Some Democrats worry that their nominating process can be taken hostage by extremists in the way the Republicans' was four years ago. This is one of the problems of presidential systems.
Category: Party matters
And then there were four and a half
Three months out from the start of the US primary season, one of the top Democrat candidates has already bowed out, and another is barely hanging on.
Left, right and Brexit
Try yourself out on a 3-dimensional political diagnosis, and think about what this might mean for party realignment in Britain and elsewhere.
A Thuringian cliffhanger
A German state delivers a majority to the extremists after a knife-edge count. Coalition-building is going to be very interesting.
One more German election
An election on Sunday in the small German state of Thuringia may have big implications for European politics.
The greening of Switzerland
Switzerland's Greens break into the top four, staking a claim to a share of executive power in a way that seems to represent a Europe-wide trend.
What hath Boris wrought?
It's a deal! Well, sort of: Boris Johnson has an agreement with the Europeans, but now he has to somehow get it through parliament.
Let’s talk about impeachment
The Democrats have set out on the road towards impeaching Donald Trump. There are echoes of Watergate, but the Republican Party has changed a lot in 45 years.
Jacques Chirac’s greatest hits
A look through the Crikey archive at the career of former French president Jacques Chirac, who died last week.
Netanyahu’s last stand
Israel's second election for the year has failed to solve the problem thrown up by the last one, but it has put Benjamin Netanyahu more on the defensive.
