The far right wins an unexpected Senate seat in Australia, exposing again the futility of embracing its policies.
Tight polls in Poland
Poland's presidential runoff is too close to call.
Some more Australian numbers
More counting, more Australian results.
Holiday update
Counting in Australia continues, and blogging is taking a holiday.
More Liberal woes in the heartland
The Liberal Party's predicament is worse than anything it has had to face before, and its resources for tackling it are meagre.
Four European results
Yesterday was a big day for European elections. Results are in from Romania, Portugal, Poland and France.
Poland & Portugal
It's not all bad news in Europe, with mainstream parties set to do well in Sunday's two other big elections.
The far right & the “Libertarians”
Australia's far right parties failed to make the electoral breakthrough that many expected. The Libertarian Party also does not seem to have done itself any good by joining their company.
Clearing an election backlog
A chance to catch up on some recent non-Australian elections, including Trinidad & Tobago, Singapore, Romania and Albania.
Breakthrough in the Senate
Labor's landslide isn't just in the lower house: Australia's new Senate will be quite different to its predecessors.
The World is Not Enough 