Ulf Kristersson, the leader of the conservative Moderaterna, was elected on Monday as Sweden's prime minister with the support of the anti-immigration Sverigedemokraterna ~news sweden politics Article 291 words, published Nov 7 2017 2 votes
Danish general election called after PM faces mink cull ultimatum – Mette Frederiksen bypasses vote of no confidence by calling 1 November ballot ~society politics Article 245 words 3 votes
Swedish rightwing on verge of narrow election win but waits on final tally – bloc including far-right Sverigedemokraterna on course for one-seat majority ~news sweden politics Article 683 words 11 votes
Naftali Bennett, Yair Lapid agree on dissolving Knesset; Israel heads for fifth election in three years ~society politics Article 825 words 7 votes
United Nations committee finds Finland violated an international convention on racial discrimination when it comes to the political rights of Sámi ~society politics Link 5 votes
Swedish government narrowly survives no-confidence vote – vote targeted Justice Minister Morgan Johansson over his record on violent crime ~news sweden politics crime Article 696 words 4 votes
Australia election: Conservative government voted out after nearly a decade ~news australia politics Article 699 words 19 votes
Magdalena Andersson voted in as Sweden's first female prime minister – parliamentary vote putting her in the top job was very tight ~news sweden politics Article 429 words, published Nov 7 2017 12 votes
Iceland's governing parties led by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir of Vinstrihreyfingin–grænt framboð agreed on Sunday to continue their working coalition for another term ~society politics Article 367 words, published Nov 7 2017 6 votes
Norwegian parties agree to form a centre-left minority government – two-party coalition will have to negotiate with other parties to pass laws ~society politics Link 6 votes
Iceland elects Europe's first female majority parliament – but Katrín Jakobsdóttir's future as PM looks to be in doubt after her party lost several seats ~news iceland politics Article 7 votes
Iceland is voting in a general election that is expected to reflect the country's fragmented political landscape – nine parties could enter parliament ~society politics Article 487 words, published Nov 7 2017 4 votes
The opposition Arbeiderpartiet has won Norway's general election – brings an end to eight years of conservative government, paving the way for a centre-left coalition ~society politics Article 16 votes
Norwegian polls show Arbeiderpartiet is on course to replace PM Erna Solberg's coalition – would need support from Rødt and Miljøpartiet De Grønne to secure a majority ~society politics Article 330 words 6 votes
Stefan Löfven steps down as Sweden's prime minister after seven years – finance minister Magdalena Andersson widely tipped to be his successor as leader of Socialdemokraterna ~news sweden politics Article 344 words 8 votes
Sweden's parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Stefan Löfven – Socialdemokraterna leader has a week to resign or call a snap election ~society politics Article 60 words 7 votes
Sweden's Vänsterpartiet said it would seek to oust PM Stefan Löfven if the government didn't drop or change plans for the abolition of rent controls on new-build properties ~news sweden politics Article 305 words 7 votes
Greenland heads to the polls on Tuesday in snap elections which could have major consequences for international interests in the Arctic ~news denmark.greenland politics Article 34 words 8 votes
Greenland's government called a national election after parliament threatened it with a no-confidence vote – coalition torn apart by dispute over mining project ~society politics Article 288 words 5 votes
BBC 100 Women 2020 – A profile of Sanna Marin, who leads Finland's all-female coalition government ~life.women Article 2028 words 7 votes
Israel stunned as rivals Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz join forces in an "emergency government" ~news israel politics Article 479 words 9 votes
Norway's PM Erna Solberg named one of her top lieutenants to the key position of finance minister as her new minority government prepares to navigate a hostile parliament ~news norway politics Article 5 votes
Norway's government risks splitting after a coalition partner threatened to pull its support over the repatriation of a woman who joined Islamic State in Syria ~society politics Article 6 votes
The appointment of Sanna Marin as Finland's prime minister has reversed the dwindling fortunes of her Social Democratic party ~society politics Article 6 votes
Feminism comes of age in Finland as female coalition takes the reins – but even there, the battle for equality isn't over ~life.women Article 1416 words 8 votes
Finland anoints Sanna Marin, thirty-four, as world's youngest serving prime minister ~society politics Article 503 words 9 votes
Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne resigned on Tuesday after a member of the ruling coalition said it had lost confidence in him following a series of disruptive strikes ~news finland politics Article 208 words 7 votes
The Danish centre-left aped the far right to win an election – there's a better way to deal with people's fears ~society politics Article 965 words 9 votes
Australian Government's $158b tax cuts pass Parliament, giving Coalition first win since election ~finance Article 952 words 5 votes
Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's youngest prime minister, to lead new leftist government ~news denmark politics Article 904 words 7 votes
Israel heads to new election after Benjamin Netanyahu fails to form coalition ~news israel politics Article 2017 words 12 votes
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defied years of opinion polls and public expectation to lead the Coalition to a shock election victory ~news australia politics Article 846 words 14 votes
Australia's Labor party laughing as Coalition kowtows to Rupert Murdoch ~news australia politics journalism Article 1395 words 4 votes