Norway provides a lesson on how multiple parties can create something like a two-party system.
Category: Scandinavia
February electoral roundup
A look at some recent happenings in the electoral world, including Namibia, Finland, Pakistan, Azerbaijan and the UK.
Good news for the mainstream in Finland
The electoral year in Europe kicks off with the first round of Finland's presidential election.
Realignment for real, part 3
After a year and a half of war in Ukraine, the European far right is more divided than ever on the issue. Will that divide ripple through the rest of the party system?
Finland & Greece
Finland has a new government with a prominent role for the far right, while Greece's failure to form a new government has led it to a dubious second election.
Finland shifts rightwards
A dead heat in Finland: the Social Democrat-led government loses its majority, but the shape of its likely replacement is far from clear.
Election preview: Finland
Sunday's Finnish election looks like producing an outcome similar to the last one, which is good news for the Social Democrat prime minister.
Left back in Denmark
Denmark's Social Democrat prime minister has been re-elected for a second term, although it remains to be seen whether she will succeed in building a broader coalition than last time.
Denmark & Israel
Denmark and Israel both go to the polls for early elections, with neither looking set for a clear-cut outcome.
Sweden gets a government
A new right-of-centre government is ready to take office in Sweden, but without the actual participation of the far right. Meanwhile, negotiations for a new government continue in Italy.
The World is Not Enough 