A new left-wing leadership for Germany's Social Democrats represents a step into the unknown and means trouble for Angela Merkel.
Category: Europe
November electoral roundup
A regular update on election news. Today, Sri Lanka, the United States, Romania and Israel.
Europe not getting any bigger, for now
European leaders, and Emmanuel Macron in particular, have dropped the ball when it comes to EU expansion.
Tactical voting bonanza in Britain
Britain's December election is going to be a minefield of tactical voting. This is what happens when modern politics collides with a pre-modern electoral system.
Spanish voters lose patience
Spain's left and centre parties pay a heavy price for their failure to co-operate after the last election.
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?
The World is Not Enough 