Greece's election was a bad result for the opinion polls, and looks like being a poor outcome for democracy as well.
Category: Europe
Two election previews
East Timor and Greece go to the polls on Sunday, with incumbent governments in some peril in both.
A Turkish cliffhanger
A better-than-expected result for Turkey's president is still not quite enough for him to avoid a second round of voting, but beating him from here will be an uphill task.
Election preview: Turkey
The system is heavily stacked against it, but nonetheless Turkey's opposition is favored to beat the country's autocratic president in Sunday's election.
Sunak loses locally
Local elections in England are a setback for Rishi Sunak's Conservatives, who face the voters in a general election next year.
April/May electoral roundup
News of electoral happenings around the world – including Finland, Bulgaria, Paraguay, North Carolina and England.
An upset in Polynesia
French Polynesia elects a pro-independence majority for the first time, although the electoral system played a major role.
More trouble in Kosovo
An extremely successful election boycott in Northern Kosovo shows that the denial of self-determination is still not working.
Giving up Artsakh
The independence of Artsakh (or Nagorno-Karabakh), precarious but effective for more than 30 years under Armenian and ultimately Russian protection, looks set to be extinguished.
Election preview: French Polynesia
Recent political stability in French Polynesia seems to be more due to a change in the electoral system than to underlying voter preferences.
The World is Not Enough 