canada turns in another weirdly unfair election result, this time in Quebec, where the government has shelved its commitment to electoral reform.
Weekend results, part 2
There were two Balkan elections on Sunday: Bulgaria seemed to take a step backwards, but there was modest progress in Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Weekend results, part 1
Brazil's presidential election is rather closer than expected, and a poor result for the opinion polls. Meanwhile, the electoral system disenfranchises a lot of voters in Latvia.
Why not try democracy?
Italy's prospective right-wing government is not the choice of most Italian voters – a fact that you might not learn from the media coverage.
Voting in the desert
A by-election tomorrow in Western Australia raises some interesting issues, and incidentally reveals just how empty much of Australia is.
Results on three continents
A president narrowly returned in Angola, a high-profile loss in Alaska and the draft constitution goes down in Chile.
Term limits strike again
Thailand's military prime minister falls afoul of term limits, although the system remains heavily stacked in his favor.
The World is Not Enough 