Good news and bad news in Liberia

Another step forward for democracy in West Africa, but it brings reminders of a brutal civil war.

Catalonia one more time

Catalonia remains deadlocked going into regional elections, with no obvious way forward regardless of who wins.

Let's have a final look at how One Nation influenced the Queensland election. It's not at all what certain pundits would have you believe.

The last big election for 2017 sees a closely-fought contest in Chile.

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.

Seven weeks after its election, Czechia gets a new government, but it lacks a parliamentary majority.

Queensland's Liberal National Party finally concedes defeat. Labor's victory was less than fully convincing, but it was a major flop for One Nation.

Both German Liberals and Australian "Liberals" are finding their lives complicated by the need to work out some sort of relationship with the Greens.

So the Coalition no longer has a majority in the House of Representatives. Here's why that's no big deal.

Lenin and the Bolsheviks took power a century ago. Much blood has flowed under the bridge since then.