election

Election special

A mathematical look at democracy.

Elections: Three common methods

Are these methods fair?

Elections: Can they be fair?

Unfortunately the answer is no, not perfectly. Find out more here.

Maths in a minute: The d'Hondt method

How does the voting system for the European Parliament elections work?

No maths for Europe

How should the seats in the European Parliament be allocated?

Donald Trump, game theorist

Whatever you think of Donald Trump, we bet you didn't think he was good at game theory.

Another way of voting

Should we let go of the "one person, one vote" principle?

How to predict an election

Forecasting election results is a sophisticated business.

Election perfection?

Why a perfect voting system is mathematically impossible.

Maths in a minute: Arrow's theorem

Is there a perfect voting system? In the 1950s the economist Kenneth Arrow asked himself this question and found that the answer is no, at least in the setting he imagined.

Maths in a minute

Want facts and want them fast? Our Maths in a minute series explores key mathematical concepts in just a few words.

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All our COVID-19 related coverage at a glance.

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