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Netherlands

Anne Frank House will be a polling station in upcoming Dutch election

The museum will be closed to tourists on 22 November, when it will open its doors to Dutch voters casting their ballots in the general election.

United Kingdom

Could the next UK general election be in the hands of undecided women?

With 25% of women currently undecided on who to vote for in next year’s expected general election, experts say their votes have the power to swing the next vote.

Poland

Final results show scale of pro-EU opposition victory in Poland

Although Sunday night's preliminary results painted an accurate picture, the election commission unveiled the final vote counts on Wednesday.

Poland

Five things we know so far about Poland's election results

The incumbent right-wing conservative Law and Justice party might have won the most seats in parliament, but likely doesn't have enough allies to form a government.

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Poland

Tensions run high ahead of Poland general election on Sunday

Political experts say the election will not be fully fair after eight years of governing by a conservative nationalist party that has eroded checks and balances to gain more control over state institutions, including the courts, public media and the electoral process itself.

United Kingdom

Cyberattack by 'hostile actors' exposed UK voter data to hackers

The election watchdog admits the attack wasn't detected for more than a year and doesn't know for sure what files were accessed.

My Europe Series

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.

Spain

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.

Greece

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.

Montenegro

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.

Greece

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.

Turkey

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.

United Kingdom

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

Turkey

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.

Estonia

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.

Italy

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.

Malta

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.

France

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

Hungary

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".

Canada

'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.