Election preview: Indonesia

Indonesians vote today for a new parliament, with commentators mostly looking ahead to the presidential election in three months time.

Bangkok and Kiev revisited

The anti-government protests in Thailand and Ukraine continue to throw up interesting similarities while also revealing their underlying differences.

The polls have closed in Thailand. Everyone knows who won, but nobody knows what will happen next.

Ukraine's parliament enacts new anti-protest laws, running the risk of reinvigorating a protest movement that was starting to run out of steam.

A review of the year's most interesting elections and whether they show us any general trends.

A semi-regular feature, with news this week from Turkmenistan, Mauritania, Madagascar, Thailand and Austria.

Ukraine's opposition has held its ground in the streets of Kiev; meanwhile, the government and the EU are talking again.

It's not clear that fresh elections will help resolve matters in Thailand, but at least it's worth a try.

Protests in Kiev and Bangkok show striking similarities in causes, tactics and development. But there's a vitally important difference in objectives.

Anti-government protests continue in Thailand, where an elected government faces an opposition that seems to be giving up on parliamentary democracy.