A snap election yields a big win for Madrid's centre-right government, while Scotland's nationalists are seeking a mandate for another bid for independence.
Category: Europe
France’s far right plays to the base
A year out from France's presidential election, Emmanuel Macron's strongest card is once again the disunity of his opponents, and especially the fact that the far right is at the head of the pack.
Incumbents back in Albania
A mostly status-quo election in Albania, and the country's corrupt leader wins re-election, but things could be a lot worse.
Germany five months out
Germany's two leading parties have both announced their standard-bearers for September's election. Will they end up governing together for the first time?
Election preview: Albania
Another Balkan election on Sunday, with Albania's two-term government facing an uncertain fate.
April results roundup
This month our regular electoral roundup brings news from Greenland, Samoa, Georgia and Western Australia.
Dealing with Putin
Russia's president no longer has a friend in the White House, but his strategic aims, such as they are, remain the same. Joe Biden faces the challenge of how to respond.
The lesson of Robert Walpole
Robert Walpole, Britain's first prime minister, is an under-appreciated figure. Three hundred years after he took office, the contrast with his most recent successor is quite illuminating.
Change on the way in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's prime minister suffers a major setback in parliamentary elections, but the shape of a government that could replace him is unclear, to say the least.
Election preview: Bulgaria
Bulgaria faces its most important election in many years, with a corrupt and authoritarian government facing broad but fragmented opposition.
The World is Not Enough 