Self-described lovers of freedom seem to have a weak spot for authoritarians. Compare and contrast Queensland and Hungary.
Category: Europe
What’s happening in Italy?
Italy's broad-based government has shifted the balance of power within the country's right, in a way that may have much broader consequences.
Balkan landslide and Balkan cliffhanger
Contrasting election results from Sunday, with a big win for the pro-Europeans in Moldova and a tight contest for first place in Bulgaria.
Centre-left back in Sweden
Sweden's centre-left prime minister returns to office following a narrow escape, but his coalition has been badly weakened in advance of next year's election.
Election previews: Bulgaria and Moldova
Early parliamentary elections are being held in both Bulgaria and Moldova in an effort to resolve political deadlocks.
Europe’s far right consolidates
Most of Europe's far-right parties agree on a declaration of policy towards the EU. Could it be a step towards bigger things?
Finally some good news for UK Labour
Another British by-election produces a narrow Labour victory, with the odious George Galloway playing a spoiler role.
On a knife-edge in Sweden
Every vote will count in the Swedish parliament, after the centre-left government fell last week on a vote of confidence.
France keeps out the extremists
France's regional and departmental elections show a combination of disaffection among voters and continued allegiance to the mainstream.
France votes, regionally
France's regional elections have not attracted much voter interest, but they give a graphic demonstration of how much the country's party system has changed in five and a half years.
