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Chega leader André Ventura discharged from hospital

The leader of Portugal's third largest party fell ill while speaking at a rally in Tavira in the Algarve. Hospital sources say he suffered an oesophageal spasm associated with a spike in blood pressure.

14/05/2025

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More than 300,000 voters registered for early ballot in Portugal

Hundreds of thousands of voters can cast their ballots early this Sunday, ahead of the 18 May legislative elections. This marks the highest number of voters ever registered to exercise their right to vote in advance.

11/05/2025

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Greenland votes amid Trump controversy over US ambitions

Polls opened on Tuesday for Greenlanders to elect their 31 lawmakers who will shape policy on the strategic island in the North Atlantic.

11/03/2025

Greenland

All eyes on Greenland as decisive election approaches

Greenland, the world's largest island, remains a self-governing territory of Denmark. Amid Trump's interest, Greenlanders might push for independence in upcoming elections.

09/03/2025

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Protests in Georgia near one-month mark as citizens demand changes

On Wednesday, a large group of Armenians, Azerbaijanis and other national minorities living in Georgia joined the protests in what was called the "Unity March".

26/12/2024

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Paint thrown at election official as Georgia announces final results

The head of Georgia’s Central Electoral Commission was doused with black paint on Saturday at a meeting to confirm the results of the parliamentary elections.

16/11/2024

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Georgia can turn its EU fortunes around, President Zourabichvili says

Georgia's opposition has banded together in a bloc looking to win on a pro-European ticket in the October elections. President Salome Zourabichvili told Euronews she hopes this will prompt Brussels to restart its membership talks with Tbilisi.

03/10/2024

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Will Brandenburg follow the far-right surge in eastern Germany?

The third and final eastern German state of Brandenburg heads to the polls in just a couple of days. With the government already adopting far-right policies in a bid to hold on to voters, how is the vote likely to play out?

19/09/2024

France

French centre-right leader Ciotti calls for pact with far right

Eric Ciotti, the leader of French moderate conservatives Les Republicains, is seeking to save his party from a likely painful defeat in the 30 June and 7 July snap French parliamentary elections. Yet, his decision might split it in half.

11/06/2024

World News

Portuguese centre-right party claims narrow election win

The centre-right Social Democrat-led Democratic Alliance beat the Socialist Party for the first time in eight years, but have little chance of forming a majority.

11/03/2024

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Hard-right victory in Netherlands could become headache for Brussels

The outcome of the Dutch elections could prove to be difficult for the European Union in the long run, after the Eurosceptic, anti-Islam populist Party for Freedom (PVV) won the election with 37 seats.

23/11/2023

Portugal

Portugal: President announces snap elections after prime minister quit

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said Thursday that he was dissolving the nation’s parliament and calling an early election, the announcement coming two days after Prime Minister António Costa resigned with his government tainted by a corruption scandal.

09/11/2023

Poland

Poland's ruling party to lose majority after election - exit poll

Poland's three opposition parties appear to have won enough votes to oust the governing nationalist conservative party.

16/10/2023

World News

Poland heads to the polls for high-stakes election

Poland is holding an electionthat will chart the way forward for the European Union's fifth most populous country and its sixth biggest economy.

15/10/2023

Luxembourg

Luxembourg to form new coalition government after Sunday's election

The choice of a coalition partner will fall upon the conservative party's CSV, who won 21 seats in the country's parliament.

09/10/2023

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Slovak president gives mandate to Fico to form new government

Slovakia’s president on Monday asked the leader of the winning party in the country’s parliamentary election to try to form a coalition government.

02/10/2023