Another early election for Japan, with conservative leader Sanae Takaichi seeking her own mandate.
Category: Party matters
Antisemitism and the Trumpists
The American hard right is splitting between its pro-Israel and its antisemitic wings, although the two things have sat together fairly amicably in the past.
Updates – France & Czechia
Good news for the French government for once, and Czechia has a new prime minister.
Desperate measures for the Victorian Liberals
The Victorian Liberal Party's 16th leader is also the first woman in the job. She has taken on a big task.
2009 all over again?
With the Liberal Party on the point of changing leaders again, some are looking back to a time when that worked, after a fashion.
Two psephological notes
Antony Green has some interesting points about this year's federal election, despite his retirement.
Liberals aiming vaguely
The divisions in Australia's Liberal Party are again on display, but one side completely lacks the ruthlessness of its opponents.
How fascism works
Barnaby Joyce flirts with joining One Nation: he probably wouldn't last long, but in some ways he's a good fit.
Liberals contemplate a Hastie future
Andrew Hastie is obviously preparing the ground for a Liberal leadership challenge, with the argument that a policy shift is necessary to counter the threat from the far right. It doesn't make a lot of sense.
Trump: two more views
Some more perspectives on what Trumpism is and where it is going.
The World is Not Enough 