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State of the Union: Spanish stalemate, Frontex scrutiny & heatwaves

With summer well under way around Europe, the sun has started to set on the political season at large. Yet, we still have Spain, after the country’s politics was paralysed following the results of snap parliamentary elections last weekend.

28/07/2023

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Spanish general election tipped to put the far right back in office

Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government.

22/07/2023

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Greek Elections: New Democracy party eye up absolute majority

New parliamentary elections are being held this Sunday. Polls suggest the New Democracy party is widely expected to win against the left-wing opposition.

23/06/2023

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Montenegro's pro-EU party wins election, initial results show

Elections in Montenegro are the first in more than 30 years that do not feature Milo Djukanovic, Europe's longest-ruling contemporary politician.

11/06/2023

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Greek voters face new election in June as New Democracy seeks majority

Greece faces new national elections, despite the ruling party securing around 40% of the vote in Sunday's general election.

21/05/2023

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Turkish election heads to runoff as Erdoğan falls short

The second round of voting will be held on 28 May after neither candidate reached a 50% threshold for victory.

14/05/2023

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Rishi Sunak fights on two fronts in English local elections

Conservatives are closing a massive polling gap, but opposition parties are still expected to trounce them

04/05/2023

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After reports of a health scare, Turkey's President holds party rally

The Turkish President was back on the campaign trial in Ankara on Sunday after reports he had been unwell since Tuesday night.

01/05/2023

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Economy, Ukraine war top campaign issues in Estonia general election

Polling stations opened on Sunday for the final day of voting in Estonia, on an election day from which the incumbent prime minister, the centrist liberal Kaja Kallas, is expected to emerge as the winner.

05/03/2023

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Italy's Mattarella dissolves parliament, election set for 25 September

The decision came after PM Mario Draghi handed in his resignation as a result of key right-wing coalition allies, the Five-Star Movement, boycotting a confidence vote.

21/07/2022

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Maltese vote in general election, seeking new five-year government

Two major political parties in Malta, the Labour Party and the Nationalist Party, and a number of smaller parties are all vying for votes after a muted campaign.

26/03/2022

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Taubira to stand in French presidential elections

Left-wing politician and former justice minister Christiane Taubira has confirmed will stand for the French presidency in April's elections

15/01/2022

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Hungary's opposition vote to select who will run against Viktor Orbán

The political catchphrase amongst the opposition parties in the run-up to the spring election is "anyone but Orbán".

16/10/2021

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'Failed gamble': Trudeau falls short of majority in Canada's election

The opposition accused the prime minister of calling an unnecessary early vote for his own personal ambition.

21/09/2021

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Norway's left-wing opposition wins general election, PM concedes

The left-wing opposition in Norway has won the country's general election, according to projections released as polls closed on Monday.

13/09/2021

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Electoral Commission members killed during Niger presidential election

Deadly violence struck the elections in Niger, where voters returned to polls on Sunday for the second round of voting in presidential elections.

21/02/2021

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Liechtenstein election: Just 23 ballots separate two biggest parties

The country’s election on Monday was seen - as it has always been - as a two-horse race, with only marginal differences, policy-wise, between the horses.

08/02/2021

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Kazakhstan votes: Protesters arrested as ruling party sweeps election

Exit polls suggest a commanding victory for the governing Nour Otan party, as more than 30 demonstrators were detained in Almaty and the capital, Nur-Sultan.

11/01/2021

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Russians hacked into UK minister's emails ahead of election: Report

The UK government accused Russian actors of attempting to interfere in last year's general election by illicitly obtaining and disseminating sensitive UK-US trade documents.

03/08/2020

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Trump floats idea of presidential election delay in tweet

The US president tweeted claims that mail-in voting would create widespread fraud and suggested that the election should be delayed

30/07/2020