Russia and Britain, for all their obvious differences, have the same sort of equivocal relationship with Europe: unmistakably European powers, but with interests and traditions that draw them elsewhere.
Category: Party matters
Poll failure in Poland
Just three days after their British debacle, Poland's presidential election produces another embarrassing result for the opinion pollsters. The country's conservative opposition has made a surprisingly strong showing.
Transition in the Greens
Leaving aside media hysteria about the Australian Greens' leadership change, there's still a problem about transparency.
Family, fascism and respectability
France is spellbound as the National Front's drive for modernisation is embodied in conflict within its first family.
How not to support minor parties
No-one knows if reform of Australia's strange Senate voting system will actually go ahead. Minor parties argue that it shouldn't. Here's why it should.
Do American parties now matter more than candidates?
Whether or not you think Hillary Clinton is pretty much a sure thing could depend on whether you think the working of the American party system has fundamentally changed.
British may stick with the coalition habit
Last time around, the British electorate returned a hung parliament for the first time since 1974. Next month it looks likely that they'll do it again.
Who counts as a fascist?
Hungary's neo-fascist party wins a seat from the government at a by-election, once more posing questions about how to deal with (or even describe) the far right.
Why not the Greens?
Malcolm Fraser's plan for a new political party runs into a fairly obvious objection: don't we already have a party representing the same positions?
France’s far right eyes a new milestone
Departmental elections in France see the National Front running neck and neck with the major parties. How they respond to the threat may determine the shape of the next presidential election.
The World is Not Enough 