Election news from around the world. This week: Costa Rica, Egypt, Sierra Leone and New Caledonia.
Category: Referenda
February election roundup
Three elections and a referendum: reports from Costa Rica, Cyprus, Ecuador and Monaco.
2017 in review
A review of the big elections of the last year and the current state of the "populist" threat.
Catalonia one more time
Catalonia remains deadlocked going into regional elections, with no obvious way forward regardless of who wins.
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.
Liberals confront Greens on two continents
Both German Liberals and Australian "Liberals" are finding their lives complicated by the need to work out some sort of relationship with the Greens.
Live from Catalonia
Catalonia is not in the midst of a revolution. But the good faith and common sense required to settle the crisis peacefully are still in short supply.
A very quick election roundup
An occasional feature. This week, Czechia, Japan, New Zealand, Germany, Australia and Catalonia.
Catalonia’s descent into madness
By forcibly attempting to prevent a vote on Catalan independence, the Spanish government plays into the nationalists' hands.
Self-determination, here and there
Catalonia has no chance of getting a credible vote for independence this week. Kurdistan has already got one, but it's not doing it much good.