Another government crisis in Italy, but the government manages to hang on, this time by staring down a rogue centrist leader.
Category: Party matters
January electoral roundup
A monthly feature summarising some recent electoral news. Today Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands, Uganda and Germany.
Splitting the Republicans
The US Republican Party faces a possible split over its attitude to Trumpism, and the voting this month in Congress gives some indication of where it might happen.
Insurrection in the USA
Donald Trump incites an armed riot in support of his attempts to steal an election. Where does that leave the Republican Party?
Election preview: Georgia Senate
Joe Biden's hopes of a sympathetic Congress come down to two runoff elections tomorrow in the state of Georgia. They both look too close to call.
Trump: the final days
The final act of the US presidential election puts vice-president Mike Pence in the spotlight, a place that he has tried hard to avoid.
Death of a National
One of the enigmatic greats of Australian politics passes from the scene.
Trouble on the Dutch far right
A Dutch far-right party implodes after its membership chooses extremism over mainstream presentibility.
“W” revisited
The disputed-but-not-really presidential election in the US has raised memories of its 2000 predecessor. It's important to understand that the degeneration of the Republican Party didn't begin with Donald Trump.
A president on trial
Nicholas Sarkozy goes on trial in France, in a case that raises questions about how we treat ex-presidents and what we really think about political corruption.
The World is Not Enough 