A tumultuous year comes to an end with incumbent governments generally doing well and democracy managing to weather some storms.
Category: Europe
Brexit wraps up
With only days to spare, Britain and the EU finalise a trade agreement
Pre-Christmas election roundup
A final set of election updates for the year, with news from Ghana, Romania, Israel and Kashmir.
The neverending Brexit saga
Yet another deadline has been missed, but trade talks between Britain and the EU are still going. Boris Johnson has inherited his predecessor's basic problem.
Trouble on the Dutch far right
A Dutch far-right party implodes after its membership chooses extremism over mainstream presentibility.
Surprises in Romania
A right-wing nationalist party unexpectedly wins seats in the Romanian parliament, but the new government will still enjoy a healthy majority.
Election preview: Romania
It's been a good year for incumbents, and that looks like continuing on Sunday in Romania, with the centre-right government well placed.
Back to “no deal”?
In the never-ending Brexit saga, Britain and the EU are running out of time to reach a trade agreement.
A president on trial
Nicholas Sarkozy goes on trial in France, in a case that raises questions about how we treat ex-presidents and what we really think about political corruption.
Israel and antisemitism, again
Israel's far-right government has lost a powerful friend with the defeat of Donald Trump, and the divergence between its position and the actual interests of Jews worldwide has never been clearer.
The World is Not Enough 