The Victorian Liberal Party changes leaders yet again, setting itself up for a strategy to target the outer suburbs.
Category: Party matters
Bayrou gets his chance
France has another new prime minister, one with a long history. Perhaps he will be the one to get the country's finances back into some sort of order.
Barnier goes down
France's government falls on a vote of no confidence, putting the onus back on president Macron to somehow find a path to co-operation with the left.
Moldova & other updates
A big win for the pro-Europeans in Moldova after their close shave a fortnight ago. Also updates from Britain, Austria and Georgia.
Tory Party veers back to the right
Britain's Conservative Party is set to choose a new leader, but both candidates are on the hard right after moderate MPs screwed up their tactical voting.
Japan goes early again
Japan goes to the polls later this month as its new prime minister seeks to distinguish himself from his predecessor.
Four weeks to go
Just four weeks out from the US election the presidential race is still unpleasantly close.
Four quick updates
A brief report on the latest developments in some continuing stories, including Catalonia, Japan, France and the United States.
Thailand loses a prime minister
Thailand's prime minister loses his job due to a decision of the court that is usually seen as the puppet of his coalition partner, the military.
Yet another Minnesotan
Kamala Harris's running mate brings strengths to the Democrat ticket, although it is not yet clear whether or not they are quite the strengths it needs.