Australia elections: Right-wing Coalition holds onto power
Turnbull's Coalition only secured 42 percent of the popular vote and Labor 35 percent. An unprecedented 23 percent of voters rejected both major parties.
Europe on the edge after Brexit vote and Spanish elections
The next few years will be filled with opportunity, as well as danger. Anti-austerity forces are beginning to resist the "troika." But so, too, are parties on the right.
Spain elections: Disappointment for the left, stalemate may continue
Unity continues to elude the Spanish left, even with a re-do of the 2015 elections.
“Red Spring” for the left in India’s Kerala state
What were the issues culminating in this victory? The Left Democratic Front fought for the wages and living conditions of Kerala's workers and peasants.
Continued political instability challenges Spain’s left to unite
A failure by the left to unite will open the door for Europe's resurgent far right, whose xenophobia and racism have gained ground all over the continent.
Peruvian presidential runoff: A squeaker
A broad left coalition in the Andean nation asked supporters to help defeat a right-wing extremist.
Growth of far right party cause for alarm in Germany
Most alarming, since Germany is the strongest, most central European country, is the strength of its far-right Alternative for Germany.
Cyprus legislative elections bring challenges for the left and unification
Elections have just concluded after a campaign dominated by the issue of reunification between the island's Greek and Turkish communities.
Philippines elects “Trump of the East” as new president
He claims to be a "socialist" while threatening to kill trade unionists and courting big investors at the expense of the poor in his home city.
"There is hope": Asamblea Morena reaffirms its social movement roots
In its May 10 assembly in Seattle, Mexican left political movement Morena came together to form a plan for unity and solidarity with the immigrants' rights movement.
