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Opposition leader Ludovic Orban invited to be Romania’s new PM

Opposition leader Ludovic Orban invited to be Romania’s new prime minister

Hungary

Hungarians vote in local elections

Hungarians are voting in local elections which may challenge the dominance of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's dominant right-wing Fidesz party.

Tunisia

Tunisians pick new president in final round of voting

Kais Saied and Nabil Karoui are starkly different candidates who beat 24 rivals including many top politicians in the first round of voting last month, as Tunisians rejected a political establishment that has failed to address chronic economic ills.

Poland

Poland election: Ruling PiS win narrow majority - final results

Final results from Poland's parliamentary election on Sunday showed the ultra-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) had won a narrow majority in parliament.

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Poland

Poland election: What's the ruling party's record like on the economy?

While Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) has been criticised by Brussels over rule of law reforms, it's harder to find fault with its handling of the economy.

World

Will smaller parties be the kingmakers after Poland's election?

The ruling Law and Justice Party may continue to govern alone after this weekend's election in Poland, but smaller parties are making gains.

Poland

Will the Greens gets their first MPs elected in coal-hungry Poland?

Climate change protests are becoming more frequent in Poland as public concern grows, but despite several attempts, the party has never had a politician elected to Parliament.

Poland

Explainer: All you need to know about Poland's pivotal election

Poland's nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party is set to win Sunday's election, but will it be able to form a majority in parliament?

World

Romania prime minister Viorica Dancilla faces vote of no-confidence

The move comes just a month before the country's presidential election.

World News

Portugal's far-left open to working with new Socialist government

Portuguese far-left parties said on Wednesday that they were open to work with a new minority Socialist government.

Portugal

Socialist Costa wins Portugal election — but must stay in coalition

Across the EU, radical new parties and far-right populists are reshaping the political landscape. But that’s not the case in Portugal.

United Arab Emirates

Women cast the most votes at UAE’s Federal National Council elections

UAE citizens gathered at polling stations across the emirates on Saturday to vote on the final day of the country’s fourth Federal National Council (FNC) elections.

Kosovo

Opposition parties overturn Kosovo politics with election victory

The election signals a new era for politics in Kosovo, previously dominated by figureheads from the country's late-1990s war.

Kosovo

Kosovo: What you need to know about the country's snap elections

Themes dominating the poll are rampant corruption, widespread unemployment and sour relations with neighbouring Serbia that it must try to rectify if it wants to pave the way to EU membership.

World

Portugal elections: the end of the 'contraption' coalition?

While incoming centre-left Prime Minister Antonio Costa is poised to win re-election, it is not clear if he will get an absolute majority in parliament. Costa's party is currently ruling with support from two far-left, eurosceptic parties, a coalition known 'Geringonça' or 'contraption'.

World

Elections to take place in separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has announced local elections in separatist-held parts in the east of the country. But his plans are being criticised because the vote will take place before Kyiv takes full control of the borders and before Russian-backed forces have withdrawn from the occupied areas.

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Polish police protect LGBT marchers as tensions rise before election

Polish anti-LGBT protesters clashed with riot police in the south-eastern city of Lublin on Saturday just before a gay pride march.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Chris Wright: Westminster chaos shows us our electoral system is not fit for purpose ǀ View

I’ve been thinking for some time about the way in which British politics is changing, and I have come to realise that the traditional two-and-a-half party system which has prevailed since the 1920s doesn’t really work anymore.

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Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call

Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call

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Israelis flock to beaches and malls on election day

Israelis flock to beaches and malls on election day