Like its Italian counterpart, the British parliament faces big decisions about whether to bring down a government and what to put in its place, but it does so under somewhat different constitutional rules.
Category: Europe
Parliament vs executive in Italy
The Italian far right is making its bid for power, and it will take an unlikely degree of unity among its opponents to stop it.
Betting on Brexit
Betting odds on the Brexit options reveal a rather unexpected conjunction of opinions.
Remain comes good in Wales
A Welsh by-election delivers a setback for Britain's new prime minister and raises absorbing questions about how a general election might play out.
Belgium in limbo, again
Two months after its election, Belgium is having great difficulty putting together a government. The problem is that the two halves of the country are moving in different directions.
Brexit options revisited
Boris Johnson has finally got what he wanted, but his options are severely limited. Try your hand on a Brexit flowchart to work out what might happen next.
Final numbers in Ukraine
Ukraine's new parliament will be very much to the president's liking, with his party demonstrating strong support across the country.
Remembering George Canning
As Boris Johnson prepares to take office in Britain, thoughts turn to one of his predecessors whose record is under threat.
Ukraine’s new president wins big
Ukraine's new president looks assured of a strong parliamentary majority after taking his chances with a snap election.
Von der Leyen gets the gig
Europe's heads of government have had their compromise candidate for EU prime minister ratified by the parliament, but not without some difficulty.
The World is Not Enough 