Time of crisis produces another national unity government – or at least the makings of one – this time in Ireland. Will a partnership between historic rivals reshape the party system?
Category: Party matters
What is an opposition leader?
Fascinating constitutional issues raised by a dispute over who is (or should be) opposition leader in the Northern Territory.
Results roundup (coronavirus edition)
Election results from three jurisdictions – South Korea, Wisconsin and Brisbane – show varying support for incumbents in a time of crisis.
Why Hungary matters
Hungary's slide into authoritarianism exposes divisions within the centre-right, and not just in Europe.
Sanders does the right thing
Bernie Sanders bows out, doing his best to unite the party for the challenge of beating Donald Trump.
Vote later or vote postal?
Wisconsin looks like going to the polls tonight despite the coronavirus. That's a bad idea, but universal postal voting isn't a good thing either.
Starmer gets the job
Britain's Labour Party elevates its leading pro-European to the leadership, with a mandate to reconcile the irreconcilable.
National unity, of a sort, in Israel
Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc, now fracturing the opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. A new government is finally on the way.
Let’s talk about Jacinda Ardern
New Zealand opts for reproductive choice, raising questions about the nature of the coalition led by its progressive prime minister.
A presumptive nominee. So what next?
Joe Biden and the Democrat leadership are turning their focus away from the nomination contest and towards the general election. But they're doing so in unpredictable times.
The World is Not Enough 