Bulgaria heads for an early election, with its president set to transition into a party leader.
Category: Europe
The Trump doctrine in the Indian Ocean
Trump takes an interest in the Chagos Islands, raising questions about the support for his views both in Europe and America.
Political success, systemic failure
France's prime minister secures a deal for his continued survival. His Australian counterpart looks in much better shape, but there's an important similarity.
Centre-left starts the year well in Portugal
The far right makes it into a runoff in Portugal but looks set for a heavy defeat, in an election with some relevance to Australia.
Trump vs Europe
Does Donald Trump want to destroy Europe in order to save it, or does he just want to destroy it, period?
Updates – France & Czechia
Good news for the French government for once, and Czechia has a new prime minister.
Results: Argentina & Netherlands
Argentina's president gets a more sympathetic legislature, and Dutch voters turn against the far right.
The Dutch try again
Putting the far right into government in the Netherlands wasn't a success, leading to an early election. Voters need to work out what to do next.
Ireland swings left
Ireland gets a far-left president, in a further sign of voter disenchantment with its two traditional parties.
Lecornu stays on, for now
France's prime minister is having another try, but it's not clear that his prospects are any better than they were last time.
The World is Not Enough 