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Mexico City’s “crowdsourced” constitution

A progressive bill of rights shaped by citizens themselves sends shudders through the country’s conservative heartlands

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Moreno the Mediator

Ecuador's new socialist president will need to unite a nation marked by angry divisions

By Anja Minnaert

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Berlin’s benevolent populist

The biggest winner in the upcoming German elections may be democracy itself

By Michael Bröning

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Labour’s lost love

48% of Brits voted to stay in the EU. Neither major UK party is willing to represent them.

By Fraser Cameron

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The Meritocrat

From carpenter's son to the presidency: how Frank-Walter Steinmeier became the poster boy for social mobility

By Brian Melican

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Power of the streets

Spain's left-wing populists are pulling in different directions. Will they ever find their place on the political map?

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Storm in a San Pellegrino Glass

Italy’s ruling Democratic Party may stand to benefit after left-wing rebels quit to form their own group

By Ernst Hillebrand

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Saint Martin: the saviour of German social democracy?

Former European Parliament President, Martin Schulz, is running for Chancellor of Germany. So far, he's taking the polls by storm

By Christian Krell

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The German President

Who is Frank-Walter Steinmeier and what is his role?

By Brian Melican