Lebanon Lebanese go to polls to elect new parliament amid economic meltdown Expectations are low that the outcome will significantly alter the political landscape, despite a new crop of candidates from a nationwide protest movement. 15/05/2022
Slovenia Slovenia's Janša defeated by opposition liberal Freedom Movement The Freedom Movement only launched in January, but has built on growing anger at populist Prime Minister Janez Janša, accused of authoritarianism and restricting freedoms. 24/04/2022
Europe News Watch: Populist PM Jansa could be ousted as Slovenians go to polls Jansa's conservative Democratic Party is being challenged by a new Freedom Movement, led by Robert Golob, with the two groupings just a percentage point apart in opinion polls. 21/04/2022
Serbia Kosovo's PM says polling stations will be closed in Serbia elections Ethnic Serbs in Kosovo were previously able to vote in Serbian elections but the Prime Minister says voting can only take place at a liaison office and maintains that the elections breach Kosovo's sovereignty. 02/04/2022
Malta Malta: Victory for incumbents Labour in parliamentary elections Voters in Malta went to the polls on Saturday in a general election, and the Labour Party have claimed victory, and the Nationalists conceding defeat. 27/03/2022
Portugal Portugal heads to the polls in decisive parliamentary elections Despite a certain disenchantment with the Socialist Party, the majority of voters believe that PM Antonio Costa has more skills and experience to govern than his main opponent, PSD's Rui Rio. 30/01/2022
Bulgaria Bulgarians head to polls for 3rd parliamentary election of the year Two previous votes had already taken place in April and July, but the country's largest three parties failed to produce a working coalition government. 11/11/2021
Iraq Muqtada al-Sadr set to win Iraq's parliamentary vote Populist Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has won Iraq's parliamentary elections, according to initial results. 12/10/2021
Uncovering Europe Czech election: Opinion polls, key issues and all you need to know From the Pirate Party to post-election alliances, here's your guide to the Czech general election. 08/10/2021
Czech Republic Czech election: Babiš remains frontrunner despite Pandora scandal The ANO movement of billionaire populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis is tipped to win despite recent revelations on his offshore dealings. 04/10/2021
Japan Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes office Japan elects former diplomat Fumio Kishida as its new Prime Minister in a parliamentary vote on Monday. 04/10/2021
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. 21/09/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria to hold third parliamentary election this year in November Bulgaria already held parliamentary elections in April and July this year, but the country's largest three parties failed to produce a working coalition government. 15/09/2021
Norway 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
Hungary Hungary’s opposition unites in bid to oust Viktor Orban from power "Nothing like this has ever happened before in Hungary," said Hungarian politics expert Róbert László. 07/09/2021
Russia Russia blocks access to 'Smart Voting' website linked to Navalny Russia's communications watchdog has blocked access to a voting website linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny over its ties to "extremist organisations". 06/09/2021
Moldova Moldova's Sandu: 'We have all tools' to reform after election win Moldova's president speaks to Euronews three days after she won a huge mandate in Moldova's parliamentary election. 14/07/2021
world news Algerian opposition urges election boycott over protest repression The Algerian pro-democracy group Hirak is calling for voters to boycott legislative elections over a crackdown on opposition protests. 12/06/2021
View Democratic challenges have accelerated during COVID pandemic | View Pierre Peytier, from the European Network of Election Monitoring Organisations, on how the COVID pandemic has affected democracy. 24/05/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria to hold fresh elections in July after coalition talks fail Last month's elections had resulted in a political deadlock after three parties failed to form a new government. 05/05/2021
Bulgaria New Bulgarian elections likely as opposition fails to form government Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's centre-right party won the most seats in this month's election but fell well short of a majority. 26/04/2021
Bulgaria Bulgaria's parliamentary election matters for Europeans. Here's why The election is being seen as a referendum on the rule of Bulgaria's right-wing populist prime minister, Boyko Borissov., 02/04/2021
Armenia Armenia's parliament votes to lift martial law ahead of June elections The lifting of martial law, imposed at the start of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh last September, follows an agreement between PM Nikol Pashinyan's alliance and the opposition. 24/03/2021
Netherlands Dutch election: Is online sexism holding women back from becoming MPs? A recent study found 10% of all tweets at women on Dutch electoral lists contained hateful comments or sexist threats. 17/03/2021
Kosovo Kosovo to hold unprecedented early election after court ruling The country's constitutional court ruled that fresh elections were needed after invaliding the current government installed in June. The lawmaker who cast the deciding vote in its favour to rule the country is now in prison. 22/12/2020
Israel Israel on cusp of fourth national election in two years Israelis face a fourth outing to the ballot box in two years after the ruling parties failed to reach a compromise to stave off an automatic dissolution of parliament and fresh elections. 22/12/2020
