Sweden finally gets a government, as does the Spanish region of Andalusia. In each case, liberal parties had to decide which variety of extremist was less dangerous to countenance.
Category: Spain
Spanish Socialists finally take the prize
Spain also has a new prime minister, one who is finally able to enjoy the fruits of the election victory he seemed to have won in 2015.
Catalonia gets a government at last
A new separatist premier is elected in Catalonia, by the narrowest of margins. He seems unlikely to win any friends in Madrid.
Still no way forward in Catalonia
Catalonia's fugitive independence leader is free again, but his cause is in as much disarray as ever.
Where to next for Catalonia?
Catalonia has returned from the Christmas break to find that its constitutional crisis is no nearer a solution.
Catalonia one more time
Catalonia remains deadlocked going into regional elections, with no obvious way forward regardless of who wins.
Live from Catalonia
Catalonia is not in the midst of a revolution. But the good faith and common sense required to settle the crisis peacefully are still in short supply.
A very quick election roundup
An occasional feature. This week, Czechia, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and Catalonia.
Catalonia’s descent into madness
By forcibly attempting to prevent a vote on Catalan independence, the Spanish government plays into the nationalists' hands.
Self-determination, here and there
Catalonia has no chance of getting a credible vote for independence this week. Kurdistan has already got one, but it's not doing it much good.
The World is Not Enough 