The Italian results might look complicated, but they really boil down to just two options.
Category: Party matters
The centre strikes back
Germany can finally get a new government after the Social Democrats vote resoundingly in favor of a coalition with the centre-right.
Election preview: Italy
The centre-left's predicament in Italy probably looks worse than it is. But in the circumstances that's not much consolation.
Options for Italy
A refractory populist bloc and an octogenarian kingmaker pose big problems for forming government in Italy.
The trials of social democracy
Centre-left parties in Germany and Italy are putting their futures on the line next week. There's a thriving industry in trying to work out what's gone wrong with social democracy.
An update on Green support
It's time to have another look at what's been happening to the Green vote. Unfortunately, it depends a bit on what you're trying to measure.
Italy, one month out
Uncertainty on several fronts surrounds next month's Italian election, which could be Silvio Berlusconi's most unlikely comeback yet.
No, not Weimar
Germany heads for another grand coalition. It's not a rerun of the 1930s, regardless of what some commentators think.
A rocky road to Brexit
Labour has a big win in the House of Commons, leaving the British government in a much weakened position for critical talks with the EU.
Fascist soufflé doesn’t rise twice
Queensland's Liberal National Party finally concedes defeat. Labor's victory was less than fully convincing, but it was a major flop for One Nation.
The World is Not Enough 