Autumn brings elections in the northern hemisphere, with Sweden's right-of-centre government facing the voters on Sunday.
Category: Europe
Collapse of the firewall
The far right looks set to take power in Saxony-Anhalt, setting off alarm bells around the world.
Election preview: Saxony-Anhalt
A German state election raises the possibility of a far-right majority.
The return of EU expansion
Iceland votes on whether to give talks with the EU another try.
Dan Hannan’s dream
A veteran Brexiter skewers the Trumpist hostility to economics, without stooping to self-reflection.
Now Germany contemplates a change
The German prime minister's anti-immigrant rhetoric has failed to endear him to public opinion.
Farage’s folly
Nigel Farage triumphs in Clacton, beating a man with a rubbish bin on his head.
Meloni seeks help from the system
Italy's prime minister, beset by rivals to both right and left, tries to improve her position by fiddling with the electoral system
Spain under attack
Spain's African frontier is challenged by Morocco, but it's more a political stunt than an effort to help the downtrodden.
Hungary ousts a president
Hungary's new democratic leader succeeds in removing the president appointed by his authoritarian predecessor.
The World is Not Enough 