Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next world news 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next Europe News 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next 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
Now playing Next The Cube UK election 2019: How has it played out on social media? Which party leader had the largest social media engagement? Which issues have become central to the election campaign? 11/12/2019
Now playing Next Algeria Protesters out in force ahead of Algeria's presidential election In the wake of months of demonstrations in Algeria, two former prime ministers and other senior political figures were jailed for corruption, in an apparent attempt to calm protests. 10/12/2019
Now playing Next Azerbaijan Euroviews. Snap parliamentary elections could kick-start a new democratic era in Azerbaijan ǀ View Our institutions will have to change and better adapt themselves to the basic needs of our population, such as clean air, clean water and clean energy. This will only be possible with a new political mind-set and with a greater role for younger generations. 10/12/2019
Now playing Next Georgia Why do tens of thousands of Georgians want early elections? The mass demonstrations in the country are calling for electoral reform. 30/11/2019