Catalonia's jailed independence leaders are to be released, in the first step towards possible reconciliation. Nationalist leaders – and their voters – are not happy.
Category: Europe
Third time lucky for New Caledonia?
France opts for an early date for New Caledonia's next vote on independence. That accords with the wishes of the anti-independence forces, but their task remains a difficult one.
Extremes on the retreat in Germany
Germany's centre-right finally gets some good news, with big gains in a state election at the expense of both far left and far right.
Elections in divided countries
Cyprus's legislative election produces the expected result. Meanwhile, a long-delayed election was held in another very interesting divided country.
Election preview: Cyprus (legislature)
Cyprus's centre-right president will be hoping that Sunday's election returns a sympathetic legislature for the remainder of his term.
Dictator over-reach in Belarus
Belarus's president hijacks a commercial jet to arrest a political opponent, outraging European opinion.
May electoral roundup
A regular feature. This month, electoral news from Samoa, Ethiopia, Chad and Bulgaria.
More trouble in the Mediterranean
A new refugee crisis erupts as a move in a diplomatic battle between Spain and Morocco.
Britain debates preferential voting, again
Ten years after rejecting a move to slightly improve its electoral system, Britain is proposing to go backwards.
Scotland: back on the independence track?
Scotland's nationalists have been returned for another term in office, but it's not clear that a renewed push for independence would be a wise move.
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