A leader like Sussan Ley who's threatened by her own right wing can't possibly take the fight to One Nation. Perhaps a leader from the right could.
Category: Party matters
Crisis on the right, part 2
Liberal and National parties are both fighting on One Nation's territory, both geographical and ideological. The Nationals don't have much choice, but the Liberals do.
Crisis on the right, part 1
Australia's former Coalition parties are in a crisis of their own making. A short history of how things got to this point.
Bulgaria loses a president
Bulgaria heads for an early election, with its president set to transition into a party leader.
Political success, systemic failure
France's prime minister secures a deal for his continued survival. His Australian counterpart looks in much better shape, but there's an important similarity.
Japan goes early yet again
Another early election for Japan, with conservative leader Sanae Takaichi seeking her own mandate.
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.
The World is Not Enough 