Europe News Young Romanians protest outcome of presidential first round vote Over 1,000 youths gathered in Bucharest, protesting against far-right nationalist candidate Calin Georgescu, who won 23% in the first round of Romania's presidential election. 26/11/2024
Japan Japanese PM's party loses majority in Parliament Exit polls suggest Japan's main opposition party, Yoshihiko Noda's centrist Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, has made a huge increase to as many as 191 seats from 98. 27/10/2024
Georgia Georgia at a crossroads between EU and Russia in pivotal election Georgia's parliamentary elections have been framed as an existential moment for democracy by activists who want to see the pro-Russian Georgian Dream ousted from power. 25/10/2024
Europe News Austrian president asks Nehammer to form government despite FPÖ win FPÖ's controversial leader Hebert Kickl has "no coalition partners" according to reports from Vienna, with incumbent Chancellor Karl Nehammer asked to form the new government instead. 22/10/2024
World News Maya Sandu favoured in Moldova's tense election and EU referendum Moldovan citizens will vote on whether to formally add EU membership aspirations to their country's constitution. A win for pro-Europeans and Maya Sandu’s re-election could increase tensions with pro-Russian separatists. 18/10/2024
No Comment Mothers of detained teens fight for release after Venezuela protests Mothers of detained teenagers in Venezuela are protesting outside Tocuyito prison, demanding their children's release and condemning "arbitrary arrests and poor treatment". 17/10/2024
Europe News EU must play 'leading role' in Venezuela, says opposition journalist Former Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González has fled into exile after being granted asylum in Spain, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his upstart campaign to end two decades of single-party rule. 10/09/2024
Russia 'Crimea is Ukraine': EU slams 'elections' in Russia-occupied territory Up to 83 elections were held throughout Russia and occupied Ukrainian territory over the weekend, with the results — strongly titled towards Moscow-approved candidates — expected to roll in by the end of September. 09/09/2024
Europe News 31 former Ibero-American leaders call for Maduro's arrest In statements to Euronews, former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana said that in Venezuela there has not been an electoral fraud but a 'coup d'état'. He urged the International Criminal Court to protect the country's civilian population. 07/09/2024
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan's ruling party wins snap election, exit polls say Previous elections since independence from the Soviet Union in the 1990s have not been regarded as fully free or fair. 02/09/2024
Europe News Thousands gather to protest German far right ahead of regional vote Thuringia is traditionally a stronghold of the far-right AfD party, which polls suggest could become the second strongest in the central federal state's parliament. 25/08/2024
Europe News Germany's top court partially backs reform to cut number of MPs Germany's highest court on Tuesday upheld the central part of an electoral reform designed to downsize the country's increasingly bloated parliament. 30/07/2024
Iran Iran's new reformist president Masoud Pezeshkian delivers first speech "We make promises and we fail to fulfill them. This is the biggest problem we have,” Pezeshkian said in his first speech as Iran's new president. 07/07/2024
Iran Iranians choose between hardliner and reformist in presidential runoff Iranians are headed to the polls Friday in a final round of voting to replace the late Presidentı Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash in May. 05/07/2024
Europe News French far right might fall short of majority in runoff, poll reveals The latest poll suggests a far-right majority can be blocked in parliament, with the National Rally falling short of the 289 seats needed to control the National Assembly. 04/07/2024
World News Far-right leads in latest poll ahead of France's legislative elections At least 289 seats are needed for a parliamentary majority, and National Rally is predicted to get between 260 and 295 seats. 28/06/2024
Iran Iranians begin voting to replace president killed in helicopter crash 63-year-old Ebrahim Raisi died in the May 19 helicopter crash that also killed the country's foreign minister and others. 28/06/2024
Economy French inflation up in May driven by higher energy and food prices French inflation inched up to 2.3% in May. Increases in food prices and energy costs contributed to this higher figure. However, services inflation softened over the same period. 14/06/2024
United Kingdom Nigel Farage’s populists overtake Conservatives, polls show Reform, which is run and largely funded by multimillionaire businessman Richard Tice, has a largely populist agenda that aims to attract voters on both the far left and the far right. 14/06/2024
Green News Where is climate a contentious issue this super-election year? In a major election year, approaches to climate policies around the world range from outright rollbacks to uncertainty and a lack of focus on the key issues. 11/06/2024