USA Donald Trump replaces re-election campaign manager amid tanking polls Facing a buoyant Democratic opponent, President Trump has replaced his re-election campaign manager amid low polling figures. 16/07/2020
Belarus Belarus opens criminal investigation into opposition protests Amnesty International said police sought to disperse "peaceful gatherings" with "excessive and unnecessary use of force". 15/07/2020
Republic of Northern Macedonia North Macedonia votes: Pro-western incumbents claim victory The North Macedonian electoral commission website was hit by a suspected hacking attempt during the vote count which showed the incumbent government narrowly ahead of opposition parties. 15/07/2020
Republic of Northern Macedonia North Macedonia prepares for first election since name change Opinion polls suggest the country's two main parties, which both support EU membership, are running neck-and-neck ahead of Wednesday's election 14/07/2020
Poland Poland votes: Narrow victory for incumbent Andrzej Duda With 99.7% of ballots counted, incumbent Andrzej Duda has won the Polish presidential election by a wafer-thin margin. 12/07/2020
Poland Race to be Poland's next president: Who is Rafał Trzaskowski? Poland’s incumbent president Andrzej Duda topped the first round in the presidential election on Sunday, but now faces a run-off against the Mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski on July 12. 10/07/2020
Croatia Croatia election: Plenković seeks second mandate in tight race Polls suggest a liberal coalition has a slight lead over the ruling Croatian Democratic Union. 04/07/2020
France Five takeaways from France's local elections A low turnout and a more nuanced nationwide picture mean the political outlook remains uncertain. 29/06/2020
France Three months later than planned, France set to finish local elections The first round of the French local election was maintained despite the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The next day, the country went on lockdown. Now the second round is being held on 28 June. 28/06/2020
Iceland Iceland's incumbent president reelected to second term Although the post is mostly symbolic the president does have the power to veto legislation and appoint governments. 27/06/2020
Poland Poland votes: Is Warsaw's pro-EU mayor a threat to incumbent Duda? Andrzej Duda, Poland's incumbent president, is expected to win the first round of voting on Sunday. But he is set to face a much tougher run-off, say experts. 25/06/2020
Serbia Serbia election: Vucic declares landslide win in controversial vote Exit polls suggest the main coalition partners have secured 210 of the 250 parliamentary seats up for grabs. 19/06/2020
Belarus Belarus: Hundreds protest in Minsk against President Lukashenko Demonstrators wore facemasks in defiance and carried slippers, joining opposition activists' calls to "smash the cockroach". 25/05/2020
France France announces new date for second round of local elections The elections will take place with health and social distancing measures in place, France's Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said. 22/05/2020
World Why did European leaders' approval ratings rise during lockdown? Rallying round the flag. How wartime metaphors keep leaders in place during a national crisis. Data from @EuropeElects 21/05/2020
Poland Poland's all-postal election 'undermines democracy', warns HRW Poland's government has moved ahead with plans to hold the presidential election on May 10 via a new mail-in system. Human Rights Watch says the moved would not deliver "free, and fair" elections. 28/04/2020
Unreported Europe The rise of the far-right in France Unreported Europe hears that unemployment, corruption and frustration are fueling the rise of the right in the French city of Hénin-Beaumont. 27/03/2020
Georgia Georgia's breakaway republic of Abkhazia votes for president The breakaway Georgian republic of Abkhazia is holding a presidential election to replace the leader who stepped down in January under pressure from the opposition. 22/03/2020
no comment Ruling party in Tajikistan expected to sweep parliamentary election The ruling party of President Emomali Rakhmon is expected to sweep the parliamentary election in Tajikistan, with only one genuine opposition party taking part and the former main opposition banned. 01/03/2020
state of the union This week in Europe: Coronavirus, Greek riots and Slovakia votes In case you missed it - Europe says 'don't panic' over coronavirus spread, Greek riots over migrant centres and Slovakia heads to the polls in an election plagued by allegations of corruption in high places. 28/02/2020
brussels bureau Slovakia elections: How has the murder of a journalist affected polls? When Slovaks head to the polls this Saturday they face multiple issues - but as well as usual campaign issues of the economy and migration, the rule of law and corruption hang over the choice at the ballot box. 27/02/2020
Germany Angela Merkel’s CDU to elect new leader in April The centre-right Christian Democrats are in disarray following recent electoral setbacks and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s decision to stand aside. 24/02/2020
Ireland Ireland: Sinn Fein will try to form government after election win Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's election gamble appears to have backfired. 04/02/2020
Ireland Ireland will hold a snap general election on February 8: PM Varadkar Leo Varadkar said: "We’ve made some good progress since I’ve become Taoiseach. But I know it’s not enough." 14/01/2020
Croatia Croatia presidential race to go to runoff on January 5 Conservative incumbent Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who is running for a second term, will face a run-off on January 5. 22/12/2019
United Kingdom Uk election 2019: Key seats to watch Where could the future of the UK be won and lost, and are any of the party leaders under threat in their own constituencies? 12/12/2019
