Does Vladimir Putin have a vested interest in the outcome of this week's elections to the European parliament?
Category: Europe
Does Putin know what he’s doing?
None of Vladimir Putin's possible goals in Ukraine look like being easy to achieve, which is probably why he hasn't clearly settled on any one of them.
Election preview: Macedonia
Macedonia's centre-right government looks set for re-election tomorrow, but it may yet pay the price for antagonising the country's large Albanian minority.
Right gets back in Hungary
Hungary's controversial centre-right government has been re-elected for a second term, and has apparently maintained its two-thirds majority in parliament – despite a substantial swing to the opposition.
Election preview: Hungary
Hungarians seem set to re-elect their controversial centre-right government, helped by the new electoral system it introduced.
Turkey and Russia: compare and contrast
Turkish local elections give its ruling party a vote of confidence, doing little to allay fears of growing authoritarianism. Vladimir Putin's Russia looks increasingly like a role model.
France gets a new prime minister
French president François Hollande responds to defeat in local elections by a bold shift to the right. His new prime minister evokes memories of Nicolas Sarkozy.
A bad day for M. Hollande
As expected, France's local elections were a disaster for the incumbent Socialist Party. François Hollande may be looking for a new prime minister, new policies, or both.
Another incumbent falls short
Slovakian voters have turned down their prime minister's bid to become president, voting instead for a hire-purchase entrepreneur turned philanthropist.
Election news from around the world
This week in our semi-regular roundup: news from Serbia, Slovakia, El Salvador, Maldives and Algeria.
The World is Not Enough 