Tying up some loose ends from recent electoral events, plus an advance look at next month's Iranian election.
Category: Europe
Two concepts of racism
An interesting perspective on racism, and particularly on anti-Muslim feeling in Europe.
Bulgaria enters uncharted waters
An indecisive election result puts Bulgaria into limbo, but the media don't bother telling people anything useful about it.
A quick update on Bulgaria
How to read Bulgarian election results.
Election preview: Bulgaria
Bulgaria votes for a new parliament on Sunday, with opinion polls showing a close race between the centre-right and its social democratic opposition.
A new old president for Polynesia
Veteran anti-independence leader Gaston Flosse is back in charge in French Polynesia, but ongoing corruption charges mean that his tenure is far from assured.
Could Ireland get a normal party system?
An unsuccessful vote on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland demonstrates Sinn Féin's willingness to defy the Catholic church, raising hopes that Ireland may be on the way to a less sectarian party system.
Fruitcake fringe poses problems for Cameron
Local elections in the UK don't tell you a great deal. But whatever their message is this week, it's bad for David Cameron.
Ungrateful Iceland
Icelanders return the centre-right opposition to power as expected, despite the fact that they presided over the disintegration of the country's economy last time they were in office.
Who lost Italy?
Two months later, and Italy has its new government. Could things have turned out differently?
The World is Not Enough 