Spain's left and centre parties pay a heavy price for their failure to co-operate after the last election.
Category: Europe
Election preview: Romania (president)
Romania's president has seen six prime ministers during his term, one of whom is now his main opponent for re-election.
Yes, it’s Spain again
Sunday's Spanish election looks unlikely to do much to resolve the mess that the country's politicians have got themselves into.
Left, right and Brexit
Try yourself out on a 3-dimensional political diagnosis, and think about what this might mean for party realignment in Britain and elsewhere.
The impossibility of media balance
No-one is surprised to find that politicians lie. But how should the media respond when a particular side of politics inhabits an entire ecosystem of lies?
Brexit deferred again as election looms
Britain's prime minister is very close to getting the election that he wants. But why does he want it just now?
A Thuringian cliffhanger
A German state delivers a majority to the extremists after a knife-edge count. Coalition-building is going to be very interesting.
One more German election
An election on Sunday in the small German state of Thuringia may have big implications for European politics.
The greening of Switzerland
Switzerland's Greens break into the top four, staking a claim to a share of executive power in a way that seems to represent a Europe-wide trend.
Back on the Brexit countdown
Boris Johnson is counting on Brexit fatigue to secure approval of his last-minute deal. Will it work?
The World is Not Enough 