France 09/05/2017 French ex-PM Valls offers to stand for Macron in parliamentary vote The former prime minister Manuel Valls is the first high-profile defection since Macron's election win on Sunday.
Algeria 05/05/2017 President Bouteflika's ruling National Liberation Front retains power in Algerian elections The FLN lost considerable ground in the election, winning just 164 seats compared to 221 five years ago.
Italy 01/05/2017 Renzi resurgence - former Italian PM regains party leadership Democratic Party members re-elect Matteo Renzi as their leader, as the former PM mounts a political comeback
world news 26/04/2017 FYROM: caught between East and West East and West have clashed over the result, with Moscow backing the former prime minister and the EU and the USA supporting the social-democrats.
Bulgaria 26/03/2017 Bulgaria: exit polls suggest win for Boiko Borisov's GERB Former Prime Minister Boiko Borisov makes a comeback over the Socialists in Bulgaria's parliamentary vote, exit polls suggest.
Bulgaria 26/03/2017 Snap election: Bulgaria votes for third time in four years Bulgaria's snap parliamentary election seems likely to result in a fragile coalition and could threaten relations with its EU partners.
Bulgaria 26/03/2017 Bulgarians vote in close parliamentary poll Snap parliamentary elections are underway in Bulgaria in what is expected to be a closely-fought contest.
Bulgaria 25/03/2017 Bulgaria prepares to vote in tight parliamentary poll Bulgaria heads to the ballot box this Sunday for snap parliamentary elections which are predicted to go down to the wire.
Germany 18/01/2017 Germany's Greens go centrist in choice of election leaders As the parliamentary elections in Germany creep closer, the traditionally left-leaning Green Party has announced two centrists will lead them to the vote.
Romania 12/12/2016 Five takeaways from Romania's parliamentary election Romanians re-elected the Social Democrats (PSD) to power on Sunday (December 11), just over a year since the party’s corruption-tainted former leader Victor Ponta stepped down after the deadly Buchare
Lithuania 24/10/2016 Agrarian newcomers claim victory in shock Lithuanian election result There has been a surprise result in Lithuania’s general election with political newcomers the Peasant and Green Union claiming victory.
Lithuania 09/10/2016 Lithuanians vote in parliamentary elections dominated by scandals The ruling Social-Democrats are fighting for survival after the election campaign was dominated by scandals and pledges to raising living standards.
Georgia 09/10/2016 Ruling party claims victory in Georgia parliamentary vote Early exit polls put the party of prime minister Georgy Kvirikashvili ahead with around 50% of the vote.
Morocco 08/10/2016 Moderate Islamists win elections in Morocco Morocco’s moderate Islamists have won parliamentary elections.
Georgia 08/10/2016 Georgia votes in highly contested parliamentary elections Polls suggest the ruling Georgian Dream Party is on track to win, but there is also strong support for the opposition United National Movement. Both want to join the EU and NATO, however, the ruling p
Jordan 21/09/2016 Jordan's moderate Islamists set to make gains in parliamentary poll Voter apathy in Jordan could be an opportunity for the country's re-branded Islamists to make gains
Russia 15/09/2016 United Russia set to rule the Duma after Sunday's election Russia goes to the polls on Sunday to elect the Duma, the lower house of the federal parliament.
Insight 15/09/2016 Russian sociologist Denis Volkov muses on the country's electoral mood Serguei Doubine interviews Denis Volkov from the Levada-Center, a Russian independent, non-governmental polling and sociological research organisation, about the upcoming election.
Croatia 12/09/2016 Croatia's centre-right HDZ unexpectedly wins snap election Croatia's conservative Democratic Union party (HDZ) unexpectedly wins the country's snap election, but has insufficient seats to form a government.
world news 12/09/2016 Belarussian opposition win parliamentary seat Opposition groups win parliamentary seats for first time since 1996 as MPs loyal to President Alexander Lukashenko retained power.
