The polls have closed in Thailand. Everyone knows who won, but nobody knows what will happen next.
Election preview: Costa Rica and El Salvador
Incumbent parties are favored to win on Sunday in both Costa Rica and El Salvador, but both will be interesting contests.
Putting a general in charge
The nomination of Peter Cosgrove as Australia's next governor-general raises interesting questions about what sort of job it is – and what sort of country we are.
Another president-for-life looms for Nicaragua
President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua doesn't want to give up the job that he first held in the 1980s.
Constitutional change is harder than it looks
Media reports on Tony Abbott's push for constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians convey an impression of novelty. Yet nothing has really changed.
French Socialists have more than sex to worry about
French president François Hollande is trying to put the recent crisis in his personal life behind him, but that's not the source of his political problems.
Breaking up Ukraine?
The ongoing protests in Kiev and other cities of western Ukraine are starting to raise the question of whether it can remain a united country.
Pennsylvanians get to vote without photos
The battle in the US over photo-ID laws for voting continues, with Republicans losing a court challenge in Pennsylvania.
Italy talks electoral reform
Silvio Berlusconi is back in the news, as Italy's party leaders do deals on electoral reform. Even if they get implemented, the effects might be different to what's intended.
Catalonia’s choice
Catalans want to vote on whether to be independent from Spain. Getting a referendum will be harder than it is for Scotland, but there's probably more chance of a "Yes" vote if it happens.
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