Europe's rightward shift looks set to continue tomorrow in Poland, but an idiosyncratic party system could lead to some interesting parliamentary dynamics.
Category: Europe
Two election results
The polls got it right in Switzerland; less so in Canada, but for explicable reasons.
Fending off the far right in central Europe
Vienna holds off a challenge from Austria's far-right party. Meanwhile, Swiss elections look like confirming the right's strength there, but in Switzerland votes bear little relationship to political power.
The week’s election news
A quick roundup of electoral developments in Portugal, Belarus and the United States.
Election preview: Portugal
Portugal looks set for a period of minority government, but without the popular reaction against austerity that's characterised many of its neighbors.
A victory, but not a mandate
Elections show Catalonia split down the middle on the question of independence. That's a good reason for Madrid to negotiate, but it's not a mandate for unilateral action.
Catalan independence hangs in the balance
Voters in Catalonia go to the polls on Sunday in a regional election that will decide whether or not to push for independence. It looks like being close.
Greece sticks with Tsipras
Despite refugees, debt crisis and a snap election, Greek voters have basically stuck with their verdict from January, and Syriza's Alexis Tsipras is back for another term.
Election preview: Greece
Greece's radical prime minister, now somewhat leashed by the country's creditors, is seeking a fresh mandate. The voters, in tandem with a favorable election system, may just give it to him.
We warn the Turks
Turkey is headed back to the polls, in an election that's unlikely to solve anything but may give the country's fractious opposition parties another opportunity.
The World is Not Enough 