Tying up some loose ends from recent electoral events, plus an advance look at next month's Iranian election.
Death claims another general
Argentina's former dictator dies in prison, but we all too easily forget how normal his regime once appeared.
Opinion polls come a cropper in British Columbia
British Columbia's Liberal Party wins re-election despite what the polls said, in a result that will give comfort to unpopular incumbents everywhere.
Two concepts of racism
An interesting perspective on racism, and particularly on anti-Muslim feeling in Europe.
Bulgaria enters uncharted waters
An indecisive election result puts Bulgaria into limbo, but the media don't bother telling people anything useful about it.
A quick update on Bulgaria
How to read Bulgarian election results.
A vote for stability in Pakistan
There were no big surprises in Pakistan's election, but the peaceful transfer of power to Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League is itself a major step towards modernisation.
Election preview: Bulgaria
Bulgaria votes for a new parliament on Sunday, with opinion polls showing a close race between the centre-right and its social democratic opposition.
Election preview: Pakistan
Pakistan votes tomorrow in an election that, for all its violence and unpredictability, marks an important milestone on the democratic road.
Hawking, boycotts and the settlements
Physicist Stephen Hawking has decided not to go to a conference in Israel. The Israelis think they're being unfairly picked on.
