A quick roundup of electoral developments in Portugal, Belarus and the United States.
Category: Party matters
Two down, plenty to go
The over-large field for the Republican presidential nomination is now a little smaller, but it hasn't lost any of its circus-like character.
The strange intensity of Turnbull-hating
No doubt you can make legitimate criticisms of Malcolm Turnbull, but "socialist"? Really? What's going on with this strange worldview from the right?
Sri Lanka completes its upheaval
Sri Lanka's new president succeeds in getting a parliament that's less likely to show loyalty to his discredited predecessor.
Is preferential voting really that difficult?
The surge in support for Jeremy Corbyn as Britain's next Labour leader shows the depth of disenchantment with modern politics. But it also shows up the British failure to understand democratic voting.
Libertarians vs conservatives, again
The Cato Institute sponsors a debate and then surveys the audience, with revealing results.
Refugee debate drags Labor along in its wake
Just go back to 2013 to understand the asylum seeker debate. Or 2011 for that matter. Nothing changes, except that Labor's position steadily deteriorates.
The limits of Europe, part II
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.
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.
The World is Not Enough 