The EU's prime minister and the French parliament's speaker both keep their jobs, showing that mainstream parties can sometimes stick together.
Category: Europe
Britain’s Tories confront Faragism
Fresh off a massive election loss, Britain's Conservative Party needs to make some decisions about its future.
Two new parliaments
The results of the French and European elections will be tested tomorrow at legislative sessions in Paris and Strasbourg.
Disproportionality part III: Comparisons
Wrapping up our statistical treatment of the British and French elections with some comparative thoughts.
Disproportionality part II: France
France votes with much the same system as Australia, and produces a similar level of distortion in its results.
Disproportionality part I: Britain
The shape of Britain's new parliament is very much dictated by the electoral system, but it does reflect the voters' intentions in a fashion.
France, live
Follow the French legislative results as they happen.
Numbers on both sides of the Channel
Britain's electoral system lives up to its low expectations. France's may do a little better.
Election preview: United Kingdom
Britain heads to the polls tonight to elect a new Labour government, possibly with a majority of historic proportions.
France on the brink
Contrary to what you might read, France's legislative election has not left the far right poised to win a majority. The republic will not fall this time, but its defences have been badly compromised.
The World is Not Enough 