Challenging Putin

Vladimir Putin decides not to take the risk of allowing even a moderate opponent to run against him.

February electoral roundup

A look at some recent happenings in the electoral world, including Namibia, Finland, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and the UK.

Greece votes to legalise same-sex marriage, with – most unusually – majority support from its centre-right governing party.

More than seven years on, Brexit is still troubling the politics of Northern Ireland, but a return to self-government is on the cards.

The electoral year in Europe kicks off with the first round of Finland's presidential election.

Emmanuel Macron finds someone even younger than himself to serve as prime minister, hoping to keep his delicate balancing act alive.

The European Union is looking for a new head of state, exposing some of the strangeness of its constitutional arrangements.

Serbia's autocratic president wins a parliamentary majority as expected, but his position is in some ways an unenviable one.

An occasional adviser to Britain's foreign secretary has interesting things to say about the Middle East.

Two months after its election, Poland completes its change of government, providing a much-needed morale boost for democrats worldwide.