Spanish Socialists finally take the prize

Spain also has a new prime minister, one who is finally able to enjoy the fruits of the election victory he seemed to have won in 2015.

Italy’s unknown prime minister

After a false start, Italy's populists install their man as prime minister, but his prospects look rather uncertain.

The Trumpist right is expected to top the poll in Slovenia, but it looks like being well short of a majority.

Constitutional shenanigans have led to an unnecessary early election in East Timor, but its democracy seems to be still functioning.

If Malaysia was a democracy, the opposition would already be in power. As it is, they look like missing out again.

Italy's post-election deadlock continues, as obstinacy on the centre-left raises the likelihood of the far right taking power.

Central Europe's most illiberal leader faces the voters, helped by a voting system designed for his own benefit.

Will Italy's rival populists get together? Or does that idea rest on a misunderstanding?

Attempts to square the Brexit circle remain unsuccessful. But do the Tory Brexiters really care?

The Italian results might look complicated, but they really boil down to just two options.