Exclusive: In Péter Márki-Zay, the opposition may finally have a candidate capable of ending 12 years of increasingly authoritarian Orbán rule
Let’s not suffer from selective liberalism. Civil liberties are for life, not just for Christmas rebellions
Elections Bill attacked by cross-party MPs, who say case for photo ID has ‘simply not been good enough’ and move will make it ‘more difficult to vote’
As the four-term chancellor leaves the European stage, strict fiscal rules can finally be abandoned in favour of public investment
Plans to impose First Past the Post voting system on mayoral and police crime commissioner elections were ‘sneaked out’, critics say
In June, Canada became one of the hottest places on Earth – forcing its political parties to confront the realities of climate breakdown
Exclusive: Former electoral commissioner David Howarth says UK government's new Elections bill is a sop to Brexiters that poses ‘serious threats’ to the fairness of future votes
I was an Electoral Commissioner. Boris Johnson’s bill will benefit the Conservative Party at the expense of British democracy
Not much, if Communist candidate Mikhail Lobanov has anything to do with it. The Corbyn and Sanders fan is open to alliances across the divide
Exclusive: The Workers’ Party candidate has repeatedly accused others of election irregularities over the Batley & Spen by-election
